Germany: Saxony, Leipzig (BMW Group Plant Leipzig)
Designer
Vision EfficientDynamics[1] Benoit Jacob (production i8)[2] Richard Kim (2011 i8 Concept)[3]
Body and chassis
Class
Sports car (S)
Body style
2-door coupé 2-door roadster
Layout
Transverse mid-engine, all-wheel-drive
Doors
Butterfly doors
Related
BMW i3
Powertrain
Engine
B38K15T0 1.5L turbocharged I3 engine gasoline[4]
Electric motor
98 kW (131 hp)[4]
Power output
369 hp
Transmission
Aisin F21-360 FT EOP
Transverse 6-Speed Automatic Transmission
Hybrid drivetrain
Plug-in hybrid
Battery
7.1 kWh lithium-ion battery[5] 11.6 kWh lithium-ion battery for 2018–2020 model years[6]
Range
500 km (311 mi) in Comfort mode (NEDC)[7] 600 km (370 mi) in Eco Pro mode (NEDC)[4] 530 km (330 mi) (EPA)[8]
Electric range
37 km (23 mi) (NEDC)[5] 24 km (15 mi) (EPA)[8] 53–55 km (33–34 mi) (NEDC) for 2018 – 2020 model years[6] 29 km (18 mi) (EPA) for 2019 – 2020 model years [9]
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2,800 mm (110.2 in)[10]
Length
4,689 mm (184.6 in)[10]
Width
1,942 mm (76.5 in)[10]
Height
1,298 mm (51.1 in)[10]
Curb weight
3,394 lb (1,539 kg)[11]
Chronology
Predecessor
BMW Vision EfficientDynamics (Concept) BMW ActiveE
Successor
BMW 8 Series (G15) BMW M8
The BMW i8 is a plug-in hybrid sports car developed by BMW. The i8 was part of BMW's electrified fleet and was marketed under the BMW i sub-brand. The production version of the BMW i8 was unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show and was released in Germany in June 2014.[12] Deliveries to retail customers in the U.S. began in August 2014.[13] A roadster variant was launched in May 2018.[14] Production ended in June 2020.[15]
The 2015 BMW i8 accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.4 seconds[16][17] and had an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).[5] The 2015 model year i8 had a 7.1-kWh lithium-ion battery pack that delivered an all-electric range of 37 km (23 mi) under the New European Driving Cycle. Under the U.S. EPA cycle, the range in EV mode was 24 km (15 mi).[8] The battery capacity of both the BMW i8 Roadster and the i8 Coupe was increased to 11.6 kWh in 2018, allowing the NEDC electric range to rise to 55 km (34 mi) for the coupé and 53 km (33 mi) for the roadster.[6]
The BMW i8 coupé had a fuel efficiency of 2.1 L/100 km (134.5 mpg‑imp; 112.0 mpg‑US) under the NEDC test with carbon emissions of 49 g/km. The EPA rated the i8 combined fuel economy at 76 MPGe (3.1 L gasoline-equivalent/100 km; 91 mpg-imp gasoline-equivalent) and 29 miles per gallon (6.7L/100 km) when running in pure gasoline mode.[8]
By March 2020, global sales of all variants had reached more than 20,000 units, making the BMW i8 the world's top-selling plug-in electric sports car, and exceeding sales of all competitors in its segment combined.[6]
^"PHOTOS: BMW Unveils i3 Electric Car and i8 Hybrid Electric Vehicle on US Soil for the First Time!". 9 November 2011.
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^ abcEric Loveday (10 March 2014). "First BMW i8 Deliveries Scheduled for June – Final Performance / Fuel Consumption Figures Released". InsideEVs.com. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
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^ abcd"BMW i8 : Technical data". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^"Car and Driver BMW i8 Instrumented Test". 24 February 2015.
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^"The final BMW i8 has rolled off the assembly line in Portimao Blue". Motor Authority. 16 June 2020.
^Ottley, Stephen (3 November 2014). "BMW i8 - is it a super hybrid?". Stuff. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^"First Units of the BMW i8 Delivered in Germany". 11 June 2014.
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