http://www.bimmerfile.com/2009/12/17/bmw-activee-video-teaser/ BMW News & Opinion, BMW M3, BMW 1M, BMW 1 Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW X5, BMW X6, BMW X3, BMW i Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2009/12/17/bmw-activee-video-teaser/comment-page-1/#comment-10258 lava Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:48:04 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/?p=5108#comment-10258 <p>Its too bad, but not unexpected that it gained some weight on the petrol 1 series. It would be nice if they really broke out the stops to try to hit the same weight. All the same its great they claim the balance of the car is maintained, and the performance seems not too shabby. I wonder how the regenerative braking will feel given the strange performance of the Mini E. When I've driven a Prius the regen braking did not begin until the brake pedal was pressed, and the actual brakes not until you pressed on the pedal more urgently. The description of the Mini E braking reminds me of a loaner Mini I drove that had an automatic transmission. It seemed to have great engine drag when you let up on the gas - as if they were trying to make it feel like a standard transmission when you come off the gas without disengaging the clutch. It sounds like an interesting idea, but felt like a strange behavior for an automatic.</p> Its too bad, but not unexpected that it gained some weight on the petrol 1 series. It would be nice if they really broke out the stops to try to hit the same weight. All the same its great they claim the balance of the car is maintained, and the performance seems not too shabby. I wonder how the regenerative braking will feel given the strange performance of the Mini E. When I’ve driven a Prius the regen braking did not begin until the brake pedal was pressed, and the actual brakes not until you pressed on the pedal more urgently. The description of the Mini E braking reminds me of a loaner Mini I drove that had an automatic transmission. It seemed to have great engine drag when you let up on the gas – as if they were trying to make it feel like a standard transmission when you come off the gas without disengaging the clutch. It sounds like an interesting idea, but felt like a strange behavior for an automatic.

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