BMW i8 Driving Experiences

With the dawn of the 2010s came new ideas and new approaches. BMW’s new ‘BMW i’ division, focussing on their ‘Project i’ electric fleet of cars was one such new idea, and the BMW i8 was the first product of that when it came to supercars for the present day, as more and more car manufacturers made the move towards cars that have greener air emissions.

Unveiled in 2013 at the International Motor Show in Germany, the i8 was a good four years in conception and development before it finally went into production, with laser headlights, butterfly doors and head up display.

The power on this hybrid supercar comes from its 7.1 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, which offers an impressive 374 bhp. Now, doubtlessly, there will be some sceptics who aren’t entirely sold on the idea of supercars powered on anything besides fuel being much good.

But the i8 delivers more and then some. It thunders to a supreme top speed of 159 mph, with the capability to accelerate from 0 - 60 mph in a lightning fast 4.4 seconds. So really, until you’ve tried the future of supercars out for yourself, you’re stuck in a timewarp...

The BMW mantelpiece has been groaning under the weight of all the awards that the i8 has been decorated with since its launch.

Amongst the accolades it has achieved, it has won the 2012 North American Concept Vehicle of the Year. The BBC’s Top Gear magazine also awarded it as their Car of the Year in 2014, and it scooped the World Green Car Award at the 2015 World Car Awards.

A convertible model, the BMW i8 Roadster, was launched in 2018. Battery capacity is boosted from 7.1 kWh to 11.6 kWh, and the roof comes down in the space where the rear seats would be in the standard i8.

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