The BMW i8 arrived with the intriguing idea of being an environmentally friendly sports car. A turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder and a front-axle-mounted electric motor with a combined total ...

Automakers often work on vehicles that never reach production. Sometimes, this is because the designers are developing competitive models, and only one of them can get the green list for assembly.

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"Within less than 12 months the car was ready – inside and out. The key was to use the composite structure of the BMW i8 … While we pushed, the world changed in 2020. And so, work on the ...

While BMW makes plenty of machinery to keep enthusiasts interested, its most enticing models are often based on more ordinary ones. That's what made the arrival of the i8 so captivating ...