building on the current BMW i3 and i8 models. Speculation abound as to how effective it will be in taking away sales from Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), but before we even get to that point, there is seeming total disagreement on what the future BMW i5 *actually The 2015 bmw i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe is a striking design that draws attention wherever it goes. Park it on the street, and you'll be swarmed by pedestrians with cellphones, taking pictures in reverent silence. MUST WATCH: Big Block Smart Car Defies Welcome to the future, courtesy of the bmw i8 sports car. So many times, car companies – or car magazines – label a new vehicle as being a “game changer.” Personally, I hate the term, partly out of its overuse, but mostly because of the dubious Car columnist James Healey gets behind the wheel of the new bmw i8 hybrid sports car. Join us for this inside review. (Money, USA Today) The BMW i8 is $136,500 fully equipped. The options packages are cosmetic and trim items only and range up to $10,800. We were promised flying cars, teleportation and hover boards. We don’t have any of that. But now we have this: The BMW i8 and it’s a future that cannot get here soon enough. My body hurt. My mind was numb. I had just spent a week in Las Vegas for the The i8 fits four of those descriptions, with nostalgic yearnings for 2014 yet to be determined. And unlike the notoriously slow and unreliable DeLorean, the BMW is actually a car worth driving. A review last Sunday about the BMW i8 misstated the car’s .
The BMW i8 is easily the flashiest model the German automaker has in its lineup. Aftermarket companies rarely give it any attention though. A big part of that is the i8’s hybrid engine, which is admittedly more complicated to custom tune than the typical BMW Group India introduced the new sub-brand BMW i in India with the launch of the BMW i8, the most progressive sports car of its time, at an event in Mumbai. The first plug-in hybrid vehicle from the sub-brand BMW i, the BMW i8 is available at BMW i Meet the 21st century supercar: the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid. It’s insanely fast despite having three cylinders, not eight or twelve. On country roads you cruise in supreme comfort and quiet. The first 20 miles of your trip come from electric power. Update – The gallery and press release section have been updated. It is the first mid-engined hybrid sports car to launch in India. More than a year after it was showcased at the 2014 Auto Expo, BMW has finally launched the i8 Hybrid sports car today. .