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Top Gear is mostly about entertainment these days. Look at last week's episode where they spent 1.5 hours on improving ambulances. And when they do drive a car, its usually a hypercar that costs millions that only a handful of people in the world can afford. That said, Jeremy's conclusion is pretty spot on - they M3/M4 represent the best of a conventional car while the i8 represents the paradigm shift.
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02-17-2015, 01:16 AM | #46 | |
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Bunch of boloney! What crossed eyed producer didn't catch that! Flooging to the editor that didn't cry wolf but waited tell the hens where eaten. That sucks ball top gear - do the entire bloody segment again!
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02-17-2015, 08:57 AM | #49 |
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Just for balance, I personally wouldn't look twice at an M3. I'd never buy one. Good car, but nothing special. Just like almost every BMW made today.
The i8 on the other hand is something revolutionary. |
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02-17-2015, 09:30 AM | #50 |
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02-17-2015, 10:40 AM | #51 | |
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So, all the same. Mine has the optional "large capacity fuel tank". I guess this is only 42 litres. Clarkson had a small 7 gallon tank for some reason. Perhaps early press/dealer cars had those? |
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02-17-2015, 10:56 AM | #52 |
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I put 35 litres in mine at the weekend. It had 1/4 tank left when i filled up. So 42 litres sounds about right.
Those 35 litres carried me over 300 miles. Sometimes driving quite hard in sport mode and other times driving in pure electric in London. |
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02-17-2015, 11:15 AM | #53 |
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I dont understand??
Why did the I8 not charge properly at the station? I feel like Clarkson didn't cover this issue properly. He simply figured the charging ports were calibrated and had a laisser-faire attitude about the whole thing. If charging is a real issue, this then must be scrutinized and fixed by BMW engineers. One can't overlook something like charging the hybrid at the station if you're paying over $150k for a vehicle. I quite like the I8 and hope the charging issue gets resolved, even if the car only does 32 mpg. Thats 20 mpg more then my e28 |
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02-17-2015, 11:29 AM | #54 | |
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02-17-2015, 11:29 AM | #55 |
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Ignore Clarkson. He probably did it for effect, and it was more than likely scripted that way. Did you not spot he had over 50% charge in his batteries when he finished charging.
He may also have only stopped there briefly to film the segment. At best he simply used the charger wrongly. At worst, it was deliberate. Besides, will any of us really charge the i8 away from home, or perhaps work? I will only charge at home I expect. |
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02-17-2015, 12:42 PM | #58 |
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Primarily because I can't look past the ordinary, and boring visual look of the M3. Nothing wrong with it of course, but just does not appeal to me. Like I said, a good car...but nothing special. Next to the i8 on Top Gear, it looked like a VERY ordinary family saloon car. I honestly barely register them on the road. Bear in mind I am in the UK. Things may be different in the USA, where they may be rarer. They are very common here. |
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02-17-2015, 12:46 PM | #59 | |
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Yes, despite appearances, Jeremy is not stupid. He is a smart guy. So very likely deliberate and scripted. No big deal though. He didn't make an issue of it, and even said that the i8 is a hybrid so it does not matter. |
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02-17-2015, 12:52 PM | #60 |
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any idea why comfort steering settings basically allowed him to drive it like you would want to on a race track, yet sport+ didnt? that really struck me as backwards. if i was at the track i dont think i would have even tried comfort in that scenario.
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All car talk all the time would be boring. I thought this was a great review of both vehicles and I agree with you its an outstanding summary. I rather enjoyed the entire episode including will smith and his hot co star |
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Many 1M owners eschew the M BUTTON. I for one do not use it at all. |
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Typewriter is to laptop as M3 is to I8. Basic school work no ? |
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02-17-2015, 04:19 PM | #65 | |
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I am a bit disappointed that BMW have the temerity to suggest one might get 100+ mpg with the i8. I am because with both my non-hybrid BMWs I pretty well get what the EPA/BMW estimate is for the car:
The thing that resonated most with me is the prospect that the way I'd drive an i8 might have me going to the gas station considerably more often than I do now. I don't have an i8, so I don't know, but the possibility that I could have to doesn't sit well with me for the i8 isn't a car I'd necessarily use to tool around town with. It's the sort of car I'd really want to get in a take a long road trip. Thirty-one mpg or not, having to stop twice as often as I do now (my 3er and 5er both get ~29-31 mpg on the highway) would annoy me. For the occasional trip to visit a local friend or do other "event" travel around my home town, it'd be fine. All the best.
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02-17-2015, 04:39 PM | #66 | |
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My car has the optional (free) large capacity tank, and I suspect all customer cars will have that. Even 7 gallon was fine for my usage though. |
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