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.