Radical new BMW i8 hybrid sports car driven
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BMW claims its new i8 blends hybrid frugality with authentic sports car thrills. Steve Sutcliffe tests those claims on the very best driving roads that Scotland has to offer.
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Wow. I'm not a BMW fanboy but this car blows me away. Especially the fact they did it for under $100,000. It's less than a loaded GT-R or Stingray Zo6. I can't think of a car I'd rather have right now for under $100,000. Definitely best new car of the year.
It's actually more expensive than the cars you listed this car starts at about $140k USD
yeah by under 100k he meant under £100,000
Well he said it was cheaper than a gtr or zo6 so I believe he meant dollars which is why he used the dollar sign
If you read the original comment I replied to he said that this car (the BMW i8) is cheaper than a gtr and a zo6 and he's wrong because the gtr starts at about £80,000 and this starts any nearly £100,000 so I'm still right he was using the American dollar sign which he would still be wrong because a gtr in the USA starts at about $100,000 and the zo6 starts at about $90,000 an the i8 starts at about $140,000 so I was never wrong I understand the video clearly
Oh ok sorry for the rage lol
BMW managed to make their 3 cylinder hybrid sound better than both their flagship twin turbo V8 and twinturbo straight 6 on the M5 and M3........BMW, you confuse me so..
something I posted elsewhere, IMO:
Not entirely, the M5 has an ass load of sound proofing material to avoid tire noise from it's massive rubber ect..
So since the i8's main goal is weight reduction I think the use of this heavy sound proofing is kept to a minimum. Also most of what is in between the driver and engine is mostly special plastic and carbon. And lastly the engine is mid mounted so it is closer to the driver's ears.
***** Can you clarify? Are you talking about the i8 or the V8 Bi Turbo, and what do you mean when you say they have a speaker that generates sound OUTSIDE the car?
If BMW can make a 3 cylinder sound so good, beats me why their M3 needs the video game soundtrack pumped in to give it a decent sound. The M5 only needs it cos of excessive insulation.
I agree. Also, I see you on almost every car video, not saying that it's a bad thing. :)
3 cylinders almost always sound good. Heck, put a nice exhaust on a 3 cylinder Metro and you'd be surprised.
Perhaps you didn't know that the i8's engine noises are also artificially created through the stereo? i8's insulation is way beyond normal cars cause of e-drive so this is pretty much essential.
GreatToastMigration So we subscribe to the same channels. Not really so surprising.
Misfiring Chong You can clearly hear on many of the external shots that the engine sounds just fine. Nothing to do with the stereo enhancement, which I actually did allude to in my comment.
I want to know how that sound is coming out of a I3 turbo. I suspect some speaker wizardry a la M5.
Not entirely, the M5 has an ass load of sound proofing material to avoid tire noise from it's massive rubber ect..
So since the i8's main goal is weight reduction I think the use of this heavy sound proofing is kept to a minimum. Also most of what is in between the driver and engine is mostly special plastic and carbon. And lastly the engine is mid mounted so it is closer to the driver's ears.
Juan Galvis
Huh? You totally missed the reference. The M5 makes artificial engine noise through the sound system. The i8 magically sounds good and then is near-silent at the push of a button. There is no way in hell a tiny I3 makes a deep throaty sound.
JaySee5
There are other videos around here with the i8 sound from exterior - search them. Believe it or not, it does make a deep, throaty sound from a 1.5, 3 cyl. People that have heard it live say it resembles old 911.
JaySee5 Jesus Christ man!? Really?? hahah
Oh man.. okay.
The reason that it is near silent at the push of a button IS because in full eco mode it only uses the electric motors and the battery for locomotion. This means that the 3cyl engine is OFF at the push of said button, that's why you can't hear it and that's why its near silent.
Juan Galvis
JESUS CHRIST MAN! REALLY!?!?! I'm talking about the I3 moron, not the electric motor. 3:30 there are 4 modes, only 1 of which is all electric. 2:30 the car is pretty much silent and is definitely NOT in electric only mode. Only a very muted exhaust note can be heard.
look at the back of the I8, looks like it is giving birth to a 911 and once it is seen, it cannot be unseen lol
Right! I thought I was the only one who saw it like that!
It looks much better in person and especially at night, the rear taillights look pretty good after dark :]
Lool you got it from that other car review channel didn't you haha.
you took this shit right out of another youtube review. very original mate.
Just passing on the message lol
Great video; this car is very alluring.
I am normally drawn to pure sports cars, but they are are purpose built for driving enjoyment and when you need to use them for everyday activities they start to fall short with their horrible mpg, ride comfort, fixed ride height, noise etc.
With a car like this you get superb practicality as well as some fun when you want.
On the other hand, cars that lean to the purer end of the spectrum while still having reasonable practicality are also welcomed.
people don't seem to understand the i8. its supposed to highlight a future where sports cars can be as economical as a city car but still have impressive performance when you want it. it is therefore not comparable to a 911 or R8 which are made to look almost out of date compared to this
Even though I didn't quite agree with all of his recent reviews, I am glad that finally someone has grasped the idea and the purpose of the i8. It is indeed a brilliant car and a showcase for what is possible.
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It looks more like a prototype than a production car. With that said, I kind of like where this hybrid tech is headed. Cannot deny the fact that I love the 918, so this could essentially be a baby 918 with a different badge and more obtainable for me at the moment lol
Nice review !!!
I believe there are different wheel / wider tyre options you can order from the dealer, if you don't like the standard skinny tyres / wheel option !!!
How is the power to weight ratio 393 hp/t ? 357hp / 1,5t = .....?
One day people will be saying electric cars are so much better then gasoline versions! That day will be very exciting.
Driving that BMW i8 along the Castle Stuart - Dalcross Airport road must have been brilliant!!!
This is the best Autocar Video I have watched this year
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Best i8 review ever. Great car, especially as roadster. With only 3884 built, a future classic.
It'll be interesting to see if some of this hybrid tech ends up in the next generation of M cars. A 50+ mpg M3/M4 would be quite a proposition.
3 Cyls, 1499cc for $140,000 USD. Sure bring it on.
Yeah... That price doesn't make any sense... for that amount of money you can buy a GT-R, a Maserati, a Cayman S, Nissan 370z... or many other cars that cost much less and are equally fun to drive. I don't see the point of this car.
Relax dude. Have you heard of evolution ?
There is a lot of tech in this car - carbon tub, petrol electric hybrid system etc, that's essentially what you're paying for. A 991 Porsche Carrera S in the UK starts at £84k, so considering the i8's carbon tub & petrol electric hybrid system, £95k actually seems ok.
simcity3000 You can buy a used Ferrari,R8,Porche and so on.... You can buy a lot of stuff ,even an African country.... That car is not built for you to understand it's purpose.
have you seen the zeod.
I'm in love. The looks, the tech... It's like a futuristic wet dream.
If you are just buzzing around in E-mode and then decide to floor it and have the petrol Turbo engine cut in....how can the engine be warmed up enough to:
(A) perform properly
(B) not have excessive wear due to full throttle on a cold engine?
the sound of the future eco-friendly cars is the sound of a V8. thanks BMW :)
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Amazing technological feat,
I think it's worth the near £100,000 price tag, because of all that ground breaking technology packed into every part.
It is a thing of beauty as well...inside and out, they really out did themselves in the Design.
If I had a wish, I would love to see BMW create a Track version for Le Mans to go head to head against Porsche, Aston Martin and Corvettes.
I don't think the i8 actually makes a huge profit per car for BMW but it is BMW's clever way of experimenting and showcasing their tech for future generations similar to how other companies use their supercars.
Sports car of the future. In a few years BMW can build this car for half the price. It costs so much now because of all the new tech they had to come up with for the first time. Also a lot of new manufacturing tech for this car. Still, they sold all the first years production very fast and has to increase production rate.
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Is it PHEV ?
I'm down for a test drive when it gets to Oz in December. However in the meantime I'd like to hear why a car is being maketed in the UK at £100K/$200k, is being marketed at $300k in Australia?? The difference of £50k in shipping???
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Another glowing review for the i8! Just like the i3 is getting. Just like the M235I and 228i are getting, and just like the new M3 and M4 are getting, not to mention the 4-series and 4-series Gran Coupe. All just in the last year... Just wait until the M2 comes out, that will be another monster and game changer.
It's a good time to be a BMW enthusiast.
The i8 in Mineral(metallic pearl) white is fascinatingly, and devastatingly attractive. I cannot stop looking at it.
It had to take big balls to put all that engineering, money, and tech into a car and wrap it in that avant garde styling instead of something bland and boring so as not to not detract buyers with progressive styling even before they had a chance to open the door and want to learn more about it.
1:05 -> I still don't understand why he has to slam that gearstick like that to manual (?). I have never did that in my life, I don't have to slam gearstick like that... You need to barely use any force for it to switch...
The coolest production car I`ve ever seen. I never thought BMW would come up with something this forward- thinking.
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@@infinite6683 Better late than never, I guess. Question is, what are you doing watching a 6 yo review of the i8? Classifieds Sunday?
@@mravi97 The i8 is still a beauty
35 mpg in city and 60 on highway... That is 7 Liters/100 km in city and 4 liters on highway. Nice car, I don't really like how the rims look when the car moves. Except that, perfect.
Steve again at its best, in an absolute dream-car. What a beauty and beast in one...
Closer to 160,000 US, but still, quite the price. But this a truly amazing car in every way. I really hope the price does not kill off the i8. I cannot recall any car that went from concept to production with no readily apparent changes. It looks exactly like the Vision concept in every way, meaning a car one would expect to see on the road 15 years from now, and performance/economy/emissions-wise, it is just a piece of design genious. I hope there are enough uber-rich BMW fanatics in Abu Dabi and Europe who will buy enough of these cars to keep them alive. Here in the US, a large market to be sure, I don't see them selling enough to the extent that people will see them driving along on a regular basis, which would be awesome. I hope the battery, electric motor, and hybrid system in general become cheaper, and become so quickly, to the extent that BMW can bring the price down to at least somewhere in the range between the M3/4 and the M5/6. Hang in there i8!
Porsche should be scared. I don;t see how they won't lose market share because of this car. It makes a 911 look so last year...
i8 and 911 is not really aimed for same market.
Don't fret. Porsche definately has more plans for both performance EVs and performance hybrids in their lineup, and that's not just for the 911. Audi is also expected to offer a "build to order" Audi R8 e-Tron, again...
toyotaprius79 but BMW is already there with a killer product. While the others didn't show anything yet.
In the long run, that can potentially work in Porsche and Audi's favor.
Ioanides001 True, that's because BMW has an actual plan for the i brand as a whole. That's mainly electrification and CFRP. BMW also didn't have a shit and unfaithful CEO or high-up official. Now BMW is dominating the German plug-in market with Daimler (kinda) hot on their heels.
VW and Audi (excluding Porsche) are late to the Plug-In party. Porsche had some cop on, it made the Panamera S E-Hybrid over a year ago but it wasn't utterly impressive. Oh, and of course, the 918 Spyder, that's Porsche's most noticeable involvement with plugs, but that doesn't even compare with the i8. Porsche has some actual interest and they are currently testing a Cayenne S E-Hybrid. They've timed it well as there'll be the new trend, SUV and Crossover plug-ins. These are coming very soon from Tesla, BMW, Volvo, Mecedes Benz and Land Rover. Mitsubishi already has one while VW and Audi have one of their own in the works for another 3 to 4 years.
VW a few years ago was only praising diesel and scoffed at everything else, only until now have they wised up and boast how they will be the leader of electrification in the furute. Due to their delay, VW seems to be 3 years behind the game when it comes to pricing (and more) as they offer up the e-Up! and e-Golf. The GTE is the only interesting one which would also be the A3 e-Tron because of last-minute decisions from Audi. Speaking of Audi, they had wonderful plans for the e-Tron brand. An all electric A2, A3 and R8, but they all went away! That's because of a CEO named Johan de Nysschen.
As soon as he left Audi, the A3 e-tron came to fruition. As he headed off to Infinity, news soon came that future plug-ins like the Infiniti LE, Emerg-E and Essence were shelved. Now that he has exited Infinity, news quickly came that the LE is coming back. Johan's now looking to be the head of Cadillac, so you'd soon be saying goodbye to the ELR.
If there's any reason to blame why VW and almost everything under its umbrella is so feckless compared to the BMW i3 and i8, blame Johan de Nysschen.
What a spaceship, makes everything else bar 918/LF/P1/modelS look like a benz patent motorwagen.
this bmw is defining a new idea of what a future sport car should be capable of, in 50 years time we will be looking back at it as a pioneer
2:05 "And that in a nacho"
This is by far the most beautiful car on the market imo.
Man I wish they would stick the old E60 M5 V10 in this thing. That S85 engine is the antithesis of hybrid but in terms of raw performance, I can imagine it dusting an R8 no problem.
now that was a great review by Steve. The i8 is an incredible driving machine.
OK, OK, I stopped reading many of these comments and let me give you a perspective from an owners point of view. BMW here in US gave my wife and I a competitive lease that brought it in under many of the 750s on the showroom floor.
We have owned several BMWs (5s and 7s but includes an M3). We have just sold our second Nissan GT-R (2009 and 2013). We owned and tracked a Gen 4 Viper even as we now track a Gen 5 Corvette Z06 - getting the picture? We love to drive real cars - both my wife and I are regulars at NASA HPDE events.
So, this i8 is all and much more as described - we live in Colorado and last 8 weeks have driven to and back from Dallas, Phoenix and most recently, Toronto - this last trip a 3200 mile return trip. The mileage returned was phenomenal - we have never experienced stopping just once a day and spending $25 on gas!
While it is neither a Viper or even a GT-R, there are times where it feels quicker! Mid-range / torque is unbelievable. 3 Cylinders? Our motorcycles had more cylinders and I was so, so suspicious. But no longer ... we will now definitely be looking to add the "spider" as and when it comes out.
We walked from the Tesla shop as we think they aren't appropriate for us - we want a hybrid as here in the west of the US. No question - but others will prefer the complete opposite and that's fine by us. We have friends in both camps and it's just a subjective thing - but we now have absolutely no desire to move away from hybrids and indeed, we are looking at replacing our Jeep SRT with a hybrid SUV ... stay tuned!
So, do you still own it 3 years later? It would be great to hear of your updated ownership thoughts.
Epic. Love it & because it's a BMW the tuners will already be working on getting even more power out of that engine. As a technical exercise nothing comes close. Drive one of these & you will make lots of new friends.
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This is the way forward
the rest will follow soon
it will be intresting to see the motor world in 5 years
You may want to re-do the math on that power to weight ratio...
When this type of automotive technology comes to America, the sun has already burned out...
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So, how long before you might have to change those batteries?
Junior LaFerrari.......... what an amazing compliment
The back looks like it's shitting out a 911
Everyone looks at the 3cyl that they are getting 228 HP 238 lb-ft and immediately moves on to the electric motor adder. But the fact that they are getting those numbers out of a 3cyl engine in mass production is astounding. then you think on the electric motors.
Forget the ridiculous price and the skinny tiers ...its a stunning car !
Every car channel im subscribed to uploads within hours of each other lol wierd
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@@infinite6683 *shocked*
It would have been even more exciting if the combined power output was closer or more than 500 hp
Such a nice car! I'm getting one!
This is a fantastic car, and hopefully represents the future of motoring...1550kg is class leading for a car of this type/size regardless of powertrain make up. This weight level also includes driver and fluids(DIN)
What kind of tires are on this thing?
England doesn't use Tires
They use Tyres
Lennie Godber they need to learn how to spell properly lol
sorry, we don't write British enough to leave a comment
Good car review - slightly marred by unnecessary and annoying background music clip.
i just love the way it looks and would buy it just because of that if i had the money
Wow... "Fantastic value at £95,000" fast forward 5 yrs>>> wowzers, unbelievable value for around £40,000... It's on my shopping list for when it hits £30,000, I can't wait!
My opinion about the price is starting to change. It's really a bit more than just a hybrid sportscar. The R & D accounts for much of the price of course, but the car itself is making the price worth it each time I watch a video about it (albeit, no, I'll probably never invest in one). The car is gorgeous, but imagine it stretched out a bit. Longer wheelbase, longer overall body length. It would suddenly have the look of a supercar. That imaginary stuff aside, when you think about it people pay the same amount of money for relatively lesser cars, like nicely equipped Porsche 911s that have about the same amount of straight line performance, and stats in general. And with a combined 357 hp and 400+ lbs./feet of torque moving around the amount of weight that it has to it (similar to an E46 M3), I have a feeling that BMW is going to come out with some sort of M variant with different gearing to move the "slider" more towards sport and a bit further away from economy/emissions. With a weight of about 1500 lbs. and a combined 357 hp and 400+ lbs./feet of torque with a lot of that torque available at 0 rpm, as is the nature of electric motors, then torque-filling for the gas motor until the full amount of torque that's available arrives, and effectively AWD, if the gearing was adjusted with getting more sportiness out of it in mind, on paper this car should easily be able to do 0-60 mph in the mid 3 second range or quicker. And that's supercar territory. I remember things about a decade ago when if a supercar did 0 to 60 in the 3 second range, even high 3 second range, people's jaws dropped and were amazed. Now we've become jaded and expect 2 second range 0-60 times from "our" supercars. So again, I really am reconsidering things and thinking the sticker price is about right. It's power figures show it's a beast being held back on a chain for the sake of a nice balance between quickness and economy/emissions through gearing. And if some sort of M variant is in the works, with gearing allowing this car to get to 60 in the 3 second range, I can't imagine the economy going down too much, or the emissions going up too much because the power figures will stay the same and since it would just be a matter of changing the gearing, any sort of loss on the "green" side of things will only come when the driver is driving the snot out of it, then go back to being almost exactly as "green" when driving normally around town or on the highway.
So as a big fan of BMWs, I used to have a manual shift E90 3 series and my son has a manual shift M Roadster (based off the Z3), please BMW entice me into buying an i8 M variant that is still just as green when driving normally, but with different gearing for the gas and electric drivetrains so it will be able to do 0-60 in the 3.5 second range or quicker for starters, and be a real track day contender when the mood for driving it all out hits me. I'm doing my part for the planet by driving a hybrid at the moment, and it would be great to be able to go ahead and lay my money down for a "more than sport" hybrid that would be just as green as my current non-sporty hybrid when just peddling normally around town, but then, just through a change in gear ratios, becomes a green monster with the power goods to do 0-60 in 3.5 seconds or less for short periods of time of canyon carving, the odd autocross, or track day. Then I'd seriously consider investing in one, not only for the fun and doing my part environmentally, but also because I think the i8 and a possible M variant are sure to appreciate in value (an instant collector car investment in other words). And all an M variant would need to do is, again, just change the gearing, and maybe the suspension a bit. Luckily my finances are in very good shape at the moment, and I'm definitely at least going to test drive an i8, ask about a possible M variant or if something can be done about the gearing. And who knows, I may just take one home. Again, luckily my finances at the moment are such that I can put the money down on a 100 to 200 thousand dollar car.
Every time I see an i8, the more and more I think about just making it happen and have a car that looks like it came from 20 years from now in my driveway. Actually, completely forget that last part. If I get an i8, it will definitely have a nice cozy home in the garage, away from the elements when not in use. Really, who would leave an i8 out on their driveway, the sun beating down on all it's gorgeous surfaces? Well yeah, super insecure people who want to show off. But all that will get you is the hand prints of a million neighborhood kids' hands on your i8 and maybe even a keying job from a jealous neighbor not reacting well to your new showing of wealth. So definitely in the garage it would go when not in use :)
It is scary how much I'm considering getting a 100+ thousand dollar car. When I had my CLK that was one thing, but this is a number with one more figure. I don't know if there is something subliminal going on, causing me to write this much about it for starters, but every time I see an i8 I start thinking "buy,buy,buy,buy." Oh the consumerist society we live in. But I've been an aerospace engineer most of my life and why not live the dream a bit with a car like this? And if I sell it, I'd probably make a profit. Oh the power AND hybrid-ness, the looks, the doors, everything. I might end up doing it. I really might.
The i8 is 0-60 in 4.2sec but track records have shown it to be as fast as 3.8sec
Great review Sutters
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Skinny tires, tho. What are those? 235mm width? 240 max, isnt it?
great review & an awesome car
I would love to ride my bike along these roads, when I go to England next year.
Those roads aren't in England, they're in Scotland. It was filmed near Dalcross airport a few miles from Inverness. And it IS a nice place to cycle :-)
unixnerd23
Oh but I'm not talking about push bikes my friend. ;)
Even so, thanks a bunch mate! :D
Sick vid as always :D
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@@infinite6683 lolol! This may be the best reply I have ever got! xD
@@Ryan-9000 thnx
Power to weight ratio is wrong there as it weigh 1560 and max power is 357 it only should have 228BHP/tone
Has a naughty flat 6 sound about it
God, this looks positively amazing!
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The i8 is a "moderately-priced" [$140k is "moderate?!?" Compared to the P1, 918 and LaFerrari, yup!] PERFORMANCE hybrid. As such, it is intrigue on four wheels, especially in how it will influence what comes after it, both from BMW and other manufacturers.
Brilliant Review, Brilliant Car
this car looks soooooo good !
Its nearest competitors (P1, 918) cost 10 times more and you can't even buy them any more. So this car is a bargain.
Those aren't competitors, just use similar technology.
RScars Than tell mi which car is its nearest competitor? I know its not targeted for the same buyer coz of price difference, but still. Tech is so similar and that puts them on the same list. There is no other car of this type yet, only those two hyper cars. In the near future there will be more closer price releated competition. But at the moment there is no Audi or Mercedes or any other manufacuter who would make car like this and for that kind of money.
The Toyota Prius that's a hybrid and costs 4 times less than the BMW.
Porsche has created hybrid system for Panamera, which does add heck more weight (since it is a luxury car company like BMW, Merc-Benz), but uses torque from motor to ADD more power, thus increasing efficiency by aero- dynamics, cruz control, and other unbelievable high tech. The difference is that the Porsche does not like complete design change. Thats why they look like 2015, not 2020.
Adam Chase No dude. You didn't not just compare the faggiest, most hipster-y, boring as fuck car in the world THE PRIUS to the i8. There are so many things wrong with that argument. Getting gonorrhea is also probably cheaper than an i8 but I wouldn't want to get it.
Gakuto K. Porsche does like complete design change, they did it with the 959 and now with the 918. Porsche is awesome and the company designs for the future, the 918 is their showcase. Meaning that soon they will have these types of cars with this tech in their normal line up. For now the hybrid setups that you're referring to are completely different than the i8 or 918. They don't utilize electric motors that work alongside the engine using KERS and other systems to maximize the petrol engine's abilities. These cars are the next step, they are ahead of their time :]
Seriously, the only reason journalists/people are getting all wet in the @ss for this car is purely because of the brand; Is it surprising that BMW can make a hybrid? This is no technological advancement; Toyota Prius & Chevy Volt have been doing it for years now, so how's this the future? It's all been done exactly the same way already, come on, with this emperor's new clothes BS!
Because of the performance output.
Why are you so easily impressed? The Prius wasn't conceived nor built for sportiness, it is built for efficiency. It is more of a technological achievement than this BMW can ever hope to be because BMW is building on the footsteps of the Prius. All that BMW has done and is essentially make a bigger hybrid and walla people act as if their minds have just been blown. Come on, I'm not impressed in the slightest. ***** Zoids Xtwonine
LOL you have no idea about the tech^^ this i8 is basically as advanced as the 918 and the P1 only with less HP and an affordable price. boy you really have no idea. why the hate? why your comment? you really care for some reason. something smells fishy here.
swunt10 The question you should be asking is, why did you feel the need to take the time to comment; I personally don't have a horse in the race so my observations on this car and the reactions of some in the auto media, is transparent. However, I don't get why you need to come to the defense of BMW: What's in it for you? What do you have to gain? The only thing 'fishy here' is your whiplash inducing attempt to prove me wrong. Why?
Aaron Walker RUclips has a reply button for the purpose of replying you dimwit.
Honestly I think people are just thinking about the specs, like 3cyl motor. But damn 420lbs of torque come on
more like a junior 918 spyder i would think, but than again i haven't driven any of them...i would love to own this car, just wonderful look, tech, sound, flexible and economical car...from the back though, it does look like it swallowed a 911 (once you see it, you can't unsee it- look between the blue lines)
power to weight ratio...393?
I always give this car a second look, even in 2021.
It sounds so nice for a 3cyl
Hard to believe it’s been around so long, unfortunately BMW aren’t going to replace it, so second hand prices are going to go up,but just now, you can get a new one with £20 grand off!
don't care about the fancy tech, but FINALLY bmw have stepped up their interior design
it looks marvelous
Those skinny eco tires would get shredded on a track
Sounds really good!
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It truly does take huge manufacturers forever to implement something as "complex" as this hybrid does.
There have been a few comments relating this car to a Prius and volt. To be honest, they're absolutely correct.
About the only thing "revolutionary" this car brings is mass production of carbon fibre. Which I think is what chewed up a lot of the R&D in this car.
I'm sorry, but 100g's+, I would still take the model S. Not only faster but vastly more practical. It would eat this thing for lunch! Without consuming a drop of gas.
We're only a few months away from their model X to start making the rounds.
And then the bomb will drop when the model 3 makes it's debut.
The rest of these car makers better get their stuff in gear. Tesla is coming for everyone!
I cannot see Tesla being around in another 10 years, its a pointless car. If you drive it flat out it has zero range. Whats the point of a sports car that you spend all day worrying about depleting its batteries so have to nurse it home?
As for the batteries themselves - Laptop cells? I hope Tesla have pots of cash for replacements in 5 years (or very good lawyers)
On what planet is the Tesla faster? It is software limited to 130Mph, the i8 is software limited to 155Mph like all other German cars. Any why are you comparing a luxury sedan to a sports car?
First off, the model S's top speed is limited by its gearbox. It's got 1 gear. Where the i8 has a normal gearbox because it's still carrying around a normal engine.
And I'm comparing these 2 because for the money, which one will you want to get? The i8 is a transition piece much like the Chevy volt. Only difference is BMW is able to get away with fancier hardware and software since they're not budgeted like GM is.
Yes, we know 1 is a sedan and the other is a "sports car". But they each make the statement that their hardware is the future.
IMHO the i8 is a fancier Volt. Anytime you still have to carry around a normal gas engine you still haven't committed to a future platform. Where as Tesla debut as a future car maker from the start.
The goal is to provide a stepping stone to electric power. As much as people hate to admit it. Or their stubborn and can't be without a gas engine because everyone does 400km's of driving everyday. :-p
The i8 is hampered by its gas engine. Yes, that's right, the gas engine is the one holding the platform back. Since BMW is a pretty big manufacturer, to develop and electric platform from scratch takes a huge investment.
They're trying the same thing that Nissan has done with their i3. Hideous looking thing. And very limited in range. But that platform isn't fully electric either since it has the optional gas engine to extend range.
The big manufactures are still scarred of going fully to a new platform.
Not the case with Tesla.
As for swunt10's comments, must be fun to be a teenager again. When did the Prius come into play here? The Prius is considered a gas/electrical assisted car. You don't plug it in. You can't drive on electricity alone. The gas engine is always there just subdued.
The 918 is a completely different animal and no where near the leagues of either the i8 or the model s. It's Porsches hypercar to succeed their Carrera GT. Can't compare a limited edition halo car like that to mear transportation that we're discussing here.
And before you start to insult other countries, keep in mind the internet is a global platform. Just because you don't agree with someone's opinion doesn't mean you can go ahead and generalize peoples thoughts.
Are you even old enough to drive???
"Are you even old enough to drive???" You infer all that from one sentence. So, you are a self righteous git and condescending at the same time, well done .... and in the real world we still do not compare sports cars to sedans since they are built for two different purposes.
You know that the sound comes out of speakers and not from the actual engine, don't you? It still is a cool car though
It sounds really good for a 3 cylinder car! o_o
Not for a long time
really really really nice video
amazing engineering.......
I'm actually excited for the i8. Face it, sooner or later this is going to be what happens on all sports cars. BMW is simply getting on board early along with the 3 super hybrids. I think of the i8 as a hybrid r8 with skinny tyres and more road focused (for now)
What I find funny is in about 5-15 years people are going to modding these to be faster than "fast cars today" this thing is keeping up with 911's m5's, S's and a few AMG's for crying out loud.
Where is the electric engine? I suppose at the front right? And the combustion engine at the rear i guess..
I don't think Steve mentioned the 918 even once in this video, only drawing parallels-multiple times-to the LaFerrari, and even more curiously the 911. Now Steve has probably forgotten more about cars than I'll ever know and has driven more super-cars than most of us can even imagine sitting in, so I can only assume that was a conscious decision on his part, and with reasoning behind it. Just not sure what that reason was.
Probably because he just reviewed the LaFerrari a few days earlier, the 911 comparison is because it is the same market segment while the 918 and LaFerrari are 6 to 10 times the price of the i8
this is next gen cars!
I like the upcoming nsx that is a hybrid with v6 that will be faster and less than 100k
I love this car & I'd happily buy one . It's as quick as say a 991 Carrera s but doesn't really cost nothing to run, I do see what people are saying that if you got 100,000 to spend on a car you're not really going to worry about how much to cost to run it, but this car you can have your cake & eat ie you can have a amazing looking car with small running costs
Pleeeaaaaase add some exposure and light to your shots, it looks grey and washed out even it it was shot in daylight!
That MPG is hilarious.
In the "real world" it gets what? 30 MPG max?
This is all very well but what happens when the batteries run out? Imagine the replacement costs! No thanks.
is combining engine power + electric power a proper calculation of total power? is this proven? i wonder...
no way this is as fast as an r8 v10
Grandes máquinas!!!
For 95k he is right. But I never thought I would see the day that a seat belt looked so sexy! XD