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Jason · 05-13-2013, 02:47 PM

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BMW i8 testing continues and this prototype is the most revealing we've seen yet.

The thick rear camouflage has been dropped to reveal the production model's rear shape and design. It mostly retains the look of the i8 concept model. We also get a look at the turn signals, reverse light position and the LED bars of the tail lights. The front now reveals a large portion of the headlights.

For the first time we get a look at the i8's production wheels, a 5 (or 10 depending how you look at it) spoke wheel with a futuristic and asymmetrical spoke design.

The i8 is expected to boast 354hp / 500Nm torque, 0-62 mph in approximately 4.6 seconds, top speed of 155mph, 78 MPG (european test cycle), up to 47 MPG average fuel consumption, with just 66g/km emissions, all from its 1.5L three cylinder turbocharged petrol engine (in rear) with a 128hp electric motor (in front).

BMW's first electric hybrid sports car will hit the market next year and is expected to come in well north of $100,000.

Catch our previous coverage of the BMW i8 @ http://www.bimmerpost.com/?s=i8

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red-sauerkraut · 05-13-2013, 03:14 PM

Far north of 100k is just shy of 200k.

Cool car, but that's a lot of doe.

Holander · 05-13-2013, 03:20 PM

1.5L electric mobile sheer driving pleasure BMW, Holy crap. Hope that this car made only to get cf on mass production and petrolheads get faster, more agile and more driving pleasure Bmw:s

Leo88 · 05-13-2013, 03:22 PM

Really nice looking car, something BMW should have done some years ago to compete against Audi R8 and Gallardo.

It still miss a V8 and 200 more hp.

Gzav · 05-13-2013, 03:27 PM

Love the camo on the wheel cap ;-)

G2G · 05-13-2013, 03:28 PM

it would be 66grams/km! only an oil tanker has that amount of pollution....

Jason · 05-13-2013, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G2G

it would be 66grams/km! only an oil tanker has that amount of pollution....

Oops, fixed. Thanks.

CoolDude196 · 05-13-2013, 03:35 PM

I really want to like it... But it just sounds so undramatic

Genro757 · 05-13-2013, 03:37 PM

Me and my buddy saw this about a week ago while on the way to KFC here in Regensburg.

CSL-Fanatik · 05-13-2013, 03:46 PM

Love everything.. But I'm not sure about the rear tail lights.

In many ways, this car does not compete against Gallardo or R8, but is a marketing vehicle:
This car will introduce the new 1.5 L engines.

There's going to be a lot of marketing for that, which will in turn open the flood gates to put the 1.5 L, though detuned, into the other vehicles. It sound nice.

Personally, I'm thinking i3 for the city!

Hedoniste · 05-13-2013, 03:46 PM

My Golf 5 1.6 FSi sounds better... Terrible what downsizing is doing to "sports cars". This car needs a V8 or a V10...

sali · 05-13-2013, 03:56 PM

They should also launch a 4 door sedan to complete with Tesla S as I am sick of Tesla hype everyday.

meez · 05-13-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sali

They should also launch a 4 door sedan to complete with Tesla S as I am sick of Tesla hype everyday.

why are you sick of Tesla hype?

The Hype Is Real. And phenomenal.

GOLFFRR · 05-13-2013, 04:08 PM

alexmtl_135i · 05-13-2013, 04:10 PM

It's hard to tell with all the camo on, but that car doesn't seem good looking... at all... o_O

SCOTT26 · 05-13-2013, 04:18 PM

Re The wheels.

Both i3 and i8 will be offered with personalisation exclusive to BMWi .
These are 1 of a few options for the i8 but one point is very much clear is that design and personalisation is aiming for that futuristic theme.

This is that future you were promised with rocket ship cars etc back in the fifties and sixties.

The i3 will come in just over 100 days with a huge launch event prior to the car being launched at the IAA in September.
The i3 Coupe has been green lit for production. It joins the i8 Spyder as an additional variant to BMWi model line.

Work has commenced on additional concepts for BMWi including a small i1 city car. Which owes much to the MINI Rocketman in its ideas and CFRP genes.

pbw · 05-13-2013, 04:20 PM

Just spotted this. Not sure where this fits in the line up!!
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=838656

Twhill19 · 05-13-2013, 04:29 PM

BMW had all these years to make a super car and this just not cut it. Not for me...give me a v12 and some aggressive styling. Not this garbage hybrid crap. If you're spending $150,000+ on a car...there's more options

Gjm127 · 05-13-2013, 04:32 PM

I don't wanna be that guy but I don't get who they think they're trying to mess with..

1.5L 3-cylinder engine for $100k+ is absolutely ridiculous IMO. Who the hell is gonna drop that kind of money for this?

BMW's high end products have recently been consistently designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions and I'm okay with that... If it were done to the daily driver 335i or 328i etc...

Don't apply that to high end performance cars. At least, not to up this extent and stick a ridiculously high price tag on it... BS. It's been downhill ever since they stopped making the S85 and S65.

inline6ix · 05-13-2013, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gjm127

I don't wanna be that guy but I don't get who they think they're trying to mess with..

1.5L 3-cylinder engine for $100k+ is absolutely ridiculous IMO. Who the hell is gonna drop that kind of money for this?

BMW's high end products have recently been consistently designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions and I'm okay with that... If it were done to the daily driver 335i or 328i etc...

Don't apply that to high end performance cars. At least, not to up this extent and stick a ridiculously high price tag on it... BS. It's been downhill ever since they stopped making the S85 and S65.

I dunno, around where I live I see quite a couple people that own Teslas and Fiskers now, so the market is out there. I do think this car would do much, much better with a V10 under the hood, though.

bluephobic(1) · 05-13-2013, 05:01 PM

Ok is it me or are those F30 front brakes??????? on a 100k car cmon BMW give us MOHRRRR

MY13E92M3 · 05-13-2013, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twhill19

BMW had all these years to make a super car and this just not cut it. Not for me...give me a v12 and some aggressive styling. Not this garbage hybrid crap. If you're spending $150,000+ on a car...there's more options

+1

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05-13-2013, 03:14 PM	#2
red-sauerkraut . Drives: m-car / x-car Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: northern hemisphere Posts: 2,767 iTrader: (0)	Far north of 100k is just shy of 200k. Cool car, but that's a lot of doe. __________________ Joy

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CoolDude196 . Drives: f30 20d Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: England Posts: 537 iTrader: (0)	I really want to like it... But it just sounds so undramatic __________________ AW Sport 20d, 2tb, 552, lc, 397 plus others

05-13-2013, 03:37 PM	#9
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CSL-Fanatik First Lieutenant Drives: e92 M3 DCT Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boulder Posts: 375 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [0.00] 2004 BMW M3 [0.00]	Love everything.. But I'm not sure about the rear tail lights. In many ways, this car does not compete against Gallardo or R8, but is a marketing vehicle: This car will introduce the new 1.5 L engines. There's going to be a lot of marketing for that, which will in turn open the flood gates to put the 1.5 L, though detuned, into the other vehicles. It sound nice. Personally, I'm thinking i3 for the city! __________________ (Jerez Black M3, 19", Extended Black Leather, Premium Pkg, Cold W. Pkg, Tech. Pkg, PDC, IPod, HD Radio).

05-13-2013, 03:20 PM	#3
Holander Private First Class Drives: e46 330 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Garage Posts: 123 iTrader: (0)	1.5L electric mobile sheer driving pleasure BMW, Holy crap. Hope that this car made only to get cf on mass production and petrolheads get faster, more agile and more driving pleasure Bmw:s

05-13-2013, 03:22 PM	#4
Leo88 Enlisted Member Drives: 2009 BMW 325d Coupe Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Italy Posts: 31 iTrader: (0)	Really nice looking car, something BMW should have done some years ago to compete against Audi R8 and Gallardo. It still miss a V8 and 200 more hp.

05-13-2013, 03:27 PM	#5
Gzav New Member Drives: BMW Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Belgium Posts: 15 iTrader: (0)	Love the camo on the wheel cap ;-)

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sali Private First Class Drives: 2011 535i / 2012 Jaguar XJ SC Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 116 iTrader: (0)	They should also launch a 4 door sedan to complete with Tesla S as I am sick of Tesla hype everyday.

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05-13-2013, 04:10 PM	#15
alexmtl_135i Private First Class Drives: N55 135i M Sport DCT Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 199 iTrader: (0)	It's hard to tell with all the camo on, but that car doesn't seem good looking... at all... o_O

05-13-2013, 04:18 PM	#16
SCOTT26 Colonel Drives: Amazonite Silver Beauty Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: WORLDWIDE Posts: 2,006 iTrader: (0)	Re The wheels. Both i3 and i8 will be offered with personalisation exclusive to BMWi . These are 1 of a few options for the i8 but one point is very much clear is that design and personalisation is aiming for that futuristic theme. This is that future you were promised with rocket ship cars etc back in the fifties and sixties. The i3 will come in just over 100 days with a huge launch event prior to the car being launched at the IAA in September. The i3 Coupe has been green lit for production. It joins the i8 Spyder as an additional variant to BMWi model line. Work has commenced on additional concepts for BMWi including a small i1 city car. Which owes much to the MINI Rocketman in its ideas and CFRP genes. Attached Images __________________ 4. Last edited by SCOTT26; 05-13-2013 at 04:26 PM.

05-13-2013, 04:20 PM	#17
pbw Private Drives: bmw z4 35i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: uk Posts: 58 iTrader: (0)	M8?? Just spotted this. Not sure where this fits in the line up!! http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=838656

05-13-2013, 04:29 PM	#18
Twhill19 hungry Drives: 2012 135i N55 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 506 iTrader: (0)	BMW had all these years to make a super car and this just not cut it. Not for me...give me a v12 and some aggressive styling. Not this garbage hybrid crap. If you're spending $150,000+ on a car...there's more options

05-13-2013, 04:32 PM	#19
Gjm127 Lieutenant Drives: 2009 BMW E92 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 418 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW E92 [4.83]	I don't wanna be that guy but I don't get who they think they're trying to mess with.. 1.5L 3-cylinder engine for $100k+ is absolutely ridiculous IMO. Who the hell is gonna drop that kind of money for this? BMW's high end products have recently been consistently designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions and I'm okay with that... If it were done to the daily driver 335i or 328i etc... Don't apply that to high end performance cars. At least, not to up this extent and stick a ridiculously high price tag on it... BS. It's been downhill ever since they stopped making the S85 and S65.

05-13-2013, 05:01 PM	#21
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