Sorry, A Sportier BMW 'i8 S' Just Isn't Going To Happen
Outside of Photoshop specials done for teh lolz, an M Division version of the BMW i8 - an i8 M, if you will - hasn’t yet happened. Nor have we expected it to - the hybrid kinda/sorta sports car doesn’t really fit within the M remit, after all. But how about an i8 S?
We’ve already had the i3 S with more power and a sportier suspension setup, so it’d be reasonable to expect BMW to go a similar route with the i8. But, it turns out it’s not to be.
When asked by Car Advice if customers had been demanding a sharper version of the car, i8 product manager Marcus Pluntke said: “Customers are very happy with the performance it has. Especially as it is so quick, you know the electric motor’s response is like immediately.”
“They don’t say ‘ooh, I need more power’ quite the opposite they say ‘It’s so fast on public roads. I can’t believe how quick it reacts and how quick it is’,” he added.
So that’s a ‘no’ to an i8 S, then, but the standard i8 has already been given a few tweaks. Along with a new Roadster version, BMW has facelifted the car with some aesthetic fiddling, a little more power and some small suspension changes. The electric power steering software has been changed, too.
Both the Roadster and the updated coupe will land in the UK this June.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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At least make it fun at the corner, add like 30 more ponies, bmw sheer driving pleasure…………. Even a civic r is faster on the ring……….. C’mon bmw, I am a fan, and I’m slowly giving up, you’re going downhill like mitsubishi, ur only hope is to make the m8 and 8 series good…………
That‘s quite disappointing, but don‘t let this distract you from the fact that Alcantara is actually a brand.
Me before the article: “Imagine an M2 engined i8. So it can rival the NSX.”
Me after: oh okay…
i honestly dont think the i8 is relavent anymore
i mean the only people who buy these are posers ( Ahem supercar blondie) and its incredibly underpowered and the tech is now as outdated as an iPhone 5s
so like the 5s, why cant they just stop production of the car?
Can we get a rip in the chat?
no
I found it a very disappointing car to drive. I didn’t find it incredibly fast, even doing times like 30-50 etc it was slower than my modified diesel Skoda.
I also found it to be quite cheaply made. The ‘wings’ down the rear quarters a so wobbly they feel like theyre stuck in with foam tape.
F
just put more Duracells in it.
If only it had an M performance variant