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      04-01-2012, 03:24 PM   #26
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Can't see this being less than 50% above the R8 price. And not unreasonably in view of the technology and the limited numbers.
Maybe it will come in cheaper than we expect. The technology thats being used has somewhat already been paid for as far as Research and Development goes. The hybrid powertrains have been tested already in the Mini-E and Active-E models that BMW has had on the road, and also the other hybrid vehicles in BMW's stable. The carbon fiber technology (CFRP) has already been tested in the E92 M3 and now the F12 M6. BMW has also been working with companies like SGL who has poured their own money into CFRP.

Maybe by the time the i8 is released these efforts will have paid off and we can see better price points for these new technologies in mass production.

Just an opposite way of looking at things
I hope you're right. Depends whether aiming to recover costs/ subsidise or charge a premium for the technology. In view of the lack of direct competitors, the nearest, the Porsche 918R, also out next year is set to be around a million dollars, there's a lot of scope to price it. For what it's worth I think it will be around 200k USD.
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