Widebody BMW i3 I saw today:
Posted by Educational_Aide_145@reddit | WeirdWheels | View on Reddit | 33 comments
Absolute eyesore in my eyes…however it was funny to see.
Posted by Educational_Aide_145@reddit | WeirdWheels | View on Reddit | 33 comments
Absolute eyesore in my eyes…however it was funny to see.
Der-Kommandant96@reddit
Im definitely not a fan of the i3 and generally thing they look hideous but this one is kinda fire
roburrito@reddit
The stock tires on the i3 are practically motorcycle tires. I'm sure this hurts the range, but its probably got a lot more grip.
TheMaymar@reddit
More than grip, it's probably just cheaper to run this setup when the stock setup is like $1200 to replace and doesn't have huge longevity.
Roboticpoultry@reddit
From factory they ran a 155/70 tire. That’s smaller than some motorcycles
worldspawn00@reddit
I think that's what my geo metro had, though if you got the base model with 12" rims it had 145s, lol.
The-Phantom-Blot@reddit
I'd like to see how that thing pulls. A lot of torque for its size, and now it's got decent tires as well.
Educational_Aide_145@reddit (OP)
The BMW i8 also has these tires, but when swapped for thicker ones I’ve heard handling drastically improves and is excellent
plzdont-@reddit
true statement. even with the bike tires it’s alright. but actual tires make it that much better.
tomato432@reddit
part of the reason why they're 20s is so they don't suffer a grip penalty from running such narrow tires
thebowski@reddit
I remember my first time seeing a BMW i3 in a parking lot. I thought "that's the ugliest car I've ever seen".
It still is today like 10 years later.
Dorwyn@reddit
It's not great, but I can name at least a dozen cars that look much worse.
davus_maximus@reddit
Downvoted because my stormtrooper is a friendly-looking thing of beauty!
Aloss-cc7@reddit
Imagine this car with like a mid/rear engine setup. It weights nothing
GoGoGadgetBumHair@reddit
The engine is under the cargo floor in the range extended ones.
Aloss-cc7@reddit
Yeah no I was talking about a combustion engine. Imagining something absurd and stupid expensive. Like a 1.1 litre engine conversion. I like to dream about stupid stuff like this
davus_maximus@reddit
It is rear engined but by converting to ICE you're just adding weight and lower efficiency. Better to get the i3s and drive it in Roller Mode, if you're feeling psychotic.
tomato432@reddit
actually having the engine directly drive the wheels through a toyota HSD type powersplit hybrid system would be far more efficient than the existing setup, in terms of power flow from the internal combustion engine to the wheels series hybrids(range extended evs) are very inefficient because they waste energy converting the mechanical energy from the engine into electricity and back again instead of directly using it to move the car
parkhat@reddit
I think it looks real cool.
AntAir267@reddit
Needs a wrap or different wheel color, but yes, absolutely cool.
D1RTY_D@reddit
I think these have like 120 mile range.
Educational_Aide_145@reddit (OP)
Abysmal!
davus_maximus@reddit
Nah it's fine. By brand new car standards it's poor (well, dated) but they're very robust batteries that don't age at all. At least, mine hasn't.
tomato432@reddit
the smallest battery is 80 miles, the second smallest is 120 miles, the biggest is 150, the range extender models start at 150 and top out at 200
davus_maximus@reddit
Mine is the 120ah and it's rated for 190 miles, and in the warm weather the guessometer is predicting over 200.
PhantasmologicalAnus@reddit
That's not a widebody. It's some shithouse wheel arch flares with wider wheels.
Armybob112@reddit
Damn, those tire night actually be more available that the stock ones, outside of the already and range this is a definite upgrade, I might want to look if you can legally do this in Germany some day.
the-es@reddit
You win this subreddit this week. This is certainly some weirdness on wheels.
costafilh0@reddit
Nothing in its original state is so bad that it can't be made worse.
Friendly_Escape_1020@reddit
That looks more like wider tires and cheap fender flares, not a widebody.
gconnorg_@reddit
r/shittycarmods
Tickomatick@reddit
When I let my 7yr old cousin play NFS2 Underground
The_Mutton_Man@reddit
This is pornographic.
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