Pour one for the beloved BMW i3. After an impressive eight and a half year run with a quarter of a million units sold in 74 different countries, the tiny hybrid sedan is discontinued. Inevitably, the i3 will make way for a new all-electric crossover slotted under the iX, dubbed the iX1, but not before BMW sends this icon in style.
At a special delivery ceremony at the BMW Welt factory in Munich, Germany, the automaker lined up the last 18 examples of the i3 for a handful of lucky customers to take home. Each car sported the same Galvanic Gold and Black finish as a tribute to the i3’s long-standing success.
“At the start of its series production eight and a half years ago, it was considered visionary and exotic,” BMW said in a statement. “Since then, the electric-powered compact vehicle has established itself as a pioneer in local emission-free driving pleasure and holistic sustainability.”
BMW ended production of the i3 in the US in 2021, before making the announcement official globally this year. The tall sedan hit the market in 2013, offering electric ranges of between 81 miles (130 kilometers) and 153 miles (246 kilometers) throughout its production run.
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In total, BMW has sold more than 250,000 copies of the i3 worldwide, making it the automaker’s most successful electrified vehicle to date in terms of pure sales, and one of the most successful electric vehicles. successful all the time.
Technically, the BMW i3 name lives on in China as a battery-electric 3-Series sedan, and soon the US will see a replacement for the small hatchback in the iX1 crossover. But the i3 as we know it has officially reached the end of the line, and it will be missed.
Pour one for the beloved BMW i3. After an impressive eight and a half year run with a quarter of a million units sold in 74 different countries, the tiny hybrid sedan is discontinued. Inevitably, the i3 will make way for a new all-electric crossover slotted under the iX, dubbed the iX1, but not before BMW sends this icon in style.
At a special delivery ceremony at the BMW Welt factory in Munich, Germany, the automaker lined up the last 18 examples of the i3 for a handful of lucky customers to take home. Each car sported the same Galvanic Gold and Black finish as a tribute to the i3’s long-standing success.
“At the start of its series production eight and a half years ago, it was considered visionary and exotic,” BMW said in a statement. “Since then, the electric-powered compact vehicle has established itself as a pioneer in local emission-free driving pleasure and holistic sustainability.”
BMW ended production of the i3 in the US in 2021, before making the announcement official globally this year. The tall sedan hit the market in 2013, offering electric ranges of between 81 miles (130 kilometers) and 153 miles (246 kilometers) throughout its production run.
11 Pictures
In total, BMW has sold more than 250,000 copies of the i3 worldwide, making it the automaker’s most successful electrified vehicle to date in terms of pure sales, and one of the most successful electric vehicles. successful all the time.
Technically, the BMW i3 name lives on in China as a battery-electric 3-Series sedan, and soon the US will see a replacement for the small hatchback in the iX1 crossover. But the i3 as we know it has officially reached the end of the line, and it will be missed.