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      07-10-2014, 04:31 AM   #1
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BMW i8 Review by CarThrottle: Sexy, Superhuman Hybrid & Porsche 911 Eater

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BMW has spent the last 12 months at the forefront of the motoring world. This year alone, we’ve been given the astonishingly good 425bhp and 406lb ft M3 and M4 - cars I recently said were ‘as good as it gets in terms of sex appeal, performance, noise and driver involvement’. Towards the latter part of 2013, BMW also launched the i3, an electric city car (also available as a range-extender) that offers bold styling with strong performance and a battery life of between 80 and 100 miles.

And now, there’s the i8, BMW’s new 2+2 sports car that combines the best of both worlds - performance and efficiency - into an intriguing and utterly beguiling package. Even if the i8 does look like it’s swallowing a Porsche 911…

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