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      10-29-2014, 07:24 PM   #11
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Thanks for sharing. The i8 is stunning, perhaps the best looking car on sale today, but 7 sec behind the Porsche is pretty cavernous. We need BMW to see through to fruition the rumoured i8S and/or i9 in 2016 if i is to be seen as a true competitor to the 911 and beyond.
It's not really ok to compare track numbers between them. The Porsche has 60 more hp and 70 less kg. Plus the i8 has some skinny 215mm rear tires. At least the track numbers difference doesn't come from better chassis engineering from Porsche, but from more power and less weight.

The i8 can be regarded as a pioneer for what's to come.
Of course we all know that it does not take any engineering to make a lighter and more powerful car.
Not to mention, no engineering is needed to make a rear engined car to be one of the best handling chassis in the world. Lol! But it sure does not even come close of the claimed 135 mpg of the i8 thou...
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