Surefire future classic! Niche, made in relatively low numbers, and expensive to buy new. Just a first stepping stone to what could be called full electro-mobility in the sports sector, but i think a very very decent attempt by BMW. Every owner i've ever talked too loves their i8, and like its little brother the i3, it's a car that gets under your skin somehow ;-)

@angela1984a

5 жыл бұрын

You should do an episode about the original Tesla Roadster!

@FutureChaosTV

5 жыл бұрын

It is an expensive bad joke with a tiny battery pack as an excuse to being a little less of a stinker. No luggage space worth speaking of. Only two seater. Slower acceleration than a Tesla Model 3. More expensive than a Tesla S. The only feature this version has over the Teslas is that it is a Roadster. And that awful engine sound for man with tiny dicks.

@thankyouforyourcompliance7386

5 жыл бұрын

A very very decent attempt? Surely you are joking. No clue why this is pinned by fullychargedshow.

@thankyouforyourcompliance7386

5 жыл бұрын

@@harryc266 You seem to want to misinterpret FutureChaosTV. It is not the acceleration that makes this an expensive bad joke. Why "this" is something that needs to be produces and that's why tesla fan boys should not hate it? It is a bloody two seater to show off or for wealthy people to do recreational driving. This is not about e-Mobility or solving problems in cities or reducing carbon footprint. When people talk about the carbon footprint of a BEV, were does this car stands? Such cars do not get mileage to compensate for anything.

@mikaxms

5 жыл бұрын

No definitely not! BWM have massively overcomplicated the drivetrain, so if something breaks it costs a fortune to fix. The front looks good, but the back looks very ugly.

What a good reporter. Its all about the car, not him. He presents in an interesting style sure, but its all relevant, there's no "look at me, Ma" at all.

@shoelessjoe428

5 жыл бұрын

I made this exact comment on a previous video. Quite a change from the Top Gear crew, or even other 5th Gear presenters.

@knifeyonline

5 жыл бұрын

@@shoelessjoe428 but it's a style Doug DeMuro proved people want on youtube

@DennisBishop

5 жыл бұрын

Jonny is a great presenter! He was always my favorite on Fifth Gear. An excellent counterpoint to "Tiff the Stiff" Needell...

@marklewisduncombe

5 жыл бұрын

Jonny isnt your normal car journalist. Cars can be more than the sum of their parts, sometimes character is worth more than performance or practicality. Jonny understands this.

@mixiah

5 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't really want to draw attention to those legs would you!

Jonny is the best automotive journalist in the business! He Makes it all about the cars yet still manages to put his own style into it. Keep up the great work mate!

@TheLateBrakeShow

5 жыл бұрын

Josh Myers V kind man - cheers

I can't help but to think that they did a huge mistake of not going full EV and giving it a more of a futuristic interior experience.

@AndrewSmall963

5 жыл бұрын

Many years ago, Car had an interview with Renault‘s chief designer, and found that although exotic styling got people’s attention, when it came to buying they were far more conservative. This was soon after their fling with the Avantime, Val Satis, and first gen Twingo. For all the column inches garnered by cutting edge styles, bland sells. As VW can confirm.

@egold33311

5 жыл бұрын

If this was full electric, it would be mega and probably sell a lot more!

@skychaos87

5 жыл бұрын

If they go full EV i think the range would be terrible, especially if you drive at supercar speed. Perhaps the next gen EV tech would make more sense.

@ShawnVanden

5 жыл бұрын

What's the F'ing point for Hybrid ? Full EV's the way to go, extra complexity/expense to put a 100 year legacy ICE inside !

@nomoreheroes93

5 жыл бұрын

That would be an entirely new vehicle with all of the extra associated R&D costs that the likely sales of the roadster would in no way cover, so the reason why they haven't is obviously surely

Astonishing, beautiful car and beautiful photography in a beautiful landscape. Can't believe the i8 isn't EV only.

@DC9622

5 жыл бұрын

Mike W , there is an i8 hydrogen test model, whether that is the next step it will be interesting www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/scoop/bmws-hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered-i8-research-vehicle-revealed They are also looking at this for Rolls Royce, they are heavy enough without batteries.

I want to love this car, because I see what BMW was trying to do. But it's not 2012 anymore, and this vehicle still burns oil. The 30 mile range just isn't enough to give me the joy that EVs bring.

@airheart1

5 жыл бұрын

I was a little amazed by this car in 2012.. looking back at this car in another 10 years, it's going to look daft. It is a compromise in every single way. And while compromise in and of itself isn't a bad thing... this car does nothing to push anything to the limits. Except maybe one's budget.. in which case you can just get such better cars for the same price.. sorry Jonny.. it's great that you have an emotional attachment to this thing.. it's a cool look on the outside.. the interior looks a bit shit honestly, but that's normal for all BMWs in my opinion.. and as for performance.. a complete let down for the cost.

@harryc266

5 жыл бұрын

airheart1 the way this cars built is so advanced and the amount of power the car gets from hybrid technology is far superior to most cars. I don’t think you fully understand what you’re talking about.

@airheart1

5 жыл бұрын

HarryC26 I understand statistics. And I understand that for $150k, I can get cars with far superior performance in every aspect. Now.. I understand statistics don’t entirely encompass something we have an emotional feeling for. And the look of this car can endear that kind of emotion.. but I’ve never been a big fan of BMW interiors.. or styling in general. And I’m just saying.. this car’s performance does not match its price tag. For me at least. And if the reinforced plastic with carbon fiber was as amazing a material as Jonny says... have we seen it adopted into anything else in the last 5 years? If it has, I'm unaware of it. Of course Carbon fiber use is slowing growing.. but I haven't heard of this specific use of it as a plastic reinforcement in use in anything else.. maybe I'm just uninformed about it And lastly.. no matter how amazing this hybrid use is/was.. it's still far less efficient and powerful then a well built, pure EV. P.S. Oh, and it still spews out poison... past its 30 mile electric range. P.P.S. Here's one I8 competitor in the same price range, and also a type of hyrbid, albeit different entirely. The Acura NSX. And the NSX blows the doors off the I8. And the day a Honda/Acura, for the same price, shreds a BMW... I don't know what to tell you except.. unacceptable effort and engineering.

@harryc266

5 жыл бұрын

airheart1 Because car company’s don’t have to change or use innovative materials until it’s too late that’s why nobody is using carbon plastics apart from bmw. That’s why bmw is actually trying to produce a decent hybrid sports car. That’s why it doesn’t have a v8. The list goes on 😂 oh and the NSX is more expensive, has 3 miles of electric range, produces more “poison” than the BMW, and is less luxurious - yet that’s all okay because it’s faster? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 so hypocritical! Yeah it’s totally it’s unacceptable for bmw to produce a sports car that’s as fast a 911 but only has 3 cylinders and is a hybrid. Okay then. Yes they’ve totally failed.

@DC9622

5 жыл бұрын

Secretlyanothername, 30 miles is ideal for the big cities where the most will live, with charge zones and it does generate a bit. The problem is infrastructure I am in the North West, and it is poor. Presently, you need the engine to travel distance, the development of EV cars is ahead of the infrastructure.

if the I8 was all electric it would sell like hot cakes even if it had half the range of a tesla

@maschinenraum

5 жыл бұрын

at some point bmw will do that. they had two iterations in their battery technology where they added 50% more energy each time. i guess with the next iteration the energy density will be good enough. that will probably be at 300 wh/kg

@harryc266

5 жыл бұрын

it has unlimited range... its a hybrid.

@stuuuuuuuu

5 жыл бұрын

@@harryc266 it has 30 miles of electric range the energy source of the internal combustion engine costs $3+ a gallon lol

@stuuuuuuuu

5 жыл бұрын

@@maschinenraum 300 wh/kg they could easily make a 300 mile EV. I don't think they are there yet, but new i3's have about 150 miles and im not sure of their battery energy density. they don't have a large supply of batteries and they don't have any charging infrastructure so i imagine theyre going to push off EV's as long as they can

@honzaasterba

5 жыл бұрын

@@maschinenraum bmw is outsourcing their battery production to some chinesse company

The cinematic shots are amazing ... Fully charged camera crew brought the beauty of this amazing machine even more Amazingly

@earlpottinger671

5 жыл бұрын

Can not fault the camera and sound work.

@sibtainraza8673

5 жыл бұрын

@@earlpottinger671 They did a great job with it

0:05 that's not a noise you hear very often on this channel unless it's one of Roberts V8 impression

@useyourbrain2174

5 жыл бұрын

Yes and I hope this is the last time to hear these shit.

@foxpup

5 жыл бұрын

@@useyourbrain2174 I understand your sentiment but with the i8 and i3 with range extender you've got a vital function in the ICE unit if you live in a charger-sparse setting. I live in Nebraska and range extenders make traveling with an EV practical if you travel around the state - not just the cities. There are places where you would find yourself hundreds of miles from any charger at all unless you count RV campgrounds which I don't since their 220V connectors aren't always maintained well enough to handle continuous L2 charging without lighting up. I currently feel rather penned up with my LEAF which needs to stay in my metro area but an i3 with a range extender or this unit could go further. They would be quite liberating, even better than a Tesla.

Great video as always! Funny how i saw a few of them driving this week and now this video popup on my feed haha! (The matte black version looks amazing!)

I just love your reviews Johnny! You are the best vlogger on KZread! You combine knowledge with homour and style! Pls keep up the excellent work! Hopefully I will see you on Fullycharged Live! 😀

@TheLateBrakeShow

5 жыл бұрын

A Nemeth Many thanks

Great review, your passion and knowledge for cars really comes through. I still turn my head when I see one of these...

What a great car nice to still see the odd supercar get reviewed from time to time. Hopefully when more arrive you can also review those but still do the general cars for the average Joe as well. :) Thank you Jonny for a fantastic review.

@billh2294

5 жыл бұрын

I love the looks of this car but can't agree it's a supercar based only on the looks.

Hmm, dope tech but my feeling is it's not electric enough for this show. Not any more!

@maschinenraum

5 жыл бұрын

Johnny is an electric and combustion engine gear-head. i like that. fun needs to always be important, and sometimes the sound of an ICE is fun.

@marc0523

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, I love it but it is starting to show its age EV wise.

That key is useless in today's world. It would have been fantastic 10 years ago.

@utuber2

5 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing - they'd have been better much better off putting the money in a stunning smartphone app

@SuperSiggiboy

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, that stupid key came out in 2015 and it was very outdated back then

@Totalschaden-dd4bp

5 жыл бұрын

@@utuber2 What happens if your phone runs out of battery, though?

@damianarnold3789

5 жыл бұрын

It is useless, I had one with my new car and it's stayed on my office shelf ever since!

Jonny's style of presenting is unique in a way that makes you feel like he is telling you a secret. He makes you really feel the emotions that the cars he reviews evoke. He doesn't shy away from criticism either, but he presents it in a way that doesn't bash the vehicle; but makes you understand what a particular shortcoming is all about in a nice, sometimes humorous way. I will always watch him do a review. Not so much other people who want to be big stars and are on screen more than the cars.

The roof mechanism is one of the best designed one I've ever seen, amazing!

@midwestslim

5 жыл бұрын

next to the Lambo Hurican

@andrewnorris5415

5 жыл бұрын

@@midwestslim Even the Hurican pails compared to the 720 Spider. Several patents for that. Simple, fast, at speed, blows the competition away.

I looked hard at the i8 and the i8 Roadster. In some ways I love it, and in some ways it repels me. For this kind of money it should be all joy, not a mixed bag. I think in decades to come we'll look back at this car as as a historic footnote, a quirky experiment, not a classic. It's BMW stumbling and groping their way into the future, still trying to figure out the formula. And yeah… Make a full BEV version without fake noises (or at least some way to switch them off) and then I'll take another look. Better do it soon before the new Tesla Roadster hits the streets, though.

I love your reviews sooooo much!!!!

Really enjoying the quality of your content!

Superb as always Jonny.

It a plug in hybrid stop complaining guys, plus there's some amazing engineering and tech in that car. As always thanks for the awesome presenting and friendly feel to the whole video Jonny and the rest of the Fully Charged crew!

@earlpottinger671

5 жыл бұрын

They are not complaining about Jonny, they are complaining that for so much money BMW is not delivering as an advance machine as present day tech allows them to do.

Stunning cinematography!

Much better than your previous videos Jonny, keep it up

Nice one! Ive been fascinated by this car for awhile, thanks!

even though this isn't really a "fully charged" car, I appreciate that you guys decided to put it up even though it was filmed mid-2018

@Cloxxki

5 жыл бұрын

I don't understand their upload schedule. Do you?

@Moggster23

5 жыл бұрын

@@Cloxxki maybe BMW put a restriction on the upload?

Been waiting a while for this one!

This is the kind of review that I look for while cruising KZread. Talking heads are fine but a hands on with a bit of tehnitalk is what I'm after. This is one your finest. Thanks.

Jonny, that first shot is the coolest I've ever seen you. I will knee before Zod. 😊👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

that opening cinematic shot is just breathtaking. Give a raise to your video crew. the whole video is an eye candy.

Sharp-looking car with many great features however hybrid is going backwards in technology not forward

@matthewmcmullan9669

5 жыл бұрын

Anything that's a step away from relying solely on fuel is a step forward. The only way you're going to get petrol heads out of petrol guzzlers is slowly moving them on

@RWBHere

5 жыл бұрын

But surely not with something which looks as hideous as that contraption?

Amazing review!

Love the i8 and i3; Great review Jonny, still remember when you drove the 630d to Poland on skinflint juice. Best Motor Journalist by a mile.

Nice car, great review, but I think it's time for Fully charged to only review full EVs. Hybrids are so yesterday :D

Completely missed the main trick, it should be a full EV only

@tr33c21

5 жыл бұрын

Or at least as an option

@MILKYBAR1969

5 жыл бұрын

I think the trick is have a look at what you could have had now have a look at the i3 which is everything this is made of for a quarter of the price.

@earlpottinger671

5 жыл бұрын

@@tr33c21 If you took out the motor and all the parts it needs (fuel tank, piping, heat cooling system, etc) and replace with an equal mass of batteries you already would be close to if not over 150-200 miles range with present tech.

@Ifyoudonttakeitucantfakeit

5 жыл бұрын

Why cover this crap?

@nomoreheroes93

5 жыл бұрын

That would be an entirely new vehicle with all of the extra associated R&D costs that the likely sales of the roadster would in no way cover, so the reason why they haven't is obviously surely

The i8 looks great, just wish they went the i3 route and had a larger battery and added a range extender. Lovely shots as always!

@Cloxxki

5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget a more powerful electric motor. Those are to be had for cheap, off the shelf!

kinda bummed they didnt take the opportunity of making a full BEV version of this car for the mild refresh. an i8 with a 60~kWh and CCS would be great.

I can't believe Fully Charged reviewed this. I was thinking of adding a lawnmower engine to my windmill for when it's not windy.

Really great quality production guys

meh, the design is neat, but for someone who has been driving electric for 8 years, its just old tech under the hood. not worth it.

@harryc266

5 жыл бұрын

and what other company has design, made and successfully made a hybrid super car?

@PjotrStroganov

5 жыл бұрын

HarryC26 Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren. Oh Honda too.

@517sf6

5 жыл бұрын

HarryC26 key word successful that’s something the I8 isn’t

@harryc266

5 жыл бұрын

PjotrStroganov there hyper cars. And the NSX isn’t a success either.

@ebridgewater

5 жыл бұрын

they're*

half-charged

@RWBHere

5 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, the customer is being overcharged.

@MartinRennison

4 жыл бұрын

@@RWBHere mean while your response is underrated

It's not electric enough for the electric car folks, yet not sporty enough for the regular sportscar enthusiast, it's a bit in no man's land like the NSX. Does look cool though

@Cloxxki

5 жыл бұрын

It's below the NSX by a margin. That one concerns supercars.

@CarToneHK

5 жыл бұрын

@@Cloxxki Audi R8s yes, McLaren sports series no. At least the i8 has more electric range than NSX

@drunkenhobo8020

5 жыл бұрын

CR-Z is probably a more apt comparison. Neat little car but sub-130 bhp in what was supposed to be a sports car was absolutely pathetic.

Thanks for this reminder to do the Lottery tonight... Another excellent FC review video.

That scenery was stunning

It's the best 'uhöööööööh'-car you can buy and now everybody can look at you sitting in a 'uhöööööööh'-car. I just can not understand why BMW isn't able to build this fully electric for this enormous price. And yes, this is no 'Supercar' it's a 'Posercar'. And the 'investment' for the technology in this car is dead money. There is no space for a big battery pack. So BMW, congratulations for this!

thank you for putting numbers in kmh also, nice touch :D i love this car

Great video as always when they going to make a full EV like this! :)

Your channel is called Fully Charged not partially charged, co-charged or nod to electric torque car!

@peterrobannsobrepena6029

5 жыл бұрын

Got it😁

@seb.

5 жыл бұрын

Self fully charged

@Liftium

5 жыл бұрын

Hybrids can be fully charged too.

@patrickf01

5 жыл бұрын

@@Liftium and then recharged with fossil fuel. Not really the same but semantics are semantics😉

@cjeam9199

5 жыл бұрын

Patrick Frickel If they’re a plug-in you might use electric only for 90% of the miles a vehicle does.

Two years further on and I still find the i8 jaw dropping. I will never be able to afford to buy one so I get my fun from its little sister the i3s and yes across the City it’s fun to drive.

That key is a monster. It must be Like carrying around a palm pilot..

Fantastic video! Where was this filmed?

Gosh! England is looking dry :)

@lucian823

5 жыл бұрын

Marty theMartian Spain 🇪🇸

@philm2417

5 жыл бұрын

Middlesbrough, post global warming ...

I don't understand that touchscreen on the key fob. Can't they just give a regular key and a smartphone app?

Jonny, you just said COOP!

This car is far too expensive for what the customer gets. I don't think BMW is trying to scam anyone, rather this car is a technological orphan, a testament to just how fast the state of the art in EVs is advancing.

I really like the design, Especially the small airway that goes into the back lights

If BMW really spent 2B on developing the car and it STILL isn't 100% electric that is a disgrace. All they are doing is perpetuating the fossil fuel disaster we are witnessing. We cannot continue to applaud these people. It is either full EV or forget it. Great video Jonny... fantastic filming, commentary and editing... but these manufacturers are failing us all. They have wasted 2B. What would Tesla have done with that 2B? Built another Gigafactory, delivered an electric bus, accelerated the pickup delivery... so many good things could have been done but instead we have an extension of the fossil fuel addiction, and on top of it, we are applauding them. Sorry, not good. Mark (CEO Electric GT)

Love the i3 and love the i8, amazing cars.

I love the look! I still don't understand why they can't just go 'Full EV?' It's not as if the technology isn't there!

@skychaos87

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think they are ready. The i3 is basically full EV and it's range is not practical. i8 full EV at supercar speed would suffer even worst with range. Perhaps the next gen would work.

@Hamachingo

5 жыл бұрын

Mostly convenience and lack of charging infrastructure in the target market. Nobody buying this wants to park it overnight at a public EV parking spot. This car is for busy people who don't have the patience to charge a large battery and wanna go fast for an extended period (german Autobahn), something pure EVs struggle at. That 3-cylinder is quite efficient when cruising. If driven softly, this goes electric in town but you still can do longer trips and have some fun on open roads. I wish the engine was a diesel for more efficiency and range while producing less C02. It's not like it sounds good on the outside anyway, the synthesised sound does a good job.

Beautiful car. I have only seen a couple on the road. I imagine many are bought and put away as guaranteed collectables.

Beautiful car , only dislike the up opening doors but in a roadster can live with it Truly modern car

Beautiful car!

The refresh looks even better than the original. Nice.

Fantastic video. I think the i8 could be a cult/collector's car, because it's unique and special.

@useyourbrain2174

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, because it's specially made for brain-dead people.

@PaulMansfield

5 жыл бұрын

@@useyourbrain2174 you're one of those "I don't understand/appreciate/like this thing, so nobody else should either" people.

@RWBHere

5 жыл бұрын

Very few people collect cults...

I live in far south Texas and I see more of these than any other luxury sports car.

Well... Whatever the technology side... You have to agree , it’s a very beautiful car...💪 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

Now if only the i8 was a full BEV, I would buy a new hat and tip it. I am tempted to suggest that if that ever happens I would eat that particular hat. But I won't, because I hope BMW actually does. Come on BMW. Give yourself some real identity in the future of motoring. Make that BEV i8.

@antoinepageau8336

5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, and I would add that they target the 3 series X3 market segment, not just these low volume experimental half baked propositions.

@ramblerandy2397

5 жыл бұрын

@@antoinepageau8336 I surprised myself that, a few seconds after posting my message earlier, I lost interest in the video and switched to find some BEV news. That's how far I've come and I suspect many others. I have lost any interest in any vehicle which has any form of internal combustion engine. The sooner they are removed from the roads, the better.

@harryc266

5 жыл бұрын

Antoine Pageau if you knew anything about cars you’d know that they are launching the ix3 and i4 😂🙃

@harryc266

5 жыл бұрын

The future of motoring is hydrogen. Electric cars are just a fad.

@ramblerandy2397

5 жыл бұрын

@@harryc266 😂

Saw one of these in town the other day, beautiful looking car. Didn’t realize it had a 140k price tag though.

Love it,Petrol will be around a long time yet Hybrid will be part of the mix.

I really like the look of this car. Especially the face. It almost looks like it's smirking at you as you drive past one. 😎

Jonny you are the best part of Fully Charged because you love all cars.

Intergalactic - i love it

It's really about time there was a full EV version of this.

@Cloxxki

5 жыл бұрын

It would be really hard to not make a BEV version much better. Just the drivetrain of the Model 3PD would make it quicker and barely lose a mile of rangefrom the petrol version. Weight? Well i8 is 1539 kg, Model 3 Performance is 1847 kg. Could BMW not lose 300 kg off the Tesla by using a carbon reinforced chassis and plastic body panels? They have a lot of money to play with.

This review and the one from the Henry Catchpole (Carfection) are the best i8 reviews on the internet...

Its a cracking looking car and perfect as a hybrid. Most i8s will be used as second cars on roads and in regions like the video France, Italy and Spain the last thing you want is to run out of juice in rural Andalusia in the blazing heat on the way back to your villa.

Lovely car!

THE SOUND IS A BLOODY SPEAKER IN THE BACK !!

@Liftium

5 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who knows that. Seems like Jhonny doesn't.

@rofared87

5 жыл бұрын

@@Liftium Johnny said it was a speaker in the video at 8.20

I was shopping for an intergalactic car when I came over the i8 Roadster, must be the best offer in the intergalactic car category by far...

Perfection with playback at 1.5 speed

Great review, Jonny! You've wisely focused on the i8's impressive engineering, fabulous looks and its unique position in the marketplace, and done so with a friendly, articulate presentation style. You and the i8 are legends in their time!

All folks who say it's already outdated technology are right. That's the reason I drive an i3 EV for the few everyday rides. And for local and regional traffic EVs are the ultimate solution. But for the rare long trips to the mountains or the holidays to the sea, where there are still no charging stations and probably will not be for a long time, the i8 is still a wonderful choice and despite its awesome power way more economical than most gasoline cars you drive.

Beautiful. Massively more expensive than I could ever dream of I bet though. What we need is for Mazda to pull finger, factory electric MX5 please, I'd compromise on an electric RX8 for that matter.

Can you do some reviews of some of the electric motorcycles now coming onto the market?

Honestly I don't give a shit about a 2 seat expensive non fully electric car. But I guess it is technologically interesting and gives no range anxiety. Great looking scenery and it's not a bad looking car.

Jonny .... you are so cool!

We have to redefine the term „sportscar“, since the i8 takes 4,6sec from 0-100km/h, whereas most Model S are quicker by a second or two and even a Model 3 Performance does it in 3,6sec. It took BMW 5 years to build this roadster when they had the i8 already in production? And still not a pure EV? Can‘t wait to see one of these getting smoked by a Tesla Roadster II. BMW looks so old and slow in comparison, sadly.

Lol love that it shows the local speed limit at 100 and Johnnie's doing 116

Excellent report, on a very interesting car. I'd have liked though to hear how it compares, as a car, to a Tesla... Why might you buy it instead of a full ev?

It’s an amazing looking auto and now the battery range is creeping up it will soon be a viable contender for sportscar fanatics who want to go green

They should've replaced the engine with more batteries

Stop comparing this to the Tesla Roadster people. A) it isn’t in production yet. B) it will cost much more than an i8 and C) this is a car for people who might not want to go full EV.

i plan on buying this car next year, can someone explain to me the difference between the standard, tera, and roadster version?

I think that the British auto journalists didn't quiet know what to compare the I8 to at the time and remember that McLaren, Ferrari and Porsche had just launched astonishing cars at the time it isn't surprising. Apparently they are popular in the tech community and sold well in Northern California.

Intelligent touch screen? Jonny is a sucker for marketing words =)

@leonkernan

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure BMW had a sheet of talking points they wanted him to hit when they loaned the car for the drive.

Interesting, the running gear of the i8 is used in the Countryman SE, the 1500 is standard and presently 20miles plug in range. The next version will increase to 30 miles as will the BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer and indeed the new 1 series when it is released. Glad to see, this time Johnny charged it first before the test, than just drive it about complaining about the range and mini stylings.

Intelligent key by BMW. Right, because an app on my phone wouldn't work and I really want another device bulge in my skinny jeans.

@harryc266

5 жыл бұрын

Antoine Pageau there is an app... again you clearly know nothing

@antoinepageau8336

5 жыл бұрын

Relax @@harryc266. No I don't know everything. Clearly you're a smart cookie.

Great video, but you seem to be having trouble deciding what side of the road to drive on... 😁

I'd still rather have a Rivian ute. When it comes to Australia, they will both be around the same money. The Rivian has better range and more power and is more practical.

@steveluck9541

5 жыл бұрын

Struth So you’re saying the roo bar won’t fit an i8 and there’s no room for your 4X. Let alone any romantic action baaah!

Its slower than an original Tesla Roadster sport. That manages 0-60mph in 3.7 sec and 244 mile range.

@corneliussweeney9903

5 жыл бұрын

Did Elon musk himself not say the original roadster wasnt a good car?

@corneliussweeney9903

5 жыл бұрын

@sbmphr He disliked the original roadster that much he shot it into deep space 😂

Still makes all other sportscars look more than a little 20th century-esque - epic!