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BMW i8 and M4 Spotted Testing in China
BMW i8 and M4 Spotted Testing in China

28 Mar 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Even though the BMW i8 and M4 have already been revealed and both started production in Germany earlier this year, the engineers are still testing some prototypes on Chinese roads, as the following ...

 
Listen to the BMW i8 Accelerate to 130 km/h
Listen to the BMW i8 Accelerate to 130 km/h

25 Mar 2014, 09:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the new BMW i8 is its exhaust sound. The hybrid plug-in sports car will be using both an electric motor and a brand new 1.5-liter 3-cylinder turbocharged un...

 
Protonic Blue BMW i8 Spotted in Germany
Protonic Blue BMW i8 Spotted in Germany

21 Mar 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / By now, you probably figured out that we simply can’t get enough of the new BMW i8. Ever since BMW finally revealed it in production form at the Frankfurt Motor Show, last year and we realized...

 
BMW Wants to Sell 100,000 i Cars a Year by 2020
BMW Wants to Sell 100,000 i Cars a Year by 2020

20 Mar 2014, 14:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The recent statement by BMW AG CEO, Dr. Norbert Reithofer revealed the plans of the company over the next years and the short term objectives to be achieved. In the wake of a new dawn in the EU r...

 
BMW i8 to Be Driven up the Famous Goodwood Hill
BMW i8 to Be Driven up the Famous Goodwood Hill

20 Mar 2014, 12:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW Group will be well represented at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed, amongst the cars brought out by the Bavarians being the brand new i8, all-new M cars and the MINI John Cooper Works Con...

 
First BMW i8 Review Done by Customers
First BMW i8 Review Done by Customers

20 Mar 2014, 08:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW i8 is set to arrive in a dealership near you this summer. The car already entered production and a few models have been sent out into the world to show possible customers what they’ll ...

 
BMW Explains the Development of Laser Lights
BMW Explains the Development of Laser Lights

19 Mar 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / With the new i8, BMW wrote yet another page not only in its own books but also on a global scale, becoming the first company to put laser headlights into production, beating both Audi and Mercedes-B...

 
Protonic Blue BMW i8 Poses for Breathtaking Shots
Protonic Blue BMW i8 Poses for Breathtaking Shots

12 Mar 2014, 18:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The brand new and highly anticipated BMW i8 is ready to take on the world, deliveries being announced to start in June in Europe and July in the US, marking a new day and age for the Bavarian brand....

 
BMW Uses Porsche 911 4S and Audi R8 to Sell the i8
BMW Uses Porsche 911 4S and Audi R8 to Sell the i8

12 Mar 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / An interesting idea is now being applied by the marketing people from BMW, teaching dealerships all over the country how to sell the new i8, not that they’d have to try too hard, according to ...

 
BMW i8 Demand Already Exceeding Production
BMW i8 Demand Already Exceeding Production

11 Mar 2014, 13:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW released the full, updated specs of the i8 this week, announcing that the first deliveries of the world’s first laser headlight production car will begin in June in Europe and July in the ...

 
BMW i8 Deliveries to Begin in June, Will Do 112 mpg
BMW i8 Deliveries to Begin in June, Will Do 112 mpg

10 Mar 2014, 08:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW just announced that their hybrid sportscar, the i8, will arrive to dealerships worldwide earlier than we suspected, in June. Most rumors and predictions had the deliveries begin somewhere in aut...

 
BMW M1 vs BMW i8 Comparison
BMW M1 vs BMW i8 Comparison

3 Mar 2014, 15:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s been 33 years since the only supercar BMW ever made went out of production and yet, another iconic car in the history of the Bavarian company is here to take its place, the i8. The two...

 
Standard Equipment for BMW i8 Leaked
Standard Equipment for BMW i8 Leaked

1 Mar 2014, 07:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The biggest question on everyone’s mind, right now, surrounding the imminent launch of the i8 is: what do you get for $136,000? At first, it looks like a pretty steep price tag but, looking ov...

 
BMW i8 Gets Matching Bags from Louis Vuitton
BMW i8 Gets Matching Bags from Louis Vuitton

27 Feb 2014, 11:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Do I really need to explain who Louis Vuitton is or was? The frenchman probably didn’t have the slightest idea what he would stir up back in the 19th century, when he created the fashion house...

 
BMW to Launch Carbon Fiber Wheels Within Two Years
BMW to Launch Carbon Fiber Wheels Within Two Years

21 Feb 2014, 12:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker BMW is planning to launch full carbon fiber wheels within the next two years using technologies developed during the i3 and i8 projects, Auto Express reports. The new wheels will...

 
SGL Carbon to Double Carbon Production for BMW - Report
SGL Carbon to Double Carbon Production for BMW - Report

17 Feb 2014, 17:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / All the carbon fibre BMW uses for its cars (including but not limited to the i3 and i8) is made in the US at the Moses Lake facility in a joint venture with American company SGL Carbon. However, ...

 
BMW i8 Commercial: Sightings
BMW i8 Commercial: Sightings

13 Feb 2014, 17:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Besides the awesome ad inspired by Arthur C. Clarke we showed you yesterday, there's another excellent BMW commercial for the i8 plug-in hybrid sportscar being show on television right now. ...

 
Watch the BMW i8 Doors in Action
Watch the BMW i8 Doors in Action

13 Feb 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW i8 is set to go on sale in the US this autumn. The car was unveiled last year, at Frankfurt and the world was amazed by the fact that it still had the butterfly doors BMW was bragging with o...

 
BMW i8 Says "Hello Future" During Arthur C. Clarke Speech
BMW i8 Says "Hello Future" During Arthur C. Clarke Speech

12 Feb 2014, 17:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If Chrysler has Eminem and Dr. Dre to prove their cars are imported from Detroit, who could BMW possibly use to prove its new i8 is the car of the future that you can buy today. How about Arthur C. ...

 
BMW i8 Shows Up on US Website
BMW i8 Shows Up on US Website

12 Feb 2014, 10:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Looking over the BMWUSA.com website today I couldn’t help but be surprised by the sudden appearance of the new BMW i8 on the main page, therefore announcing the inevitable arrival of the sport...