i8 has arrived!!

[tobybmw535i]

Well its finally arrived and its F**king awesome!

Picked the car up on Saturday.

My dad hasn't stopped driving it since so i haven't had chance to have a go yet but she is gorgeous and seems to go well!

various pictures sorry they are abit rubbish

Edited by tobybmw535i on Wednesday 21st January 16:49

[2.5pi]

Looks the dogs , I ordered one but cancelled when I found out the engine wasn't a 6 cylinder or bigger.

Since then I've been busy kicking myself

[a4cabrio]

Very very nice, you'll have to come back and let us know what you think when you've had a drive, love the look of the i8. That's the 1st white one I've seen, I'd only ever seen blue and black.

[anonymous-user]

2.5pi said:

Looks the dogs , I ordered one but cancelled when I found out the engine wasn't a 6 cylinder or bigger.

Since then I've been busy kicking myself

They look ok but £100k? Not so sure. Nothing stopping you ordering another is there?

Now, if it did have a big V6/8? That would be something.

[anonymous-user]

2.5pi said:

Looks the dogs , I ordered one but cancelled when I found out the engine wasn't a 6 cylinder or bigger.

Since then I've been busy kicking myself

They look ok but £100k? Not so sure. Nothing stopping you ordering another is there?

Now, if it did have a big V6/8? That would be something.

[cerb4.5lee]

Very nice and the first white one I have seen too, they look great out on the road I think with the two I have seen, thanks for sharing the pics.

[CRA1G]

I have a Ionic Silver sat waiting in the Dealership now.....

But not picking it up until the 1st of March......

[2.5pi]

anonymous said:

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I always try and reduce the fiscal pain by buying early doors in the hope that I guess right and the car I've chosen is a big hit.

With the i8 I was right but cancelled because I can't deal with small engines on principle. I've ordered an Alfieri instead so I'm hoping that is as good as it looks

[Paul S4]

Excuse my ignorance... but what engine/powerplant does the i8 have ?

[demus24]

Paul S4 said:

Excuse my ignorance... but what engine/powerplant does the i8 have ?

the carbon fiber bodied i8 is powered by a 1.5 litre three-cylinder gasoline engine, producing 231 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque, and an electric motor good for 131 hp and 184 lb-ft. Combined, the shoebox-sized powerplants are good for 326 hp and a 0 to 62 mph time of 4.4 seconds.

[Raging Bu11]

Thanks for the pics - It looks great in white!
I saw my first on on the road last weekend (Black), and i have to say they look pretty stunning in the flesh - Much better than in the pictures.

[drmark]

NSX looks a better bet engine wise. Looks good too, and estimated circa £80k.

[ManiacGT]

PMSL at those wanting it with a V8 etc

Cmon people it's a proof of concept hybrid. Grow up.

[IATM]

ManiacGT said:

PMSL at those wanting it with a V8 etc

Cmon people it's a proof of concept hybrid. Grow up.

NO! Its my birthday and I can cry for a v8 if I want to!

[cerb4.5lee]

IATM said:

ManiacGT said:

PMSL at those wanting it with a V8 etc

Cmon people it's a proof of concept hybrid. Grow up.

NO! Its my birthday and I can cry for a v8 if I want to!

Agree and it just proves that the future certainly isn't going to be that bright...and one thing we all know for sure though is that we will all look back fondly in years to come about how great the old days were.

I respect the i8 for a fact but for me its just a good example of making the best of a bad job and that's the future we all have to look forward too.

[CRA1G]

So I should have the perfect combination then...? i8 and V8 (840 Sport) i will have to take a photo of them side by side...!

[cerb4.5lee]

CRA1G said:

So I should have the perfect combination then...? i8 and V8 (840 Sport) i will have to take a photo of them side by side...!

That does sound to me like a great combination! by the way I have a serious crush on the 8 series.

[tobybmw535i]

a4cabrio said:

Very very nice, you'll have to come back and let us know what you think when you've had a drive, love the look of the i8. That's the 1st white one I've seen, I'd only ever seen blue and black.

Thanks everyone for the comments... Really happy with the white its a great colour and when its clean it has a real pearlecent look to it!

Right on to the driving of the car!

Firstly can i say i didn't pay for the car so my views are simply on driving it and living with it, not on cost which does seem to be causing some people problems!

Ok so getting in and out of it is not easy at all! I am a fairly big lad or (powerfully built) and i haven't been able to get in and out of it without looking like a tit!

see pic



once you got over this though and you get into the car its a really nice place to sit and it has some nice little extra details which can help people justify the price!

once out on the road the first thing i noticed is the weight, you can really tell its lighter than your average car. this also helps with the ride which i think is very good and due to the carbon tub feels very solid and nimble. I think it really does handle well but do agree with people its needs bigger tyres to be able to really throw it around. To be honest though due to my lack of driving skills i found it very fun and it seemed to go fast!

In town its great and you can feather it around in electric mode and feel quite the Greenpeace person.. But as soon as your out in the country its impossible to stay in electric only mode and you end up in Sports mode enjoying the petrol engine. even though the noise is passed through the speakers i don't care it still sounds great and the blips on the down change are addictive! This is coming from a family who have owned most of the M car range including v10s V8s etc.

The next thing to talk about is the amount of attention this car gets... its stupid you can drive around and you will get people coming up alongside filming and nearly crashing just to get pictures films etc. Now if i was single i would probably use this to my advantage but i'm not so if your shy don't get one for a few years!

Overall cost not taken into consideration this car is great, it's quick enough for me it handles well and its looks gorgeous. It will be the future so embrace it and go out and drive one you might be surprised!

ps. sorry for the shocking spelling etc i spent far to much time looking at cars at school then learning

[Blaster72]

Don't these weigh about the same an M3 or M4?

Anyway, good write up. I hadn't realised how titchy they were inside, I've always seen them review by skinny small chaps and they make it look quite spacious.

I know this chaps presentation style and voice is a bit marmite but he does do a thorough review. Looks great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAyrz32rEeU

[CRA1G]

You've got me worried now with the doors.....I'm over six foot and shall we say XL..... And I haven't sat in one yet.... And I can't wait to see my wifes face,she will expect just normal doors..... Roll on the 1st of March....