BMW i3 production car spied, most revealing pix yet

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These are the most revealing photos of the BMW i3 electric car yet, and probably one of the last sets of spy photos you’ll need to look at before the car is unveiled at the end of this month.

This grey car sports a new set of alloy wheels compared to the previous i3 test mule we spied, you can have a look at the previous design in the gallery below – it’s on the car with the blue camo covering most of the body. We also think we see what we think are LED headlamps peeking through the camo on the front.

It looks like the i3 Concept’s suicide doors have made it to the production car, as we can see a front door handle but there’s no sign of a rear one. What’s gone are the i3 Concept’s transparent doors, the doors have a more traditional design now, though we do see signs that there could be a dip in the shoulder line from the rear door onwards, increasing the height of the rear door’s windows.

The BMW i3 will be built on a new platform that BMW designed specifically for electric cars called the LifeDrive platform. This allows BMW to design the car around the electric drive system in a way that’s not limited by a traditional platform’s positioning of the engine and fuel tank.

The BMW i3 will make its global debut on July 29.

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Comments

  • shawal on Jul 04, 2013 at 10:18 pm

    The designers were inspired by nature ….
    cuz it looks like a piece of shhhh

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  • Jimmy on Jul 04, 2013 at 10:30 pm

    GLA is better.
    If you want just BMW, nothing else, then get an X6.

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  • Farhat on Jul 04, 2013 at 10:39 pm

    Reminds me of the Audi A2.

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  • frenzyaustin on Jul 04, 2013 at 11:09 pm

    A different design by BMW, which turned out quite good. But it looks too French and not “Cool” and masculine like a German Automobile do. The main point about this car is under the hood.

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  • Futuristic! but definitely doesn’t have the BMW handsomeness by any stretch of the imagination.

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  • awkwardanimal on Jul 04, 2013 at 11:28 pm

    i want transparent doors.

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  • Mozilla Chrome on Jul 05, 2013 at 12:06 am

    Anyone still remembers Emas?
    Launch it already Proton, price it below 40k and boom..it will be a hit.

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  • Grandma police on Jul 05, 2013 at 1:12 am

    Feels too much of a departure from BMW design language

    This looks more related to Citroen

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  • azrai on Jul 05, 2013 at 8:24 am

    Look like the parent company took the Mini platform and deformed it to this ugly thing on the road.

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  • Joe Radzif on Jul 05, 2013 at 9:52 am

    argh….
    the nose

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  • art appreciator on Jul 05, 2013 at 12:14 pm

    Very attracted to this BMW. Love the 3-quarter front view very much. Lots of innovative lines, shapes and forms. I especially love the body proportions, which feels fresh to me. Looks cute, yet aggressive and can hold its own, like a sidekick or a smaller sibling who needs no protection. Amazed and happy that an avant-garde yet beautiful design such as this made it to the production stage. Personally I’d be very proud if I was part of the design team of this vehicle.

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