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Say goodbye to E70 50i and hello F15 40e
Anniversary gift for my wife. We still love the 50i and will sure miss the power. Though with the little baby onboard I rarely rev higher than 3000RPM now.
The new 40e is the wife-approved color and super high tech! I love cruising around the neighborhood in pure electric mode and I can see people are confused that why the big SUV makes no sound My wife works in environmental engineering field so the 40e fits her environmental conscious profile much better than the 50i.
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Congrats on the new whip!
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07-21-2016, 01:55 PM | #4 |
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Beautiful! I bought the F15 with my wife in mind also since it's just such a comfy SUV to drive. She loves it, and your wife will also!
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Nice!
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I was going to say hand back your man-card, but probably a smart choice for wife and child. I want BMW to make a performance oriented hybrid option, with either the 40d or 50i....
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I was worried about how the hybrid drivetrain would work in such situations but it's pretty impressive. With regenerative braking, our battery level is at ~10% just by driving normally at Auto eDrive mode. The car still goes to all electric mode at parking lot speed. When more power is needed, the gasoline engine kicks in smoothly. My dad was skeptical about PHEV and even he was impressed! Onto the negatives: Reduced cargo space. The huge storage space underneath the trunk floor is gone completely and the floor is raised by a couple inches. And the rear air suspension seems a bit unsettled when driving over a large bump. A couple more pics edited with the popular Prisma app.
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Congrats on the new ride!
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Beauty! There's one in my neighborhood but haven't seen them around besides that one.
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Congrats! It looks stunning in white. Unfortunately white SUV's are not common in Norway, so I went safe when I ordered my black sapphire.
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My wife has named our mineral white 40e "moby". I didn't even know she liked that type of music.
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Great looking vehicle, can u post few pics of the raised trunk?!
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Top one is E70 and bottom one is F15 40e.
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Congrats!! Too bad the 40e didn't come with a 3rd row. I had to settle for the 35d 3rd row!
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