i8 First Spyshots BMW i8.

[SCOTT27]

First Spyshots of the prototype i8 aka Vision Efficient Dynamics.
However it is not the finished car...

 

[Deleted member 25]

That's the real final body ? oO

 

[Bartek S.]

Large picks

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Nice change-up of the rear-diffuser! Looks more M-like




Just one question though, what's the the seatbelts for the driver and front passenger? They're passing through the rear seats. Those are some very sporting seats, I imagine those are the production seats even though they seem very lightweight?

 

[donkeykong]

Any guesses on what the price tag will be.This thing looks menacing it's a complete departure from the rest of line of bm models.

 

[Centurion]

The car lacks a B-pillar. I think it's nothing more than an experimental car for electric drive trains and that the body itself won't be what the final car will wear.

 

[SKY]

I wonder if those are the final rearlights or are just provisional.

 

[Michael]

I don't want to believe it. That thing is absolutely amazing.

I guess BMW is serious about this new brand.

How fast is that car going to be and what will it compete with?

 

[allenwalker]

Mules with wing mirrors so funny they're not going to make production. yeah right.

 

[EnI]

This is NOT a pre-production prototype yet!

It's just stage 2 VED prototype. They are just testdriving it in various real-life conditions. Nothing more.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

Wow, it looks good! However, I'm surprised the all-door will make it into production. How will that play out when it needs to be certified for side-impact testing?

 

[mc_blue]

They're actually going to build this looking like that? It looks amazing if true...

 

[Osnabrueck]

I will poop my ever-loving pants if they actually follow through with producing this.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

remind me what VED stands for?

EDIT: Nevermind, I thought "VED" was refering to a prototype phase (i.e. FEP) rather than Vision Efficiency Dynamic.

 

[bmer]

remind me what VED stands for?

EDIT: Nevermind, I thought "VED" was refering to a prototype phase (i.e. FEP) rather than Vision Efficiency Dynamic.

Actually, it's Vision EfficientDynamics.

 

[TheDriver]

Looks like how the 6 series should have looked. I like it much more than the i3 but then that is understandable what with this being a so-called green supercar.

If it behaves remotely like a supercar then it will sell, though I wouldn't buy it.

 

[Ultimate Car Guy]

If it behaves remotely like a supercar then it will sell, though I wouldn't buy it.

Thats cos you wouldn't be able to afford it.

 

[TheDriver]

Thats cos you wouldn't be able to afford it.

Highly likely I couldn't afford it if it's much above the price of the M3 which I imagine it will be. But that's not why I wouldn't buy it, it's because until I am forced to do so these hybrids have no real appeal, I'm sure no person with petrol in their veins would serious want to own this over an M3 and it's the price of a full blooded supercar like a 997turbo/R8/AM Vantage then never would be my answer.

That's the problem with green cars, until you are forced down that route or the benefits for owning one is advantageous I can't really see them catching on.

 

[montana]

 

[klier]

Looks like a chopped up Veyron from the rear....