i8 BMW i8 crushed by cement truck in Orange County


The BMW i8 is a plug-in hybrid sports car developed by BMW. The i8 was part of BMW's electrified fleet and was marketed under the BMW i sub-brand. The production version of the BMW i8 was unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show and was released in Germany in June 2014. Deliveries to retail customers in the U.S. began in August 2014. A roadster variant was launched in May 2018. Production ended in June 2020.

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A cement truck collided with two other vehicles Thursday morning, including a BMW i8 Protonic Blue. The crash occured near the 73 freeway offramp and Newport Coast Drive. Local reports say three people were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

BMW i8 crushed by cement truck in Orange County
 
The carbon fiber monocoque probably saved the lives of the occupants, even if one is in critical condition.
 

BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, abbreviated as BMW is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The company was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which it produced from 1917 to 1918 and again from 1933 to 1945.

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