Listening to the i8 from the outside, most people would never guess it's powered by a 3 cylinder engine. Considering its green credentials, BMW should be congratulated on how capable the i8 is while delivering such low emissions. The noise inside the car from the computer generated engine and exhaust noise is over the top though, in my opinion. There should be a switch to turn it off, in my opinion.
The electric sound on these is very cool. The exhaust note is improved over the previous generation, but I wish they put a supercharger on it or a larger engine. Engine can be chipped to give 50hp more which gives you a different experience.
The sound coming from the speaker is definitely bad , but still hearing it from the outside I think it's okay(it's just a 3 cylinder engine), not saying it's good though.
@@mikeyaperta5980 The left exhuast is fake and has a speaker. To me it's strange there are no decent videos about it, that nobody has lifted the car up and inspected it on a RUclips video. If you disable Active Sound on the i8 via coding or unplugging, it doesn't alter the exterior fake noise.
Also VNjlRUNXwfA which shows the true nature of the fakeness (car is almost silent with fake exhuast disabled). Or this article showing the location bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=960956
It definitely doesn’t and also on another note, A fucking fiesta! The car of the chavy lads? The car driven about by people who can’t afford to buy there cars so they lease them and drive around pretending that it’s their car? And you think it’s in the same league as an i8?! It’s not even in the same game!
Well, I did never experience the battery to be fully empty, every time you brake or go to a low battery level energy is taken back and charges the battery, that’s different to other hybrids.
I know that it's hard to record the sounds of cars. Do you feel that your videos represent the sound of what these cars sound like in real life? I'm asking because, for me, they usually sound like someone put a sock on the microphone. I mean no hate or no disrespect towards your channel. An example is that some channel would say that a Porsche turbo S sounds boring when it in fact in real life will turn heads compared to a "normal car". It just seems like people who have no real experience/youtube experience kinda think that it's all about badges and.. stuff. :)
We record car sounds in the best possible way in high quality. Problem is that most people watch those videos on their smartphone with poor speaker quality. That means high tones are repeated well why deep tones (modern Turbo cars) aren‘t. That leads to the general opinion that new cars don‘t sound as good as old cars....while in real life it’s often the other way round or at least based on the individual model.
@@arnoldemergence5978 Its not 'fake'. Its an amplified version of the actual engine sound. Saying its fake is like saying a custom exhaust is fake. Except when this system is used on hybrid cars, people get triggered for no apparent reason?
Hallo Automann TV, habe vor einiger Zeit mal vorgeschlagen, dass ihr euren M4 mal ohne Aktive Sound fahren solltet :). Mich würde interessieren ob Ihr dies ausprobiert habt ;) LG
Couldn't disagree with you more. Love my Roadster, also love my 67 GTO and the 59Caddy I just sold . Haved worked for Honda, Toyota and Cadillac as both mechanic and service manager. I race motorcycles and rebuild my own engines. The technology in the i8 blows my mind. I'm more a "real" car guy than 99.9% of the population.
Leider ein sehr Erfolgloses Auto geworden. Imageträger für BMW - Ja! Aber kein Verkaufsschlager! Man hätte weder den Grundpreis auf ca 90.000€ drücken sollen oder für den jetzigen Grundpreis von 150 Tacken einen R6-Motor (sagen wir mal ca. 350-400 PS) mit E-Motor kombiniert und nicht diese Energiespar-Reifen montieren. BMW fehlt es immernoch an einem reinen Sportwagen (zwei Türen, zwei (plus zwei) Sitze und ausschließlich große Verbrennungsmotoren (oder ein potentes Hybridsystem). Der i8 ist nichts halbes und nichts ganzes: Sieht aus wie ein Supersportwagen, ist fahrdynamisch aber keiner. Mein Traum für BMW: Optisch ein i8 mit Auspuffrohren und 305er Reifen auf der Hinterachse. Ein Mittelmotor Reihen-6 Zylinder aus dem M4 treibt die Hinterachse an und das i8 Hybridsystem die Vorderachse. Und keine anderen Motorisierungen anbieten, dann hätte BMW eindlich mal ein Konkurrenzprodukt zu AMG GT, R8 und 911.
Your car doesn’t really sound that way, it comes with a vroom box from the factory. It’s basically a speaker under the car that plays exhaust sounds IT MAKES ME WANNA VOMIT!!
The sound is amplified, NOT RECREATED! I actually really like the sound, and I have the Roadster. I traded in a 2013 Mercedes SL 550, V8. It had a lovely, muted V8 growl. That's just how I like it. I hate the loud exhaust that wakes the entire neighborhood when Buster comes home. I have ZERO issue with the sound and I'm glad they enhanced it. It looks too expensive and is too expensive to sound like a Toyota.But if you are into vomiting, go right ahead. Eating disorders can be treated, you know.
@@jackpersales4920 I’m a bmw fanboy but the i8 is a major disgrace It’s slow, it plays fake exhaust sounds. It’s got a shitty engine What a disappointment
@@Manuqtix.Manuqtix I also wouldn't buy it, especially not for that much. But it has it's fans, people having fun driving it and theres nothing wrong with that.
once again reading these reviews, written by people who will never invent, construct anything. Where do these experts come from ?........apart from that, get rid of those gloves, my sides still hurt
The sound may be fake, but it's fitting the power of the car, which is why it's ok in my opinion!
Felix Bublitz what do u mean with “fake”?
@@lorenzo4271 Ever heard an electric engine? They defenetly don't sound like that. Like at all.
MagnaCarge actually electric cars have no sound...
ebriaN. It’s a sound generator
@@lorenzo4271 BMW I8s have an electric motor and uses speakers to replicate the engine noises
Listening to the i8 from the outside, most people would never guess it's powered by a 3 cylinder engine. Considering its green credentials, BMW should be congratulated on how capable the i8 is while delivering such low emissions. The noise inside the car from the computer generated engine and exhaust noise is over the top though, in my opinion. There should be a switch to turn it off, in my opinion.
The outside sound is generated as well, is everyone who reviews the car paid off to not tell the truth?
even though its quiet and not the most desirable sound its got a crispy sound to it and with the way it looks you wouldnt judge it all that much
Looks like space shuttle
Fast like a golf R
Golf r is faster 0-200
@@dawidm4551 lol
@@provigilandchill yep golf r 0-100 in 4.6 and 0-200 16.7 i8 doesnt have sens
And you still cannot aford it 🥰
if i tell you i just saw a golf r and an i8 now 🤡
For those thinking the I8 is an EV, it’s actually a hybrid powered by a 1.5L TwinPower turbo 3-cylinder engine, combined with an eDrive Electric motor
This is excellent, keep it up!
WOW- Transformers are back! I’m impressed with the German car manufacturers! Nothing against your channel or you man!
Speaker-boosted engine sound is the saddest thing in automotive industry ever. Period.
uiop2k7 No capp
better get used to it !! This will be the future, we have no choice.
you know it is for safety?!
There is not speaker sound but ok
@@filetsteak5677 of course it is
Einen dreizylinder hab ich in meinem A1. In so ein auto gehört mindestens ein v6
Passt nicht
Hört sich an wie müll haha.
Wer ist auch hier wegen PapaPlattes neue Video?:,)
Actually the i8 doesnt disappoint me.
If they have to put speakers in the exhaust and interior to make the car sound better, they’ve done something wrong, right?
Wrong
Wrong.
at least they didn't fit fake exhaustpipes like Audi and mercedes do.
Constantin Först Would take that any day over this crap and i am bmw fan
No electric cars are usually QUIET so they gave you the best of both worlds...
The electric sound on these is very cool. The exhaust note is improved over the previous generation, but I wish they put a supercharger on it or a larger engine. Engine can be chipped to give 50hp more which gives you a different experience.
😭 thanks greta!
B58+electric stuff would be so cool!
can i install 2 stroke yamaha engine on the exhaust sound system?
Why not if you want it
The sound coming from the speaker is definitely bad , but still hearing it from the outside I think it's okay(it's just a 3 cylinder engine), not saying it's good though.
Fake Sound Comes Outside On The i8 As Well. No Car Channel Has Done A Takedown Of It Yet, I.E. Look Underneath And See The "Sound Exhaust".
@@arnoldemergence5978 wow that's interesting, I never knew that the sound coming from the outside is fake too, are there speakers on the outside too🤔
@@mikeyaperta5980 The left exhuast is fake and has a speaker. To me it's strange there are no decent videos about it, that nobody has lifted the car up and inspected it on a RUclips video. If you disable Active Sound on the i8 via coding or unplugging, it doesn't alter the exterior fake noise.
There are some videos e.g. HZgL-d56cA8 (1000 views!) that show the fake exhaust.
Also VNjlRUNXwfA which shows the true nature of the fakeness (car is almost silent with fake exhuast disabled). Or this article showing the location bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=960956
Dude got them Carmel honey due gloves on like he driving at nascar😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
And you trying to roast to sound cool when you can't evern drive probably.
@@tobiasrenner3498 be quiet sheep
Still a great car! Clearly about the sound can be argued. But better than nothing ^ ^
Bleibt cool. Da kommt noch ne brutale Version.
Fiesta st sound much better xD
No actually not
@@filetsteak5677 Yes it does, actually
It definitely doesn’t and also on another note, A fucking fiesta! The car of the chavy lads? The car driven about by people who can’t afford to buy there cars so they lease them and drive around pretending that it’s their car? And you think it’s in the same league as an i8?! It’s not even in the same game!
schon krass das sowas mindestens 155.000 € kostet, da kauf ich mir doch lieber ein AMG GT S und hab ein V8 Biturbo
Aber einen viel höheren Verbrauch.
Gerade dieser ist auch ein Argument was für den kauf des i8 spricht.
Leute die so viel Geld für ein Auto ausgeben können interessiert der spritverbrauch dieser Fahrzeuge nicht die bohne
Haha also bitte was will man den mit einem Amg der Verbrauch ist einfach dumm deshalb lieber I8 😉
@@crowi-.9117 allein der V8 ist ein Kaufargument
Hol gebraucht du Vollpfostenn
Whoever says "the fake speaker sounds are awful" is just a smartass who doesn't even know about cars, let alone inform themselves about a car.
Is there a difference in acceleration between a full and a relative empty battery?
Well, I did never experience the battery to be fully empty, every time you brake or go to a low battery level energy is taken back and charges the battery, that’s different to other hybrids.
Okay thanks
Yes it is .. at full charge it is faster
I love BMW i8
I know that it's hard to record the sounds of cars. Do you feel that your videos represent the sound of what these cars sound like in real life? I'm asking because, for me, they usually sound like someone put a sock on the microphone. I mean no hate or no disrespect towards your channel. An example is that some channel would say that a Porsche turbo S sounds boring when it in fact in real life will turn heads compared to a "normal car". It just seems like people who have no real experience/youtube experience kinda think that it's all about badges and.. stuff. :)
A 991 Turbo S does indeed sound pretty good compared to a normal car, but it still sounds boring compared to something like a 458.
We record car sounds in the best possible way in high quality. Problem is that most people watch those videos on their smartphone with poor speaker quality. That means high tones are repeated well why deep tones (modern Turbo cars) aren‘t. That leads to the general opinion that new cars don‘t sound as good as old cars....while in real life it’s often the other way round or at least based on the individual model.
@@Automann-TV True, a Leon Cupra sounds pretty meaty irl, but you can't hear anything through smartphone speakers.
What engin sound system is used here?
Have anybody tryied enginevox active exhaust sound, I'm thinking of installing it.
Better than a Tesla at least
wait how come i8?? this sound wave ?
from outside of the car?
Yea
I hate the exhust it just silence but it cool when we put the akraprovic on it
you know, from the outside it doesn't really sound that bad actually.
FAKE SOUND OUTSIDE VIA A SPEAKER SYSTEM. DO NOT BE FOOLED!!!!!!!!! bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=960956
@@arnoldemergence5978 So what? Doesnt change my point tho
@@arnoldemergence5978 Its not 'fake'. Its an amplified version of the actual engine sound. Saying its fake is like saying a custom exhaust is fake. Except when this system is used on hybrid cars, people get triggered for no apparent reason?
Hallo Automann TV,
habe vor einiger Zeit mal vorgeschlagen, dass ihr euren M4 mal ohne Aktive Sound fahren solltet :). Mich würde interessieren ob Ihr dies ausprobiert habt ;)
LG
Put headphones and enjoy.
2:04
This is what a non-car person celebrity drives
Couldn't disagree with you more. Love my Roadster, also love my 67 GTO and the 59Caddy I just sold . Haved worked for Honda, Toyota and Cadillac as both mechanic and service manager. I race motorcycles and rebuild my own engines.
The technology in the i8 blows my mind. I'm more a "real" car guy than 99.9% of the population.
I thougt it is an e-car
What are you all on, listen to this from the outside! To me it sounds even more aggressive than a B58
Its cool car mini engine or whatever! Some say mpg is not bad either? 40ish
Ilove the car
I8 has speaker under it. Near exhaust
역시 BMW
also für nen 3-zylinder is das echt sahne-banane...
Btw this is i8 coupe man, not roadster,
Leider ein sehr Erfolgloses Auto geworden. Imageträger für BMW - Ja! Aber kein Verkaufsschlager! Man hätte weder den Grundpreis auf ca 90.000€ drücken sollen oder für den jetzigen Grundpreis von 150 Tacken einen R6-Motor (sagen wir mal ca. 350-400 PS) mit E-Motor kombiniert und nicht diese Energiespar-Reifen montieren. BMW fehlt es immernoch an einem reinen Sportwagen (zwei Türen, zwei (plus zwei) Sitze und ausschließlich große Verbrennungsmotoren (oder ein potentes Hybridsystem). Der i8 ist nichts halbes und nichts ganzes: Sieht aus wie ein Supersportwagen, ist fahrdynamisch aber keiner.
Mein Traum für BMW: Optisch ein i8 mit Auspuffrohren und 305er Reifen auf der Hinterachse. Ein Mittelmotor Reihen-6 Zylinder aus dem M4 treibt die Hinterachse an und das i8 Hybridsystem die Vorderachse. Und keine anderen Motorisierungen anbieten, dann hätte BMW eindlich mal ein Konkurrenzprodukt zu AMG GT, R8 und 911.
Bin gleicher meinung
nen R6 quer einbauen ich kack ab
X's car😔
Kepingin tumbas
the era of fake sounds comes
Is a 3 cylinder + electric engine powered, search how a 3 cylinder engine sounds and you'll see that is not fake
Sounds like a V6 engine
Engine Sound Xenia 1.0 be like:
Mantap SAVE YOUR VIDEO OK
quem veio aqui para saber o novo carro do Renato Garcia da like KKKK
Pena q o ronco é fake kkk
Eu kkkkk
Asmr???
😍😍😍
Neues Projekt Oprl corsa b mit dem kraftvollen 3 Zylinder Motor mit e Motor und hat dann 4x4 🤣
Your car doesn’t really sound that way, it comes with a vroom box from the factory.
It’s basically a speaker under the car that plays exhaust sounds
IT MAKES ME WANNA VOMIT!!
The sound is amplified, NOT RECREATED! I actually really like the sound, and I have the Roadster. I traded in a 2013 Mercedes SL 550, V8. It had a lovely, muted V8 growl. That's just how I like it. I hate the loud exhaust that wakes the entire neighborhood when Buster comes home. I have ZERO issue with the sound and I'm glad they enhanced it. It looks too expensive and is too expensive to sound like a Toyota.But if you are into vomiting, go right ahead. Eating disorders can be treated, you know.
The sound is fake. All you’re hearing is a speaker under the car!
So?
@@jackpersales4920
It’s disgusting
@@Manuqtix.Manuqtix Well, you don't have to buy it I guess...
@@jackpersales4920
I’m a bmw fanboy but the i8 is a major disgrace
It’s slow, it plays fake exhaust sounds. It’s got a shitty engine
What a disappointment
@@Manuqtix.Manuqtix I also wouldn't buy it, especially not for that much. But it has it's fans, people having fun driving it and theres nothing wrong with that.
once again reading these reviews, written by people who will never invent, construct anything. Where do these experts come from ?........apart from that, get rid of those gloves, my sides still hurt
Slooooow.
Schaut zwar ansprechend aus, ist aber weder Fisch noch Fleisch
Fake sound 😒
1 FUCKING 5 xD RIP motorisation
anyone else think this car looks like a cheap toy
how i want it
Lol hybrid car 😁
X
Für das Geld...🥱
Sounds really bad
No it doesn’t it sounds amazing
saaaad
You don't have to buy it I guess, probably you're also poor so theres that
Sonido pésimo
sounds so bad
lowkey for me sounds good
3cyl sound 120 000eu :D A fast than Leon Cupra 30 000eu :D bmw I8 is total fail than I3