The 2014 BMW i8 arrived at a moment when “hybrid” still sounded like a compromise, a sensible choice rather than a dream car.
As we're waiting for the i8 to be officially unveiled (even though we saw how the interior will look like today, thanks to some leaked photos), all sorts of numbers keep piling up inside our head, ...
Famous for its cutting-edge tech and futuristic looks, the i8 is an interesting car. Let's break down it down to the numbers.
Kurt Ernst June 12, 2012 Comment Now! BMW’s i8 sports coupe could prove to be the first attainable hybrid vehicle (which excludes Porsche's 918) to win the hearts and minds of enthusiast drivers.
There’s little doubt that the 2015 BMW i8 is one of the most radical and groundbreaking performance cars this industry has seen in a long time. From its unique carbon-intensive construction to its 1.5 ...
Tommy and Chase from The Fast Lane Car channel on YouTube dared to fight a gravely impromptu dragstrip and see who wins down the quarter-mile when an all-new Mustang GT faces off with a ten-year-old ...
Attention, eco-chic speed freaks: Set aside your Teslas; you have a new toy to covet. The 2014 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid and the all-electric i3 are the first offerings from the automaker’s new i subbrand ...
BMW’s i8 extended-range electric sports car is inching closer to production. This sexy, eco-minded sports car debuted as a concept at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, and the Bavarian Motor Works ...
Jody Only is an author and photographer. Within the last five years in the auto industry, she has had bylines with TopSpeed, HotCars, LSXmag, Engine Labs, Chevy HardCore, and Street Muscle. She is a ...
The sophisticated plug-in hybrid powertrain of the BMW i8 sports car has been rated the top engine in this year’s International Engine of the Year Awards, the official award of British publication ...
The 2015 International Engine of the Year (yes, it's a thing) results were announced yesterday. Consequently, our inbox filled up with press releases from different OEMs, each trumpeting its dominance ...
The outlandish BMW i8 is, like a walking fish, best understood as an evolutionary link between past and future. Its wild design and hybrid ethos are unmissable signposts of progress—but in this ...