BMW i8 – 7% of list price

The BMW i8 is a hybrid sports car with both a gasoline engine as an electric motor. If both power sources are used, then accelerates the i8 in less than 4.5 seconds to 100 km/h.

Despite the dual powertrain and the battery pack, the total weight of only 1490 kilograms. BMW got this for each other by the frequent use of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) and aluminium for the LifeDrive architecture, the i8. It didn’t stop there, because the window between the passenger compartment and the engine compartment is gorilla glass used in the dashboard is magnesium. On the options list are carbon wheels, something we don’t often see. More details can be read in the driving test of the BMW i8 (video).

The 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine delivers 231 hp/320 Nm, the electric motor is a further 131 hp/250 Nm. The total system power is therefore 362 hp and 570 Nm. Below are the full specifications:

Specifications MerkBMWModeli8 – i8CarrosseriecoupeBrandstofHybride with benzineCo2-uitstoot49 grams/kmVermogen266 pkKoppel570 NmAcceleratie 0-1004.4 secondenTopsnelheid250 km/uPrijs149.000 euroLeaseprijs pmvanaf 2.071 euroBijtellingspercentage7% tax liability
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Gallery: BMW i8 Coupe 2014

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