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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Top speed is electronically restricted to 155 mph. BMW says overall economy in European testing will be 2.7 liters per 100 kilometers, or 87 mpg. In real-world driving, the company expects the i8 ...

The 2015 BMW i8 hybrid sports car is a wild exercise in ... Can it pinch-hit as a daily driver? It looks like a speed bump would scrape off the i8’s entire aerodynamic underbody paneling ...

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.

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.

When you get behind the wheel of one, you're looking for a high-performance ride with speed and strength that you simply can't get in your average sedan or coupe. But even though the BMW i8 was a ...