2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 - Instrumented Test 2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 - Car and Driver (blog)
More power does not make the hybrid 3-series quicker, for three primary reasons: The hybrid gear makes it about 300 pounds heavier, the ActiveHybrid has skinnier rear tires (225s compared with the 335i’s 255s), and it gets a taller final-drive... The ActiveHybrid’s 5. 0-second 0-to-60 time is 0. 4 second slower than the last 335i’s we tested, and its 13. 5-second quarter-mile is 0. 2 behind the nonhybrid car’s. Compared with most other hybrids—and most other cars, period—those times are better by light-years and epochs, respectively. And no full-throttle run accompanied by the smooth wail of a BMW inline-six is ever going to leave anybody wanting. The delay is less noticeable when the engine shuts down at higher speeds (it’ll go silent at up to 100 mph, disconnected by a clutch between the motor and engine), but there’s still a hitch in the accelerator travel. We kept wondering who on earth wants a 335i that drives a bit like a Prius. We Hope to Never Again Say “like a Prius” in a BMW Review. It is only a little bit like a Prius, though, because it’s still a 335i. It’s an extremely well-balanced sports sedan with reflexes only recently surpassed by competitors such as the Cadillac ATS and Lexus IS. Sure, the ActiveHybrid’s power... Source: www.caranddriver.com
