They don’t just look fast. With the electric motor and combustion engine providing a total output of 369hp and 420 lb-ft of torque, the i8 Coupe and i8 Roadster more than live up to the sporting heritage of BMW – blowing through 0-60mph in as little as 4.2 seconds.Make a power play. These innovative plug-in hybrid vehicles allow you to repurpose energy while driving, so you can restore battery power on the go. Want to maximize your charging efficiency? Power up with a Level 2 charger installed at home – or at one of 44,000+ public charging stations – in as little as three hours.44.4s
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Horsepower Starting MSRP $163,300 The roadster uses the same hybrid powertrain as the coupe, and there are a few updates to it for 2019. While the gasoline engine—a turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder with 228 horsepower—remains unchanged, the electric motor’s output rises from 129 to 141 horsepower. Total system power increases from 357 to 369 horsepower, hardly supercar territory but enough to propel the coupe from zero to 60 mph in a claimed 4.2 seconds (4.4 seconds for the roadster). While that acceleration figure is identical to its predecessor’s, we suspect that drivers may feel the revised i8’s extra oomph in some circumstances. Top speed is governed at 155 mph for both models.The initial turbodiesel concept car was unveiled at the 2009 International Motor Show Germany. The production version of the BMW i8 was unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The i8 was released in Germany in June 2014[12]. Deliveries to retail customers in the U.S. began in August 2014. Global sales since mid-2014 totaled more than 10,000 BMW i8s by early November 2016, making the i8 the world's top selling plug-in electrified sports car. The top selling markets are the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany.
