i8 [Official] BMW i8 World Premiere

[HighestOfHigh]

Or maybe buy an M4, GT3 or one of the many other cars which are a lot less money to buy but are as quick if not quicker?

Good point, but actually I would prefer the i8 over those two. I wouldn't be buying for racing anyway.

 

[SCOTT27]

Some of the competitions engineers are currently over on the i8.

 

[klier]

Some of the competitions engineers are currently over on the i8.

Yeah tht's how things go.

BMW employees are probably in awe @ the Porsche stand, learning a thing or two (or ten) from the 918....

 

[LaArtist]

Its horrible..it looks like it belongs in a future where we have not yet reached..

A fictional future a la hollywood..

Looks like a damn robot car..

 

[klier]

Its horrible..it looks like it belongs in a future where we have not yet reached..

A fictional future a la hollywood..

Looks like a damn robot car..

There's always worse though, it's clearly not as bad as the 20th century stuff MB is pumping out

 

[LaArtist]

^no it is actually worse..

And im dead serious... look at it.

 

[SCOTT27]

Its horrible..it looks like it belongs in a future where we have not yet reached..

A fictional future a la hollywood..

Looks like a damn robot car..

Everybody else is showing where the market is...BMW are showing where its going...

 

[Merc1]

This is a stunning vehicle. I'm almost ready to go alternative/electric. Makes me think what type of design BMW would come up with for a traditional sports car. All the rich tree huggers are going to be parking this right next to their Tesla S.

M

 

[LaArtist]

^
Ok. If this is where its headed.. im getting of at the next stop.

 

[Tumbo]

I love it!

But, there is one thing I will never understand.

Audi, BMW... this is just so wrong guys. Now please give back the jackets to each other. You had a great night out, got drunk, and you mixed up your jackets, where your light design sketches were.

 

[Tumbo]

MB and AUDI should be panicking slightly.

Why, buddy?
They have the SLS and R8. No need to be panicking. It's BMW that just cought up, and it's about time they did!

 

[LaArtist]

^haha..its actually like they shared headlights

 

[klier]

Why, buddy?
They have the SLS and R8. No need to be panicking. It's BMW that just cought up, and it's about time they did!

i8 is a completely different car compared to R8 and SLS. BMW is far ahead in electricity, but don't fred, VAG will be where BMW is now......in 4-5 years.

Do agree about the headlight sharing though! Funny stuff indeed.

 

[Levi68]

Very nice. Again, as @EnI and @SCOTT27 say, this car is "of the future" and is without competitor, so there is no point in comparing it with other, not even with the up-coming NSX, whoes true rival will be the BMW M "i'don't know what" that SCOTT has been talking about, unless it is like the V6 engine, i.e. never comes. Of course there might be cross-shopping, but not based on performance or price. I think many of the wealthy "green" people who are currently driving Toyota Prius might drive this soon.

Any pics of CF wheels? I said CF is also of future, didn't expect it is be so fast, especially at BMW.



Anyway, now please a similar car, sportscar/supercar but with a proper engine, let it even be the M3/M4's I6.

 

[Sunny]

I thought black looked good, white is even more stunning.

 

[Centurion]

Yeah tht's how things go.

BMW employees are probably in awe @ the Porsche stand, learning a thing or two (or ten) from the 918....

Yeah. Press days can be boring. Everyone walks around. When I was in Frankfurt three years ago I caught Henrik Fisker over by Panamera stand and then encountered the designer of the CLS checking out an Audi Quattro Concept.

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

What is the performance of the car when the battery is drained and it runs only on it's three cylinder engine?

 

[klier]

I thought black looked good, white is even more stunning.

Agreed, white body with dark accents looks best on this car!

^no it is actually worse..


And im dead serious... look at it.

Yes, it does need some time to adjust to, no doubt.
No instant love here either, I'll wait for more, and my first real life encounter.

I always have to think about this horrible creation (SAAB Phoenix concept) when I see the rear of the i8



Sort of the same strange flaps on it....the idea on the SAAB and BMW is pretty much the same, and I am not sure I like it.

 

[martinbo]

I take it all back. This thing is stunning both inside and out. Surely the car of the show by a couple of light years. Bloody impressive BMW; I hope and pray that it a) drives well, b) lasts well and c) sells well!

 

[klier]

A) Of course
B) warranty so who cares?
C) I hope so!!

But, isn't the 918 at the show as well? That more impressive to me, imho.