![]() That’s right, driving fans: despite two sources of go, this 3 remains rear-driven. It features the firm’s ‘cluster architecture’ and employs a set of lithium ion cells under the 370-litre boot floor (a regular 3er’s luggage space is 480 litres so you’re not sacrificing too much) that feed power to an 87bhp electric motor situated in the car’s gearbox casing.This can work on its own in silent, pure EV mode, or in conjunction with the 182bhp petrol engine – the same as in the 420i - under the bonnet, which also feeds its thrust through the same eight-speed auto. ![]() ![]() Impressive stuff.The eDrive – remember this phrase, it’ll appear on many a over the coming years, from to the – layout is slightly different in the 3-series compared to the i8 we’re so fond of. The upshot of all this tech are CO2 emissions of just 44g/km, so benefit-in-kind tax will be less than half as much as a 320d SE. And that’s the obvious market for the car we’re driving here – a production plug-in hybrid (we drove a prototype ) that borrows parts and tech from, and uses a drive concept BMW calls ‘permanent excited synchronous machine’. ![]()
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