2016 BMW 330e review | first drive video

Richard Berry road tests and reviews the BMW 330e with specs, fuel consumption and verdict at its Australian launch.
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[@henrikohm]

Would be good if music didn't play

[@paulanderson79]

I thought exactly the same thing.

[@realrichloen]

Thanks mate! Awesome review

[@ishamkader2696]

Its only 4:43 but the reviewer explained what and how the PHV work with the petrol engine in the simplest easy term...Awesome review👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Wolf-cs6jr]

Good review, very informative

[@chantc7936]

thanks

[@P5YCHO1192]

Looking at one of these. Already own a PHEV mitsubishi, but I want more power... :D

[@yahtadi5152]

Please respond me.. If petrol goes its power to rear and electric motor to the front. Does this mean 330e is a awd?

[@MrBledi25]

Kuncen RIG is not 4wd the electric motor seats between the gear box and the engine and they power the prop shaft to the rear wheels, to be a 4wd has to be an xdrive model.

[@pamuva]

so, a MAX speed of 80Kmph in EV mode? is that correct?

[@LukeNielsen1]

No, max speed in EV only mode is 120kp/h. If left in auto hybrid mode, it will kick the motor on at speeds over 80kp/h

[@jarosawkryczek5801]

super, najlepszy samochód hybrydowy.

[@Mark_B544]

Hopefully it doesn’t play that crappy music when pulling away!
I’m looking for a review somewhere where I can actually listen to it!

[@Jake-wv6jq]

Best car i've ever known

[@MSH3423]

tell me more Jake. I'm in the market for 330e used. should I do it?

[@Jake-wv6jq]

@@MSH3423 bro....prefer take a jaguar xe

[@Jake-wv6jq]

@@MSH3423 maybe i'll shift to a jaguat too....but won't sell my 330e

[@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760]

@@Jake-wv6jq So you like the JAGGGGGGG better, but you wouldn’t trade in your BMW for it? Sounds like you like your BMW more.

[@Jake-wv6jq]

@@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760 yeah bro i like the bmw more😍....thinking for a new bmw 330e

[@billyponsonby]

A manual handbrake, what year is this?

[@BurntFaceMan]

Donut year?

[@XMG3]

so you drive electrically and the engine stays cold, then you floor it and the engine red lines cold... ya, that'll be good for the engine.

[@paulanderson79]

I thought the same thing immediately. However, the cooling systems for the batteries, inverter and traction motor are circulated around the block and head in order to pre-heat in anticipation of full power running. Obviously it's up to the driver to be sensible, just as (most of us) will be when driving cars with nothing more than internal combustion engines, until the temperature has stabilised.

[@Mark_B544]

Wow you know a lot eh

[@keithgray4891]

19 miles on a full charge on my 2019 registered 330e .. very poor by all accounts..

[@subzs11ypa]

I had one it’s a pain in the ass this car

[@steenglish]

Hi Chris, why did you find it to be a pain in the arse? I was thinking of getting one hence why I ask.
Thanks

[@robertstewart9886]

Also curious to know why?

[@davidnelson6069]

Just wondering what it was about the car you didn’t like? I’ve had mine for 2 years, having owned a 325i m sport before, which I kept for 10 years, and a 325ci before that. For me it’s a fantastic car, love driving it. It’s decently quick, the handover from electric to petrol power seamless and the 8 speed auto is superb. I live about 100 k’s out of town and stay in town 3 days a week, about 8 k’s from the office so plug it in at night and run petrol free in town and in hybrid to the country. Costs me between $35-50 in fuel for about a week to 10 days and around $8 for electricity. The beauty is that even uncharged before heading to town it’s fully charged by the time I hit city limits. So it’s definitely a very particular lifestyle it suits, but for me it’s perfect.

[@Rayk76]

@@davidnelson6069 David can I ask you, on the motorway or long drives what mike's per gallon did you get ! I'm considering getting one

[@jamieodowd4205]

Chris can't back up his statements....

[@coolgadgetreviews]

every car maker now copying Toyota prius lol

[@TheBlack-sb1zy]

yaa

Charging the batteries up with the petrol engine is the stupidest thing you can do.
Everytime energy is converted to another form some of it is wasted.

[@eraldorh]

Thats not how it works dumb ass. It recharges by plugging it in and by regenerative braking ergo when you let off the throttle the electric motor spins the other way using the cars momentum which slows down the car and charges up the battery. That energy would otherwise be wasted.....

[@paulanderson79]

These are purely plug in hybrids.