New BMW 330e xDrive Touring Hybrid | 4K 

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I've had my 330e saloon for just over a year now. Saving £80 a month in BiK compared to the 420d i had before. Over 60 % of my driving is now pure electric, I charge at home on 3 pin plug and worked out electric running costs are 25% compared to Petrol costs. On a longer run use Hybrid mode and I easily get 70+mpg. On pure electric I can get over 40 mpg with re gen braking and a relaxed driving style. Free charging at supermarkets It's an absolute no brainer. Why do so many car reviewers jump into a PHEV then start fussing about the 0-60 times and cornering on 2 wheels. Only journalists do that in cars they don't own ! You are missing the whole point of a PHEV which for the vast majority of people can use as a full EV on those weekend outings and shopping trips yet on longer runs returns over 70mpg. Another point that is frequently missed is just how comfortable and quiet the cabin is. You cannot tell the difference in noise when the engine cuts in or when the battery takes over. One final point - who puts M sport brakes on a PHEV when it's all about NOT touching the brake pedal it's about regenerative braking and as for heated steering wheel ??? Why do you need that when you can pre heat the whole car on BMW phone app 15 mins before you set off and the whole car is toasty warm !!! Come on Journalists up your game ......

I took delivery of a 330e X Drive MSport Pro Touring (mouthful!) about 3 weeks ago in Dravit Grey (nicer than Mineral😉). Prior I had had a Golf R 7.5, Golf R 7 and an e92 335d so I am comparing it to decent drives. I must say I absolutely love the 330e. I think you missed one of its biggest pluses - it is such a refined car. Harry Metcalfe said the x5 45e was in Rolls Royce territory, this isn’t too far behind. Between the drivetrain, acoustic glass and adaptive suspension it is sublime. I am averaging also about 70mpg. To be honest it makes you want to relax while the R made you want to grab it by the scruff of the neck. But when you want the 330e to go it is savagely quick mid range so I have no performance complaints. My daily return commute is about 60 miles and I can plug in at home so the car suits my lifestyle, I accept that for bigger commutes the 30d is the better choice (but not as refined). Because of lockdown I bought this without my usual weekend test drive, in fact I hadn’t driven one at all (madness I know) so I was taking a risk but all the reviews were 👍. I was apprehensive when it arrived but after 3 weeks I can say that so far this is one of the best cars I have ever had. Hopefully the honeymoon continues.

I have an 330e M-sport 19”, have driven it 30000km in Sweden. 58-60km on pure electric in the summer, and 40-42km in winter. No problem! And always use the navi on longer travels.

Great review! My father got this 330e xDrive Touring in November. He has to drive about 50 km a day and charges the car at home, so this car fits very well and has a fuel consumption about 2,5 l/100km (so at least twice as good than a Diesel engine). I personally drive the car approx twice a week. The electric range depends very much on the weather conditions. In winter the range can be less than 15km and on a warm day you can drive 50km only with the electric engine. Best regards from Germany!

Honestly Joe, I've watched several 330e videos and still always left with so many questions, your video pretty much answered all my questions and then some. Thanks!

Fantastic review Joe. Totally on point re: the compromises in this kind of technology, but also how it can make sense for certain buyers. Keep up the excellent work! Your channel deserves much success.

I’ve just bought one of these and took it for its first long run today - Derby to Glastonbury, around 170 miles. I think that this car makes sense for more buyers than just BIK buyers. This was not a company car purchase but a private lease. Got a great deal on it. Reason I say that it is not just suited to benefit in kind buyers is be due j think it will suit our needs perfectly. We do loads of short runs taking the kids to school and my wife driving a couple of miles to work. Rarely more than 20 miles a day during the week. For us getting a great mpg and having the ultra creamy silent ride you get is more important than dealing with the less suitable diesel for these kinds of journeys. I was interested to see what mpg I would get on today’s long ride and it managed a very respectable 55 mpg. I occasionally used the battery hold button which allows you to accumulate more reserves in the batteries and I did notice the love mpg figure drop quite noticeably when I did that. Tomorrow I drive back without any reserves though again I will be able to use the battery hold button to build that back up if I so choose. But I think Joe is a big wide of the mark here when he says you are unlikely to see more that 28mpg once the batteries are depleted. Overall I’m incredibly impressed.

I have one and I love mine! Got mine from the first week of production of these 330e touring models.

Great video Joe! I drove a 330e from Solihull via Stratford Upon Avon, to Swindon and back via Stratford last weekend. I got over 45 miles of electric power with re-gen (not mentioned in your video) with a combined MPG of over 65! I cant see a 330D getting that ;)

I think what many journalists (not just you) easily forget ist that with "only" 184 hp, about 80% or 90% of the cars around you will have even less power... and on a family trip our '06 VW Sharan 2.0 TDI with 140 hp will be loaded up to 2 tons easily with 5 passengers yet that power still feels perfectly adequate. I guess that just comes from being around new cars all the time (no offense though, keep up the great content!)

This is why I watch your videos Joe, even though it's a beemer, no sugar coating. Here's the pros and the cons, here's what it does well and does not do well, verdict. Seriously you and Jonny Smith do my favourite reviews on cars and it's a testament to you that he was on TV. Keep up the good work sir and enjoy ya M3!

I've had mine for about a month now. And I just love it.

Watching from the US wishing we still had the wagon here. Beautiful car!

It still has full electric power when empty. I only used 0,63L/10km on long journeys with drained battery. I also always get at least 30 miles of range when it’s 10-20C outside

I’ve been living with a 330e saloon since August and have covered nearly 19k in it so far. I’d say on average I get around 40 miles of electric drive daily with what it generates itself in addition to the full charge I give it overnight as most of my journeys are over 100 miles. I never notice a significant power drop when my electric has depleted either. I also have averaged 66mpg since having the car in August. So it’s better than my old 118d for sure and I pay very little company car tax and get enjoyment every time I get in the car. Personally very pleased with it

Hi Joe, I've got a 2020 330e M-Sport as a company car, and yes, the electric range around town is 18-20 miles unless it's very flat and you are very gentle with the throttle. But run in hybrid mode, this is where it starts to make more sense. A trip to Manchester and back this week I covered 90 miles, 41 of which were on using electric due to the regen so ave mpg was 52 (no charging). And that included a lot of 'spirited' driving in Xtraboost so I could have probably done more on electric and used a lot less petrol but had some fun on the back roads. Day to day I use it for short runs and in the last 600 miles, I've only done about 60 miles on petrol. So ave mpg is 90+.

Excellent review Joe, love the new 3 series touring. As its so heavy and the mpg is seriously impeded I wish they'd stick the B58 in and call it the 340e

Great review, as usual. I particularly liked the pros and cons of the hybrid for taxes, long/short trips...

I have owned my 330e since December and for me it is the perfect workhorse. I have owned several 330d estates in the past but with the recent BIK changes this makes perfect sense . I only travel upto 40miles a day for my work commute and with charge points at work it costs very little run especially with the very low Bik. Performance wise, I do not miss my previous 330ds. There is the normal BMW driving pleasure and the electric boost surpasses the 330d. The car manages to ALWAYS keep some battery in reserve even when the electric range is depleted (10 seconds of boost always in the tank). I have managed at least 35 miles of pure electric range with the warmer weather (15⁰+). yes the noise pumped into the cabin Is artificial but seeing the dials light up blue with boost is worth while!

I have this very same car right now, and I used to own a 330e (G20) Sedan non-XDrive before. The thing that many people don't understand about this car, and BMW is not very good at explaining either, is that the numbers for the range are neither right nor wrong. One way of using this car by driving it in electric mode, which forces it to use only the battery until it runs out of energy. In this mode, you get anything from 55 to around 25 Km of range, depending greatly on the outside temperature and how you drive it --at city speeds you'd get the most. However, that's not the end of the story, because once the car has depleted the energy in the battery it'll continuously recharge it and switch to electric mode every time it has enough energy and gets the chance. A typical long distance trip in this car results in you driving about 1/3 of the distance on electricity, which for a 500Km trip means about 170Km, which is way more than the total range advertised by BMW. For this reason, the advertised range is neither right nor wrong. It is correct in the summer if you drive at around city speeds, and it's wrong in the winter (for the worse) or during long distance trips (for the better), it all depends on how you look at it.

Great video Joe. Always spot on buddy!👌I prefer & love the brilliant punchy 3.0d (B57 Engine?). With its Massive torque, great gearbox, quiet and smooth drive. 👌

Finally a honest review of this car consumption!! Many thanks

I have 330e sedan highest range I got electric was 31miles but mostly around 25 miles. I daily drive it for home to work and back. Total miles driven 13k and from that 8k fully electric. For me it works on the economy side and since it's tuned also from performance side.

I am driving this 330e in the city only in electric. My average consumption over 25k km is 3.9 litres. I often charge for free… and insurance is cheaper plus i don’t torture the engine on short 4 km trips… plus in a hybrid you can precondition the car - heat up or cool down. There are clear advantages

I have the saloon / sedan shape, and the most electric only range I’ve got out of it is 47km (29.2miles). Which I think is pretty impressive. It’s the same whether I put it in hybrid eco pro, or adaptive mode. Speed wise it’s a mix of 50kph/80kph/100kph roads. For a 40km each way daily commute with the ability to charge at the office for free, (and not to mention cheaper road tax here in the NL for a PHEV), it’s a choice that works for me

Amazing that this weighs more than our current F25 X3 35D 😳😳 Thanks for the review as always Joe 👍

Joe great review. Especially the leave and come home in electric. I usually start in xboost to get some oil temp however. But The car is s3 fast without a doubt. And great to drive.

I have gotten more than what BMW has specified. So it is possible for sure to acchieve the numbers. Today with the AC on 18c degrees I got 61.2km. Car is Specified at 58km on a single charge. The most I’ve got on a single charge is 66.1km. I got my car back in late July 2020 and my avrage MPG since then (9 month-isch) is : 130mpg on a total of 8077 miles driven. Of course the weather temperatures plays in. Below 10c degrees the range is somewhere between 40-50km range depending on pre-conditioning the cabin. Around 0c degrees its between 35-42km also depending on pre-conditioning the cabin or not. The lowest I got on a charge was 27km when it was -15 to -18 degrees here in Stockholm this winter. But during that time the car would not start in electric mode either, it would start on petrol and warm up all the electric systems first before it even would let the car go into full electric. For people who want to learn to get the max out of a full charge of battery BMW videos on effecient driving are pretty good.

Joe, try and get yourself in a Mercedes E300de, just got one and I think its pretty awesome for a hybrid. Mainly because it's still a diesel for the long journeys, but add the hybrid to it, it's still plenty quick!

I love your fly by shots.

I have a 70 plate 330e M Sport saloon. Regarding battery range; temperature and weather have a impact on range. However, I’ve had 28+ miles on battery alone, on multiple occasions (I think I can get over 30 miles with the temp over 20C). Plus on a 95 mile journey I’ve had over 86MPG with about 96% of the battery to use. Even in the depth of winter cold and rain I’ve had over 75mpg on the same route.

Thanks for the excellent videos Joe... just ordered one... *and* a pair of New Balance trainers ;-)

Fantastic review, especially the critique of plug-in tech - many thanks! I recently hired one for a week and never plugged it in, never used the battery hold button and yet always seemed to have electric power for acceleration and tootling around car parks. I just left it in hybrid mode the whole time. Has anyone else had this experience that unless you want to do pure electric miles, then you don’t actually lose any performance if you never plug it in.

Hi Joe, another great video. The BIK percentage for company cars is partly based on the ‘electric only’ range so that’s probably why BMW claim it to be higher than it is 👍

Great review again. 👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for the review Joe. I've been considering this even though I'm not on the company car spectrum. I like tech and the gadgetry here with EV mode and hybrid modes just appeals to me more than a pure IC car. I can also charge at home and 95% of my journies are within 25 miles. I completely agree that the EV range is the real downside here. If it did a solid 35 miles (probably claimed 45) then it would be much more attractive as I really don't want to lose that performance on longer road trips for example. The new Merc C-Class seems to tick more boxes here - longer EV range and also more powerful engines so if you are out of battery juice you can at least fall back on something pokier. I almost wish they'd added the EV tech to the 330i or 330D instead for that reason, but first and foremost a bigger battery would have been better. I'd sooner it gained a little weight than ran out of poke.

Another great review

Great Video Joe, I’ve currently got a 530e and overall it’s a lovely car, I agree with you about the electric range and then the suffering mpg. For the typical commute it’s perfect, however, you have to plug it in to get the best from it (luckily I can). The main reason buying one over here in Ireland (even as a private buyer) is to avoid the harsh VRT tax. The equivalent used 530d is 10k more over here so, a hybrid makes perfect sense. Keep up the great work 👍 thanks

Fantastic review!!

I enjoyed watching the Video Review 😄

Great , solid , estate for the whole family. Have you tried the Alpina B3 Touring which is based on this BMW , the non hybrid version, I mean . That's a pretty cool estate as well !!

I’ve just ordered my company car near enough same spec as this in the video and I cannot wait

My wife has a 330e touring (RWD) .. she does mainly short journeys every day and almost never uses the petrol engine. Her avge mpg is >90mpg! On a longer run, we see 36mpg from the petrol engine. Pretty damn good.

Great video Joe!

Hybrid touring is best of worlds and great informative review on this and keep up with the great work and content 👍

We drive the 330e sedan with RWD and it actually is possible to achieve those low consumption figures. You just need to let the car do its thing. Adaptive + GPS navigation precalculates the route and actually makes both engines work together. The electric motor engages for example uphill and helps the combustion engine so it doesn't need to shift down. It goes electric only downhill too. We often drive a 500km trip with a lot of Autobahn, we get something like 7 liters per 100km with an average speed of 120km/h there. On the daily route to work and back with Autobahn, B roads and city all together, we already had a fuel consumption of only 2 liters per 100km, of course using up all the electric charge. The thing I wanna say is if you let both engines support each other, this drive train CAN be insanely efficient. Here in Germany this car costs us with a list price of 70.000€ as much as a Mini Cooper S 5 door would cost. In our case as a work car, a nobrainer. And in our car at least, you never run out of electric energy. Especially in XtraBoost, it recuperates quiet hardly and makes sure to recharge in moments of little load. In Hybrid or Adaptive it's pretty similar. It always leaves a few percent of electric energy so you at least get the 252hp it does outside of XtraBoost.

Nice bit of VT there Joe as always...🎩 Hope you don't mind, but felt compelled to mention that after watching your videos since lockdown started I've been slowly turning into a bit of a BMW fan. However much I'd love an M3 touring - when they come out - or any kind of 3 series touring for that fact, I've taken my first step into BMW ownership with a 2012 E84 X1 20D Efficient Dynamics Sdrive. Not the most exciting I agree, but as we need something affordable to run, my wife was keen on a smaller SUV, I fancied a bit of rear wheel drive and from what I've read it's a good first step into a BMW, it ticked most of the boxes. Anyway, just wanted to share that with you, thanks again and as ever, stay safe and well...🎩

I got the 330e xDrive and average around 30 to 35 miles on electric. Longer journeys just put the navigator with the adress and it uses petrol or electric depending on the road conditions. Example longer hill climbs it switch then to petrol or declines then to electric.

Good luck on the new car hope you injoy it

Great to see some very honest feedback on the 330e. Great for company car drivers but if not then the 330i or the 330d are better. Personally feel the 3 series Touring in the beat estate car on the market.

I have just bought on 330e touring m sport plus, done up like an M3 touring with the M3 rims and quad band exhaust in sapphire black with wheels to match an absolute dream, I love the M tech stitched seat belts such as good touch 😁😊

Great video. I consistently get 70kms /43 miles on electric only in my X5 45e. 70% city commute/ 39% motorway. Just as well as 20mpg awaits when using the i6. That said it’s a creamy smooth delight to use even at 20 mpg.

I have the 530e xDrive Touring and just drove a trip 511 km. The average fuel consumption was 5,6 l/100 km (50 mpg UK). Average speed was 82,4 km and driven on pure electric was 62 km (one the one sharge before start). So I thing it really depends on how hard you are pressing the right pedal :-) . @Joe Achillies are you gonna test the 530e as well?

Joe. what's your favorite interior trim in the G20? Personally I think the Alu. mesh is way better than the Tetragon, if you don't want to go with the more expensive wood or carbon trims.

As an owner of a 340d touring, these are great cars to drive

I do typically get early 20s on electric from my G20 330e but maximum achievement is 35 miles so it can be done. On long runs mid to late 40s. I did 900 miles over two days leaving with a full battery and no charging and did 46mpg.

Thanks joe I have the 330d x drive g20 saloon and it’s amazing😉

Hey Joe, great review as always. On the subject of cold engines, I've read that gentle driving, say 2000-2500 rpm, is better for your engine than protracted idling because the temperature of the oil rises quicker.

Enjoyed the video - nice to see a slight change in pace for a "sensible" version of the wagon. One thing that I think it needed though while doing the spec part - some coverage of the impact on practicality the batteries have... Be interesting to see details of the boot space, as it's something BMW seem reluctant to share in images!

BMW are really stepping up interior quality in their lower models. Which means for the next gen 5, 7 & series they’re gonna need to do something special

It's worth mentioning that too get best results you must use the navigation.... it sorts out the magic for you... have 330e saloon done 28k so far mixed journey weekly... have from new averaged 56mpg....

Going to sell my 330D M sport E93 and get one of these definitely thanks for the review !

Another great BMW video I would get the 330 D Msport Pro Edition Touring in Dravit Grey

Love estate cars ,,,can’t wait til the m3 touring arrives hopefully you get to test one in the loverly green colour also,,,,

Our X3 30e has done 24 miles on a charge a couple of times, but I was driving like a vicar to achieve that. Ordinarily, 20-21 miles is about max, but may increase in the warmer weather.

Great review as usual. But please bear in mind that these BMW PHEVs always keep a bit of power in their batteries. You really have to push hard for quite some time to lose the electric boost (I’m not talking about the Xtraboost).

I run a 17 plate 330e M Sport that is RWD only and a claimed e-range of 25 miles but the best I have had is 18 before the ICE kicks in. What makes these cars great is the regen capability. My work commute is 30 miles each way and get 21 miles on pure EV going to work and 25 miles pure EV on the way home (due to the lay of the land). Running i Sport mode has a harder regen capability so works out more economical over time. The car will always keep 9% charge for stop Start and will use some electric power when first starting the petrol engine (I presume to pre-heat the engine). Now that they do an X-Drive estate, I would consider another 330e, although the X45e is very appealing (unless I win some money and can afford the Audi E-Tron RS!). Main thing for people being put off these due to the low EV range, don’t think you have to rely on the ICE if the energy is depleted because the regen is very good.

I’ve had my 330e since last July and I’ve worked out how to get 30 plus miles on electric....use the cruise control.

From my understanding the thing to do with these is make sure you use the programmable climate control which will get the car warmed up while plugged in, but crucially will condition the battery also...right?

Have an 2019 530e (RWD) with the bigger battery and the longest range on electric I managed was 57 km (35,5 miles) on highway (110 km/h) during the summer, but I ordered mine with the efficient 17" tires (Goodyear) and kept the fan off the whole journey with the windows down (next car will be ordered with sunroof), so yes it's possible to achieve the the 34 mile range on electric.

Hi Joe, always love watching your reviews. I’m picking up my new 330d Touring next Wednesday and can’t wait. I’m coming from an M140i (which I will be so sad to see it go but can’t keep both!) - I was so pleased you hear you praising the 330d engine on this video. I’m quite excited to drive my new car, I wondered if you have done a video like this but in the 330d? Ive seen you drive a M340d touring but don’t think ive seen the 330d. Cheers and keep up the great work! Lee

A 345e would be nice 👌🏽

Well presented.. 😊👍

wow I had a m340d touring for a week or so and managed over 48mpg cross country with all that performance.

Great review! After wathich this I've decided on getting the 330i (petrol) and now I wonder if the xDrive is worth it or does the car perform better without it? Thanks !!!

Today is St. Achilles day for the Greek Orthodox church so, I wish you all that you want and many-many years more than 100 !!! Kostas From Larisa, Hellas.

Enjoyed the video thanks Joe, pondering how to replace my F31 330D touring after 7 years which has been great. Does feel legislation is pushing us one way and feels a bit of a gamble to buy petrol or diesel only if keeping it for a good few years.

Good Video 🔥👌

I bought a BMw 330E x-drive 4 months ago. I live in Sweden (that it is cold here) and come for the most part longer than 26 miles should be interesting this summer.

Hi Joe, you asked for feedback on Leccy range. I have the 330e RWD G20 saloon. I think the Elec range on this is a fraction more at 37? I regularly get between 27 - 32 miles on a full electric charge. Interestingly if you use the Anticipatory Hybrid Drive I actually got 49.4 electric miles within a 93 mile total journey last week due to the regenerative braking topping the battery back up! You must have lead lined boots 😉😉🤣🤣👍🏻

I drive a G21 330e xDrive Touring for that very reason, the low BIK. It’s a brilliant car if you can make the finances work for you.

1000 likes 😄well done Joe

EPA set the electric only range at 23 miles (20 for AWD). Although, one tester found that driving at highway speeds seems to return better range than city... which is odd since it's typically the other way around in an EV.

Thanks for review. Do you plan an 530e touring review?

This car looks very similar to my M340i, same colour and apart from the wheels, pretty much the same spec. I was wondering if I would be tempted to go for a hybrid once the touring version was available, but for me there's no compelling reason to change and I would miss the L6 sound and turn of pace. Perhaps an M3 touring next???

Our relatives have a 530e. It achieves about 40km. That's quite good since the claimed range is 46km NEFZ (and NEFZ isn't really close to a real-world scenario, unlike WLTP).

A very honest and insightful review Joe. My next new car needs to be a 4WD estate and you’ve helped to confirm what I thought I already know - and that’s the fact that PHEVs on long journeys just become ICE cars with smaller engines, smaller fuel tanks and a boot full of batteries! You didn’t mention one other issue - the 330e x Drive boot drops down to 410 litres compared to 500 on the ICE cars. That’s only slightly larger than a Golf! Pretty much removes the estate’s practicality.

Very nice and superb car!!! Only 2 useful features are missing: Driving Assistant Professional and Parking Assistant Plus. Of sure, a 330 d xdrive makes it more fun to drive!!!

Missed some of the engine detail trying to see what the tractor in the shed was, International?

The S21 definitely fits 👌

I’ve gotten 28 miles on Electric on my 330e xDrive and even 27 on pure highway @ 65 MPH. More typical is 20-21 though. In US winters I get less than 15 miles on a cold day.

Unusual that the X-drive badge on the back is missing 🧐

Thanks Joe great review! 👊🏾and thanks for keeping your promise to start reviewing BMW PHEVs 👍

Whaaat run out if e? I have never been able to run the battery to 0 on 2019 330e. It always has a reserve. If you can do this with new 330e then that's interesting.

Nice review! The perfect hybrid would be a 🤔 345e.

I've wawa few of these videos on the 330e as. I'm considering one, everyone seems to say they get bang on 34 or more miles from the electricity... You're the first one to say otherwise

I've used 8% petrol (about 35miles worth) and 116m of electric the last 8 days since the car was filled. I charge from midnight to around 5.30am and of those hours 4 of them only cost me 5p a unit. My equivalent mpgs are well above the BMW claimed 150odd when you factory in a gallon of petrol costs about £5.50 and at 110 kWh units doing around 3 miles to a unit I really cannot complain. Theres a place for a car like this and that's on the drive way of the sensible everyday user who's happy to trickle along at 20-25miles a day max as this can do done for quite literally pence.

I have the 330e sport line its doing 45 km on BATTERIE in every day use + air-condition

Joe, why do you think they didn't include the 2.0l diesel instead of the 2.0l petrol?