i8 possible future of performance??

[renarudo]

http://youtu.be/Dqr_R9QTRYw

What's your opinion CI??

 

[Aussie]

It's definitely not an "M" car, if that moniker does continue it will stand in it's own lineup. More likely BMW is flossing is technology as usual, just like the brief hydrogen models they made. But perhaps this is a prelude to them bringing back the 8 series.

 

[DonJulio]

It's a matter of them starting from ground zero. A whole new car for alternative cunsumers.

There's a huge wealthy customer base that do not want hybrids.

They want a full blown luxury car that's a gas guzzling neckbreaking v8, because they can.

To inject that drivetrain into a 5 series for example would be ludicrous. There would be no back seats or the car wood be too long.

As for it competing with the M, never. The M series is a top of the line luxury sports that is meant to be tame at low speeds and a monster at wot. The predictable unpredictability is what makes those kinds of cars. A hybrid with a 3cyl can't give that same amount of thrill.

It's basicly a honda crz, yes they can be fast a fuark but it's still a hybrid.

 

[DCiFound]

There's a huge wealthy customer base that do not want hybrids.

They want a full blown luxury car that's a gas guzzling neckbreaking v8, because they can.
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yes, oil companies!!!

 

[speedin]

i8 is weak...

Honestly, having seen whats coming from Porsche, Audi, Mercedes, and best of all Acura, the i8 is going to be the slow kid in the bunch.

Now the i3, I do see that as a future glimpse of the commuter car. Its just the i8 isnt fast enough to be a car worthy of that price tag.