Before I bought my 2015 i8, I had seen all the complaints that you mentioned, so even though I loved the tech and the way the car looked I had a lot of concerns. My main worry was a lack of power. My prior car was a 2013 F10 M5 with 560 (underrated) horsepower so I was used to a fast car. My first i8 test drive surprised me. With the electric torque delivery and great throttle response, it felt quicker than my M5. In 2015 Car & Driver and Road & Track both tested the i8 and got 3.6 and 3.8 to 60. That’s good enough for me. I’m sure that at higher speeds my M5 would pull away but I never drive over 100 so that doesn’t matter to me. Yes, the NSX is quicker, but it has almost zero electric range and I use electric mode a lot and would really miss it. Plus, I don’t think I would get 44 mpg in the NSX. I would also miss the back seat which my wife and daughter use for short trips and I use for shopping. BTW, I don’t have a problem with the doors because I NEVER park next to anybody. 😀 let the haters hate all they want. I’ll bet most of them have never driven an i8. I have owned many cars but this one is my favorite. I’m glad that you said that you loved the car at the end because I was beginning to wonder!

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for your comment Michael! Looks like you’ve really enjoyed the i8. It definitely gets a lot of hate because of the price tag and performance, but I agree the power delivery is very good and so fun to drive. Definitely no regrets :)

@jay2smoove589

2 жыл бұрын

Did u tune it?

@2010frankieg

2 жыл бұрын

this car has almost zero electric range lol

@michaelc2254

2 жыл бұрын

@@2010frankieg Another comment from someone who has never owned or driven an i8. I do most of my local driving in electric mode. If 20-25 miles is almost zero to you, you must must have studied alternative math.

@2010frankieg

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelc2254 you see my picture you poser. that's my brother Mario barrios , fought kieth thurman , gervonta davis. he has one I drove it plenty , he got rid of it. please don't talk to me about math when your fake ass doesn't even have a picture up. please stop your assumptions. there is a reason the car depreciated so badly. hell no 30 miles on electric isn't good for the drive duration and time to charge. major motor companies and countries are pushing to end petrol car sale and production by 2030 and indefinitely by 2040. there are already cars getting so much more in driving distance.

Another thing I hate: Have to bring the i8 in for service, got a warning light :(

@alexs-cu1ep

4 жыл бұрын

but the amount of money it saves you on gas makes up for it. the i8 is my dream car and it is truly in a class of its own. Consider yourself lucky to have one and appreciate it. good luck man

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexs-cu1ep Thank you. I've been getting about 35mpg without ever charging it. Not bad!!

@K1LL3RS4L1F3

4 жыл бұрын

I have a 19, 710hp mustang i love it but i love the new bmw m5 !! Have 2 kids and wife m5 4 door so better next time i guess hehe

Spot on! I wasn't aware that they included some storage space behind the seats. Great to see this. Thanks for posting.

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Pat, yeah it's quite large! If you move the seats forward you can definitely also fit large signs and thin boxes, by putting them upright. Pretty cool

great vid man this was really helpful definitely pick up one of these in the future once the price drops like the coupe

I just rented an I8 for the weekend. It's so fun to drive and looks amazing gets tons of attention and compliments. If I had the money to buy one I'm on the fence. Getting in and out is kinda a pain in the butt.

@hotrung7362

2 жыл бұрын

hi it's 2022 and i don't know if i8 roadster has any newer upgrade? i really want an upgrade from bmw i8. i still want it

Thank you for your very good Review 👍

Man, I was thinking between the I8 and gle coupe. I just love how the I8 stands out in appearance but now you got me thinking

Black and white interior combination is kill it bro, wawww

bro amazing car u enjoy it :)

Great Car!

thank you so much for this i absolutely LOVE how the car looks this is sad to hear

Have Alex Meyer tune your car and add a Pedal Commander. I have a draggy confirmed 0-60 of 3.7. And with those mods the take off torque from a standstill is awesome.

It’s a luxury car that looks good asf but I gotta agree with the car isn’t fast enough to be more expensive than a mustang

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a terrible car in terms of speed for the price

You should be thankful to have one of those, alot of us dream a car like that.

@brandon6541

3 жыл бұрын

Fr

It's still a great car. Despite some limitations. The Roadster is a sexy convertible.

Thank you for actually mentioning the doors and the practicality of them. Either people are just omitting to mention them or they live in areas with huge parking spaces.

@shawnthornton4294

Жыл бұрын

The i8 doors actually require less space to open than a traditional style door of a Camaro, M8, Challenger, or any other traditional long door coupe . There’s videos out there where they measure the swing of different doors on different vehicles. I personally NEVER have parking issues with my i8.

I love BMW, because it's so beautiful plus it decrease value super fast, just purchased a used 2016 BMW 750ix last thanksgiving (in 2019) with low millage, excellent condition, one owner with no accident, Looks like brand new, it has almost all the feature can add, almost $20,000 opinion, 20 inches wheels, executive package, upgrade Bowers and walking diamond surround sound system, upgrade double sunroof with beautiful LED light, "self driving" safety plus, adaptive laser headlight, self parking..... MSRP is almost $120,000 in 2016, I got it from Carmax in Nov 2019 for only $36998. Love it. the car didn't have any issues at all since i purchased it.

Good info here! It'd be great if more vehicle reviews provided thus much honest daily details.

I have one & my only issue is lack of storage to do road trips. it's my daily driver.

@Anythingyoulike2013

Жыл бұрын

Take it i can't carry any building materials, like not even a bag of sand ? :D

It's literally perfect for me , I wish

hi it's 2022 and i don't know if i8 roadster has any newer upgrade? i really want an upgrade from bmw i8. i still want it

good video, intresting

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Gosh, then do NOT charge it. Last year I did 9 days in Italy with my i8 - and you know how often I charged it? 0. Well - 1. I started the trip charged. But otherwise I just used it in Sport mode to reload and my fuel consumption was still AMAZINGLY low.

they need to re do this model it just look nice but doesnt function well

I have the same i8, but it's not my daily driver I take it out when the weather is nice and I'm in the mood for attention. Cause baby everytime I drive my i8 I can come home with a different chic everyday not that i do lol. The attention I get is nuts. It's a beautiful looking car. But for speed I have my xjl jag 575hp or my range rover 2023 523hp

How has the reliability been?

Did you get the desplay key of this car

Lol. Dude, this is not a practical, everyday car. Thanks for this video...it will help me as I shop for my next BMW. Time for you to switch out for another car; make sure you do a video on that.

@Anythingyoulike2013

Жыл бұрын

Actually it is a practical every day car for business people. Im looking at it and thinking straight away will save £5k a year in fuel alone.

@Baochaotao

Жыл бұрын

@@Anythingyoulike2013 exactly my thinking. I'm in the works of buying one

His outfit is 👌I’m tryna know where he bought the jacket

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

Just checked and it's from Zara!

@hermanogames9238

4 жыл бұрын

Charlie Chang thank you. Lol I have a couple of bombers from Zara

ok ill take it😀

No bs it ok to not like a car isn’t for everybody. Me personally it’s a dream car to work hard for.

"when ppl say its slow" def no chics saying that

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

All the dudes think it is a turtle lol

@decision245

3 жыл бұрын

Kevin facts the design of the car is so nice

@shawnthornton4294

Жыл бұрын

Far from slow. Just not blistering fast. “It’s slow!” That’s what jealous men who can’t afford one say to compensate for not having one. Lol

@rodgerlee7302

Жыл бұрын

@@shawnthornton4294 exactly

Will never understand the speed argument lol. If me and any other faster car are on the street, they're gonna look at me every time. I like looks over speed

@tomhanhart5921

2 жыл бұрын

Generally, this speed argument is only an issue with younger people anyway, who think it somehow affects their reputation. I've had a Coupe for the last four years and my experience is that I've often been too fast in a short time. And in Switzerland that can be very very expensive. But the i8 is just a really fantastic tourer for long trips. That's why I'm now looking for a roadster.

yup go for m8!

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

Haha m8 is nice!! I like that it seats 4 people

Do you buy this car second hand

Then Why Did You Buy The Car.......?

It also sounds like a prius ;)

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

I’ll take it for the 40mpg 😝

@rodgerlee7302

Жыл бұрын

Hardly a Prius. You should drive one before making that judgement. I have a 2019 i8 Roadster. It's incredible and I think Charlie makes way too much of doors being blocked when parking. I've never had that happen.

Hey I know that place! Did you go to boiling crab after making this video? 😋

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I haven’t been to that boiling crab actually!

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I haven’t been to that boiling crab actually! Went to the LA fitness right after lol

Yaa ..the door problem feels awkward when u get in..and out...bmw should work on it...

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

Just wish it was a bit more like Mclaren/lambo doors - they seem to jut out less!

You best comment “It looks like a spaceship but it doesn’t drive like one”

Surprised it does not have custom luggage

Yeah man my my bmw i8 Annoying sometime I HATE IT

4:30 I don't think its the dash that is supposed to blow you when you have a hot car...

i have the same car same exact same color same rims and its a roadster

@nedyusify.7095

5 ай бұрын

same year toooo

i drive in sport mode no need to charge, i think its sold more with horse power and all wheels drive, more than ev option, if you look for ev than this is not the righr car

review sir🙏

Surely you can’t compare a 1.5 litre hybrid to an all electric Tesla model 3

Why didnt the manufacturer make the I8 full fossil fuel driven , with a huge engine at the back and make the hood a storage room.

Um why did you buy this car. Holy shit. I have a BMW i8 and if I was that unhappy with it, I would have never bought it. Jesus.

Great video but lose the background music.

The trunk is bigger than any Lotus

What up

The NSX is more of what the i8 should have been, at least in performance if not overall practicality. The NSX is about as practical as you can get in a supercar, and reliability is well, it's a Honda. The i8 doors should have been scissor style NOT butterfly, or at least gull-wing like the AMG SLS. That was one of the biggest design errors BMW made for the i8. Better to have given it standard doors than what it comes with, JMHO.

You should get a Mercedes G63 AMG

@CharlieChang

3 жыл бұрын

Can't pull that off yet haha

@eljefe2171

3 жыл бұрын

That and the i8 are my dream cars

Juz sell it bro !!

if you hate it, you can give it to me :) haha

Should of cut the truck out for a bigger engine. But I guess the would defeat the purpose.

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

Haha then there really would be no storage! The I-3 engine actually doesn't sound too horrible haha

Did u look into the the car b4 you got it or u just got it and now complaining

stay humble!

So i hate my Diesel engine because it's not Gasoline engine... Go Figure😘

the peaking window is unforgivable...

One thing ITS A SUPERCAR WHAT DO YOU EXPECT

You're throwing away money if you're buying these new

@eljefe2171

3 жыл бұрын

yea, gotta cop an older model that the price has been dropped by a good amount

@jackantonio4361

2 жыл бұрын

@@eljefe2171 is 100k good for a 2019 model ?

Tune it. It wasn’t meant to be fast lol

CRYPTO needs to chill #apexlegends 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Cool car btw

I would just park in 2 spaces away from all other cars

@amani_blnks

2 жыл бұрын

And then the cars park next to you on purpose because it's a sport car😭😭😂😂

Well give it to me

@CharlieChang

2 жыл бұрын

I thought you already had a batmobile

@BruceWayne-bn9pl

2 жыл бұрын

@@CharlieChang i would trade the batmobile for your i8 bro. Beautiful car 😏

Bro 164,000 dollar car? Tell me you SERIOUSLY not choose this car over a Porsche Turbo S, Audi R8, GT3, GT3 RS, Huracan, Etc? lmao Good grief.

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

164k is the MSRP! i8 leases at about half the cost or less of those other cars, due to inflated residual, huge selling price discount, and other manufacturers incentives. Way different cost of ownership than those beast cars lol

@michiyolimjiaen4190

4 жыл бұрын

@PureSwank I personally do think its worth to buy this car tbh. 1)Cheap Roadtax 2) As high head turning/eye capturing as an aventador( review by carwow) 3)fuel consumption of a Prius 4) drive as fast as a 911 Carrera 5) Flying door like a mclaren 6) four seaters for the coupe version which make it into daily drivable like a Bentley GT 7) chicks love this no doubt, and the pricing for a used car ..... nothing else are more convincing then this.

6 things I hate about having cool shit

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to make a 6 things I love about the car too lol

1 year :0

Give me car

6 things I HATE About not having MONEY...

skill issues

Long story short ITS BETTER THAN A HONDA 🙄

Please 🥺 replie please please please 🥺

First world problems

Dude I have an i8 myself and could easily debate your '6 things' that you hate. Question: the i8 came out in 2014, didn't you do your research before buying one? And please stop comparing it to a Tesla, you're insulting my intelligence!

Look like a fail product. No offense.

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

Some annoyances but overall love the car

@Amatersuful

4 жыл бұрын

these things deprecate like hot cakes

@CharlieChang

4 жыл бұрын

@@Amatersuful Yes they do

@guest00791

3 жыл бұрын

Probably will be collectable in the future