Volkswagen e-Golf vs. BMW i3 REx (ENG) - First Drive and Comparison 

I have had an i3 since February and I love it. It is not really fair for someone to judge this car until after they have driven it,

i3 REX owner here and loving it!

I thought the i3 looked weird when it first came out. Months later it has become more distinctive than weird. I guess the look has grown on me, because I finally broke down and bought one in October '15, and I still drive with a smile on my face. It truly is a fun car to drive. This year I put photovoltaic panels on the roof of the house, so I feel like I'm driving a solar car.

To me the i3 looks absolutely amazing. If I had the appropriate commute I would be seriously considering it. Oh, and if I'm dreaming out loud my second car would probably be the Golf R Estate ... Actually adding up price tags of those cars brings me quite close to Tesla ... hmmm ...

Behind the Telsa's 80k cars the i3 is the best E-Car in the Market even more with the Rex. i love mine

Marek Drives Interesting Review! Thank you. I own a white BMW i3 BEV myself and for me it is incredible! The acceleration, no gear changes ...love it! I got the chance to test drive a Tesla Model S P85D and it drives similar. Well it does have more porsepower but is also twice as heavy than my i3 so you feel the weight. I really like the Model S, but i'll stick with my nimble i3 :).

Nice review, up to the point! The i3 would be even better with 5 seats (having 3 children), but it is such fun to drive, and awakened the instant get feeling, so I went for it.

Thanks great review.

thanks for the english review

Excellent reviews!

cool cars, but pacman t-shirt even cooler :) thanks for good review again! cheerz!

Just ordered my BMW i3 REx and will pick it up tomorrow. The range extender + the London ULEZ exemption sold it for me. Going from a self-charging hybrid to a plug-in electric ⚡️

great video! i3 all the way! keep up with excellent work! 👍👍

Hi, you forgot to mention that e-golf has B mode which has even more recuperation than D+3.

Very nice review.

New owner of an I3 Rex, and I love my car!

storm trooper helmet ... lol.... go on Marek :-)

Thing about i3 is when you need to go for long holiday you can drop off your i3 at the dealer and get 5 series for the trip (it's part of the purchase deal). Then come back and use your i3 for daily running around the city. This is a great solution until we have good fast chargers network.

Marek I just came across your review and I really thank you! I am buying the BMW thanks to it :D btw I don't know any Polish around me but your english is flawless (at least it sounds like it to a french person;p)

The Chevy Bolt also has regen braking while in sport mode.

3 Years now the i3 has it 2nd update now and the battery went to 120Ah capicity, which should around 260km till 300km out of it now. Probably the e-Golf too now Oct 2018, but don't know that much about the e-Golf since I prefer modern looks like the Tesla's, i3 etc.

I have an i3 REX and I absolutely love it.Do all my charging at home on cheap night rate electricity and top up the REX when on a trip.No need to hang around at charging stations! Dont knock it until you drive it,I guarantee you will be very impressed. Just a note...dont buy...lease one.

We have two i3s, a Smart Electric Drive and a SLK350. Love the i3s, it feels like you are in the future, where the eGolf looks like any other VW. In the U.S. the eGolf is quite a lot less expensive, about $35,000.

The last comment you made surprised me. Which countries are these two cars priced similarly? In the US, the price of an i3 is $44k, e-Golf is $31K.

why don't they put range extender on golf?

0:54 nice PAC-MAN shirt

At the moment I got a Peugeot 1007 with all the bells and whistles, great car for in a city (can also do autobahn 1.6 110 HP). Parking is fantastic not only due to its size but also the electronic sliding doors. The i3 with Rex would be a nice car for me. My commute is less than 20km per day vice versa as I occasionally go on a holiday or city trip. The Golf might be more practical (Sausage) the i3 Rex is a bit more special (Schnitzel). If it were my pick I'd go for teh i3 with Rex.

How is the performance in Winter especially in slippery roads as i3 has narrow tires and back wheel drive? i suppose e golf should have same performance as normal golf if tires would be the same, is that right?

The i3 if the car hat 5 seats. I have the e-Golf and it's "brakes" like the i3 if you put in B instead of D.

The I3 and the chevy volt are the 2 best affordable ev on the market until they sort the charging network.Example i give is you have done 100 miles that day you get home and suddenly decide to go out on a summer evening and you have 75 miles to do you want to guarantee you can get a part rapid charge to get you home with power to spare. before you all say thats easy however if you live in the middle on nowhere not so easy

i like that the cars "break" when you lift the foot off the "gas" but the break lights should come on

Love both. But the golf with its 5 seater and price wins for me. I do love the i3 looks tho. Just 4 seats kills it for a family of 5

Recently bought a used i3. Just. Wow. Everyone who sees it, everyone who get to ride in it, everyone who gets to DRIVE it, basically says, "My next car is going to be EV" It's just THAT far ahead of the curve in everything from construction, the design, the interior, and the performance. My wife does a 40km commute every day and it costs just $1.40 to recharge off-peak overnight for a full battery the next day. It also has the REX to get us out of trouble if we venture farther afield. Best car we have owned!

Hey Marek will you have a chance to drive and review 2017 BMN i3 with Rex & 33kWt battery pack ? The BMW should start production of it now, if You will, Would be great to see how far new battery pack wiil get you...also try to show one with sunroof and new colors (in and out) please. Btw , I like you humor and honestly. ..I'm from Ukraine but live in States now,... so for fun I sometimes reviewing your polish versions after English one ;) , nad teraz powodzenia !

i3 for me and my bad knees...

What are the prices of those two? I would really like to see a Tesla S review, but I guess it is not an easy task finding that car in Poland :) Keep good work, cheers

I love the i3, but it’s clearly not reliable, and in fact seems to be BMW letting customers to the product testing for them. Also, 4 seats means it’s a no go for me. Keen to try the e-golf when I can.

The egolf is the one I'll pick How much is it

Next year... e-golf vs id3.

It is a shame that eGolf doesn’t have a 500km range... the first manufacturer to make a conventially acceptable EV with a range equivalent to filling the petrol tank up once or twice per week will be the winner.

Golf for comfort,useability

Please drive also the eGolf 2017 with 35 kwh. I would prefer the VW because in case of damage an eGolf wing is cheaper than the i3 carbon-wing.

i like e-Golf ;) looks more sporty

Sad old lady 10:15. She looked lost.

I will choose an carbon fiber body no matter what. Its the most innovative thing and all cars should have. If you spend soo much on car parts at least the body should remain the same and not deintegrate like the steel does in time. Despite that i have a vw i will always go for carbon soo bmw wins

I would like to buy a compact EV car one day, The I3 looks like a winner mostly because of the range extender, however it looks quite ugly especially the only back boot, the Golf looks more like a normal sporty Golf so I like the look of that. Also is it true the I3 can parallel park all by itself?

BMW i3 panda trouper all the way!! Great car to lease

Marek can you please do a review of the Land Rover Range Rover?

The i3 looks more tech.

But why the i3 must to be soo weird?

* goes to check which day of the week it is.... ..... and it's not Friday :)

They're not both the same price there's a 10k difference, and how does the VW have more "infrastructure?"

Style wise, the eGolf is much sportier looking. It’s more practical I think in terms of capacity. My only gripe is the lower range. Give us at least a 200 mile range for goodness sake.

i wouldnt choose any, for these money you can get better car

U forgot the "B" mode in the VW e-Golf, wich makes the regen the same as in the BMW. I would say that the VW is way better just because you can choose if you want to coast or regen

Golf makes more since for car and people, practical. The other is for people that load up socks in the back a bottle of water and no picnic basket with food because it would be to big, so the prideful would be both prideful and hungry😳😂

İ3 can go 150 km with full bttery not 300

Non- milage is crap

You have a good character, but you need to improve your self.the best of luck mate

BMW I3 vs Chevy Bolt

I3 because BMW is upscale

who wants to buy VW unless it is cheap

Bratwurst v weißwurstchen?

hey i am from 2019, u should get the tesla model 3 :}

Non

i could do a trip with a electric gas generator

Marek wtf ? polish please !*)

Honestly speaking these cars r not affordable we need electric cars costing $10,000 USDA range and we need parts available these cars have to much technology give consumers something simple make parts readily available make the Nissan note , volkwagon up, volkwagon e golf , Nissan March, toyota aqua , Toyota vitz , Toyota axio , Suzuki Swift , Honda fit , Honda grace , Chevy spark, Renault Zoe affordable this is simple logic people can not afford these cars brand new in South America an in the Caribbean , South Africa , Australia, Asia and eastern Europe come on be serious the average person or person trying to raise a family and get by can only afford so much most household families lucky to make around $3000.00 USDA a month bank financing on a car $35,000.00 plus a mortgage or rent serious but u want to stop climate change I see the greed and evilness behind these automakers I wish we could stop use cars all together make a affordable car we do not need cars with so much technology keep it simple lower the cost do the right thing give the human race a better chance of surviving we can not clean the atmosphere we can not clean the carbon monoxide , carbon dioxide , methane , sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide , we cant make better cars , we cant stop bombing each other , we cant stop landfill fires we can't stop developing countries from pollution into the seas and river and lakes we cant stop artificial fertilizer farming , we cant stop commercial mining we can't stop plastic production earth the human race what are we 200,000 years of evolution and we are still behaving like neanderthal the Iraq wars produce how much harmful gases , every nuclear test , every oil spill the children of today have no education on these life saving measure how many trees did you plant this year ' yes you the one reading this.

You are not compare like for like!

Mutated turtle

Illhave a Tesla Model S please, only electric car with acceptable range and performance.

With the black and white paint it doesn't look like a storm trooper helmet. A storm trooper helmet looks awesome. The i3 on the other hand looks like a deformed piece of garbage :3

bmw looks like shit

Golf is crap

boriiiiiiiiiing

CRAP, even comparing with Chevy Bolt which is also CRAP!!