Is BMW in 2016 with an i9?

Posted on 23-07-2014 at 15:43 by MrBrown – 21 Comments”

BMW would be concerned with the development of a sports car above the i8, on the occasion of the 100-year anniversary of the brand in 2016 should come on the market. We get finally a real sports car from BMW?

According to the German colleagues at Auto Motor und Sport. They have internal sources learned that BMW is working on a i9 which is the tradition of the legendary M1 must continue.

The i9 would have to be seen as a hardcore version of the i8. By the 231 bhp 1.5 turbo engine to be replaced by a six-cylinder engine and a more powerful electric motor to mount, the i9 substantially more power than the 362 hp and 570 Nm that the hybrid powertrain in the i8 today. Moreover, it would be another chassis adjustment for a more dynamic concerns.

The increase of the weight with a heavier engine comes with it, would BMW want to capture with greater use of carbon. Such as a sports car it is fitting would be the 50:50 weight ratio it will be preserved. If we the rumors are to be believed, the i9 a 0-100 km/h time of less than 4 seconds to drop. About a half a second faster than the i8.

In February, BMW productiebaas Harald Krueger still know that there will be no new i-models arrive. Well, the word ‘provisional’ is relative, and it could well be that in 2016 is, indeed, a i9 comes on the market. That name is already logged. The story goes that BMW is him in the first instance i10 wanted to call it. Unfortunately that was not possible because Hyundai is already the pull is gone.

If there is, indeed, the name ‘i9’ is chosen, we assume that the car also in terms of design differs greatly from the i8. But it would of course also be that the brand of the car just on the market as i8M.