Watch The Incoming BMW i8 Spyder Undergo A Little 'Ring Testing
It’s taken a while, but a convertible version of BMW’s i8 is finally on the way. Previewed some time ago by the i Vision concept (below), the breezier version of the i8 is expected to arrive next year, four years after the release of the coupe.
The car has been spotted undergoing testing at the Nurburgring, sporting - along with the fabric roof - what looks like styling tweaks to the front and rear bumpers relative to the coupe version. These will presumably be carried over to the coupe as part of a mid-life update.
Like the tin top i8, we’re anticipating that the convertible will be powered by the same combination of a 1.5-litre turbocharged inline-three and an electric motor. In the current i8, that powertrain is good for 357bhp, making for a 0-62mph time of 4.4 seconds. Whether or not the convertible and the inevitable facelifted coupe get a little boost in power, we’ll have to wait and see.
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Why even bother put the Camo Livery on! We car guys will always know what it is!
But they put it so the cameras have a hard time with depth and identyfing new tweaks to the car,to the naked eye is visible but the details don’t thanks to the pattern art
Did they do the blinker test?
No. The batteries would drain in seconds
Ohhh! BMW 8 a spider!
It’s even covered in spider web!
The livery does nothing
the livery hides small little features
Not my cuppa tea as “i8” spiders…..
I need to get out more..!
Lol 👌👌👌
No top to enjoy the glorious sound of the monstrous 1.5 engine combined with the deafening batteries……
I was told it should get some fancy new seats🤔
What happened to the roof?
I8 it.
Why develop a car under circumstances it will never experience?
Get rekt