Watch the 2020 BMW i8 Coupe push its limits on the Autobahn with no speed limit! This futuristic hybrid sports car, powered by a 1.5L turbocharged engine + electric motor, delivers an electrifying ...

Experience the BMW i8’s top speed and acceleration in this thrilling Autobahn POV drive! 🚀⚡ Listen to the hybrid sports car’s unique exhaust sound as it pushes to the limit on the no-spee ...

The BMW i8 is one of the Bavarian brand's most controversial and iconic cars that set the foundation for its current EV strategy when it was launched globally in 2014. The moniker managed to ...

Attention, eco-chic speed freaks: Set aside your Teslas; you have a new toy to covet. The 2014 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid and the all-electric i3 are the first offerings from the automaker’s new i ...

but BMW’s engineers don’t trust drivers so the six-speed automatic transmission will also shift automatically at times. After you’ve driven the i8 for awhile, it feels as if you’re wearing it.

and a 131-hp electric motor powering the front wheels (via a two-speed transmission), the i8 is the Bavarian automaker's most fuel efficient sports car. BMW claims the 2+2 i8 coupe can reach 60 ...

2-speed automatic; AWD (gasoline rear, electric front). EPA Fuel Economy (city/hwy): TBD BMW has teased the i8 with concept cars and tech trickles going back to the 2009 Vision EfficientDyanmics ...

The BMW i8 had two separate transmissions. Up front, there was a two-speed automatic transmission to help the electric motor powering the front wheels. Then, to help the turbocharged I-3 stay in ...

Gearbox: 9/10 BMW has equipped the i8 with just a six speed automatic. In a world of eight and nine speed transmissions, I found myself consistently trying to force the car to shift to a gear ...

BMW's i8 is both a car and a preview of the ... The engine drives the rear wheels through a conventional six-speed automatic gearbox and also spins a generator to charge the batteries when needed.

while the electric motors drives the front wheels through a two-speed transmission. 2016 BMW I8 Engine OptionsEngineMax Horsepower (hp)Max Torque (lb-ft)Turbo I3 Hybrid357 (combined)420 (combined ...

Cue the GKN two-speed eAxle for hybrid and electric vehicles. This piece of tech debuted with the arrival of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, but what’s the catch behind this contraption?