Perfect balance

Kinja'd!!! "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/12/2019 at 16:20 • Filed to: None

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One is an EV slightly augmented with an IC engine; the other is an ICE car slightly augmented with an electric motor and battery

One is RWD, the other is FWD

One has a single gear, the other has an infinite amount of variation

One is cheap, one is expensive 

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DISCUSSION (8)


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > Spanfeller is a twat
11/12/2019 at 16:34

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Fun isn’t something one considers when electrifying a hatchback . But this… does put a smile on my face.


Kinja'd!!! nermal > Spanfeller is a twat
11/12/2019 at 17:50

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Correction: They’re both cheap now. The depreciation on the i3 is horrendous. 


Kinja'd!!! Spanfeller is a twat > nermal
11/12/2019 at 17:54

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I don’t think the depreciation is particularly gentile on Prii C either....


Kinja'd!!! nermal > Spanfeller is a twat
11/12/2019 at 17:59

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Looking at used 2017s, it looks like the Prius C runs from $15k-$20k, and the i3 $20k - $25k. New ones are much farther apart. 


Kinja'd!!! Spanfeller is a twat > nermal
11/12/2019 at 18:02

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Rex models?


Kinja'd!!! nermal > Spanfeller is a twat
11/12/2019 at 18:09

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Yep. I searched cars.com for the “94 ah w/ Range Extender” model, and there are 176 of them in the US for < $25k.

The battery-only ones are a few $k cheaper. It’s worth the extra cost for the 17+ since they have the bigger battery than the earlier years. 


Kinja'd!!! Spanfeller is a twat > nermal
11/12/2019 at 18:10

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Big oof. Well, if it’s a brand new Prius C or a used BMW i3... I think I’d prefer the i3

They kept their value much better over here. 


Kinja'd!!! Shane Moore > Spanfeller is a twat
11/13/2019 at 18:08

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The fact I was all in on the i3 before I got the cayenne GTS still baffles some. If our daughter could climb in her own car seat we may have ended up with the i3 and a 996. I still look at them and think about it. Fun little car to drive around but the roar of the V8 does too.