BMW i8

[Andyk]

Have a look at the picture of the BMW i8..........IS it just me or does it look like its pushing a 991 911 out of it's bottom.....Once you see it you see it everytime you look at it...

 

[dem maser]

I like it

The i3 doesnt look good but that looks sexy

 

[Contigo]

Looks like it is squeezing an Aston Martin out!

 

[Rwc13]

Perhaps BMW have a thing about the rear of the 911....... I remember seeing a photo of the side view of the previous BMW 6 series with the boot lid raised in a car magazine pointing out that without the flat boot lid the rear profile was almost identical to the 911. I couldn't find the original picture, but with a bit of imagination you can see what I mean in this side profile picture.

 

[Tilum]

Have a look at the picture of the BMW i8..........IS it just me or does it look like its pushing a 991 911 out of it's bottom.....Once you see it you see it everytime you look at it...

Oi Andy! Are you slagging off my new car?!? (I've got one on order; scheduled delivery date: 13-Feb-15)

Seriously though, it is the only BMW of recent(ish) times (M1 excluded) that I like the look of! I was invited to BMW UK's HQs to see the car back in March, and it is rather awesome














(Last pic is with the wheels that I've spec'd)

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[drewf]

Tasteful sir... I like that a lot.
Colour?

 

[2b1ask1]

I sort of see the 911 idea but peronally i see it more like Magneto!!!

 

[Tilum]

Tasteful sir... I like that a lot.
Colour?

There are only 4 (main) colours to chose from! ...
- Ionic Silver (with iBlue accents)
- Crystal White (with iBlue accents or Frozen Grey accents)
- Protonic Blue (with Frozen Grey accents)
- Sophisto Grey (with iBlue accents or Frozen Grey accents)

I like my cars in black, so the closest BMW do on the i8 is Sophisto Grey (as per the photos in my previous post). (As much as I'm not a fan of wraps), I'm considering having the Sophisto grey parts wrapped in black (making it all black exc. the iBlue accents)... not sure yet though; any thoughts?

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[Tilum]

I sort of see the 911 idea but peronally i see it more like Magneto!!!

Photos of the i8 can be rather deceiving. TBH, I never felt the back end of the car was 'stretched' or 'extruded', although having said that, you guys are now making me paranoid and I feel I need to see the car again now! LOL

 

[lofty]

I like these a lot, but definitely now see a 911 coming out its a**e

 

[Tilum]

I like these a lot, but definitely now see a 911 coming out its a**e

Oi! Don't you start joining in lofty! LOL
The original M6's ar*e (the one shown in Rwc's post) was quite ugly and not in-keeping with the rest of the car; the new M6 does look better, but when I took one for a test drive, I found it to be a very compentent car, but it did not excite me in anyway like a Maser does... The i8 however is very different, and its design actually gets me excited... the aerodynamic features are a great feat 'form meets function'.

I'm hoping it will make for a nice DD.

 

[drewf]

Photos of the i8 can be rather deceiving. TBH, I never felt the back end of the car was 'stretched' or 'extruded', although having said that, you guys are now making me paranoid and I feel I need to see the car again now! LOL

I agree - I saw the car in Geneva, and it's better in the flesh than in photos.

 

[zagatoes30]

Looks quite nice if a tad bling IMO

 

[dem maser]

You ordered one? Whats the price?

 

[MAF260]

I'm undecided. I like some of the angles, but now see a "turtle's head" every time I see the rear end!

Didn't realise it's a £100k car, will be interesting to see if it has similar residuals to other high price BMWs.

 

[Andyk]

Perhaps BMW have a thing about the rear of the 911....... I remember seeing a photo of the side view of the previous BMW 6 series with the boot lid raised in a car magazine pointing out that without the flat boot lid the rear profile was almost identical to the 911. I couldn't find the original picture, but with a bit of imagination you can see what I mean in this side profile picture.

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Yes it does....the boot up it is a 911 rear.....

 

[Andyk]

Oi Andy! Are you slagging off my new car?!? (I've got one on order; scheduled delivery date: 13-Feb-15)

Seriously though, it is the only BMW of recent(ish) times (M1 excluded) that I like the look of! I was invited to BMW UK's HQs to see the car back in March, and it is rather awesome

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(Last pic is with the wheels that I've spec'd)

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No T.....I think it is a stunning bit of design.....But it still looks like a 911 is coming out of its bottom.....doesn't bother me though as I bet on the road it will have amazing road presence......I like T..Looks great in the dark colours...
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To be honest I have always like the 6 series as well...Yes not a pretty car and a 645/650 will probably be my next car with prices for a 2004 car around £7000/8000.

 

[Andyk]

I'm undecided. I like some of the angles, but now see a "turtle's head" every time I see the rear end!

Didn't realise it's a £100k car, will be interesting to see if it has similar residuals to other high price BMWs.

That's a hard one Mark...Stuff like the latest M6 GT is £110k new and can be had with a 30k discount. This car may be different due to the fact that its not your usual high end BMW. It's a bloody quick car but cheap to run if not to buy.

Performance
Top speed fully electric in km/h 120
Top speed in km/h 250
Acceleration from 0–60 km/h on purely electric power in seconds 4.5
Acceleration 0–100 km/h in s 4.4
Elasticity from 80–120 km/h in seconds (4th gear) 4.0
Elasticity from 80–120 km/h in seconds (5th gear) 4.5

 

[Contigo]

Sorry don't see the 911 at all. As said the lines of the silver portion scream of Aston Martin.

 

[lofty]

Oi! Don't you start joining in lofty! LOL
The original M6's ar*e (the one shown in Rwc's post) was quite ugly and not in-keeping with the rest of the car; the new M6 does look better, but when I took one for a test drive, I found it to be a very compentent car, but it did not excite me in anyway like a Maser does... The i8 however is very different, and its design actually gets me excited... the aerodynamic features are a great feat 'form meets function'.


I'm hoping it will make for a nice DD.

Haha, only pulling your leg, i love it actually, i also love the tech in the i3 so this will be even better.