Daily Driving a BMW 330e Hybrid! Crazy Acceleration with XTRABOOST & Driving Modes Explained (2024)

[@LucyOnCars]

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[@markgreen8677]

Love the car and your vid. Keep up the good work Lucy

[@dangosypethau]

Very good torque and bhp gains to be had from a stage 1 remap on this car if you like a more spirited driving, well worth it for a few hundred quid in my view, especially if you fully own the car and not tied to a lease. Would buy one myself if I had a charging port in my house, could use it on electric around town for pennies. Personally, I love the chunky steering wheel and the nice engine noise. For now stuck with my 335d.

[@cayod6]

You are right. I’ve just bought a 330e G20 and it is very easy to manoeuvre compared to my previous 330i E90

[@JoshuaK-4GR]

I agree with George about the steering wheel

[@wazi13]

Love mine! 2022 330e, wish it had a couple more gallons of fuel capacity though!

[@robertcox7703]

Hi Lucy, when you've got a full tank and full battery what is the projected range? Thanks

[@beb1527]

It all depends on how you drove before you last filled/charged it up. Also if you are in a location where temps are below -5C/20F, electric range falls dramatically. I've owned a US spec model with xDrive for 2 years. I've seen gas only projected ranges from 240 - 420 miles (mostly 335 - 350). I've seen electric only ranges from 12 (extremely cold winter) to 29 miles - mostly 18-24 though. The full tank/full battery range is usually between 350-365 miles. For me, I have to really drive it hard, to not get at least 30 MPG (and it is a lot of fun to drive it hard).

[@JohnButler-iq8rl]

I drove one of these today as part of my job and it felt similarly fast to a 340d m sport I drove a couple of months previously despite significantly lower tourqe figure-----couldn't quite figure-----.

[@KevBell184]

The range is interesting, on a full tank i get about 490 miles, about 35-40 electric, the rest fuel. probably depends on the model maybe. but 108 on half a tank and 3/4 battery seems really low, but i rarely drive it in Sport mode which drains the fuel

[@beb1527]

agree! However, I could see that happening if you are driving multiple very short trips in frigid weather. If the temp is that cold, I recommend starting in Sport or Battery Save with the engine - heating the car up, and then switching back to Electric/Hybrid. If below -5 C, and you are running on electric - you are probably using more of the electric power to heat the car than to actually move the car.

[@MrCreamy1994]

The new models haven’t got a stick shifter. Do you know how I would get my 330e in hybrid with sports transmission without it. I believe it’s just a vertical lever now. Great video btw 🔥🔥

[@bikeman123]

If max charge is about £2 for 19 miles as you say, that's not a whole lot cheaper than running a 330d. There's only a £10 pa saving on road tax now for new phevs.

[@seanpaul3050]

11:26 ? 😂

[@chaweng155]

I am on my second G21. I had a 320d for 3 years, and since october I am the happy owner of a M340d. So no hate for the 330e from me.

[@davidbovine]

Unusual to see a BMW with working indicators 😉

[@Thevoiceofreason84]

Usual to see the oldest bmw joke

[@achekholbeckal889]

It had unusual second hand value, once the battery depleted,discarded

[@GambitXJS]

I didn't know BMW made a 425i Lucy?

[@eljefeamericano4308]

I understand why you keep comparing this to the S5. With that, you had a proper driving experience. A naturally aspirated V8 and a manual transmission. Sport mode? Just drive the thing harder! Seeing modern cars with half a dozen drove modes just depresses me. It means the car is never just doing what I'm telling it to do. Somebody else has already decided shift points and throttle mapping, and I'm just playing along with what they've decided that car should behave like. For five hundred a month, you could have an older S5, and some money put off to the side in case it needs servicing!

[@NotSoBryt]

BMW light on steering? 🤭

[@NotSoBryt]

Subscribed! I wish your channel all the best 🙏

[@bristolred]

Not for me shes goes on a bit lost interest very soon i will stick to my usual contributors

[@Spiritualwarfare587]

330e. Is better then 330i. More power and less gasoline and money. Mine has 130k kilometers now is 2021 to. Actually this car has no noise is all fake noise coming from the speakers underneath the seats

[@ronaldregio]

Yea

[@jameswade4097]

I have had reduce the playback speed on this video so my feeble brain can keep up with your talking speed woman🙃 Disconnected from the potholes mode sounds good

[@chriscowling]

100 mile range for half a tank?? You might as well have a V8

[@kagip]

It has a 40L tank

[@fluffyman15]

@@kagip That still is terrible my 19 year old 6 cylinder 3 series uses around that much.

[@andreiarama8745]

I love the instant torque up to 30mph. This sole phrase made me stop watching the video

[@peterdirection4608]

Once the battery is depleted, the car becomes very underpowered, unfortunately

[@simong6855]

24k to borrow a car for 4 years😳

[@faisalleeds]

Now you can get a 4yr old one with a few options from £20K and own it outright! Actually really good value compared to some of the VW/Audi options

[@mjab5652]

It's £500/month plus 3 to 12 mnts deposit I guess. 😢

[@parvindermander5664]

Omg 500 a month thats a mortgage

[@edwardmurray8507]

Not anymore 😂

[@GambitXJS]

Where? Mines over double that.

[@jaysen704]

Exactly mine 3 times..which planet do you live on 😂

[@danormal1707]

It’s also only 16-17 a day depends how you want to look at it if you make about 150 a day which I’m sure as a couple they do it’s not a lot to drive around of the car you desire

[@edwardmurray8507]

Quite funny really, majority of people only buy BMW for the badge... and I wouldn't buy one because of the typical driver/owner 😂 so it doesn't really matter what BMW design, as long as it's got that badge people either will definitely or definitely NOT buy one.

[@GambitXJS]

What a broadminded outlook you have. Very refreshing.

[@kilouco]

I used to be a japanese car manufacturer customer because of reliability. But truth is I really like "spirited driving" and Hondas could never really scratch that itch. BMWs are cars made to be sporty before anything else, and it took me years before giving it a chance because of exactly the same prejudice you have toward the german brand. Now I'm on my second BMW, and I'm very aware of the loss in reliability. And the reason I have my 5 series is definitely not because of the badge. Was it solely because of the badge, I'd go with Mercedes which has arguably more "status" among those that are not car enthusiasts (even though they are in the same price range).

[@LivingLifeSlower]

Bored.

[@Kris-xh6wk]

“Crazy acceleration”, really? Even Volvo S60 T8 is faster.

[@joseluislopes3956]

On paper, but having driven one it doesn't feel like it. Hard acceleration from eletric into petrol mode felt sluggish and the powertrain behaviour didn't felt as refined as BMW's. It also costed almost €10k more than the 330e

[@AapVanDieKaap]

4 cylinder 💩