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I can't find it now but I swear I read in one of these reviews that the first US customer will receive their i8 in a ceremony at Pebble Beach in August.
Another review mentioned i8's to hit dealer showrooms in September. Not 100% sure how reliable this is but thought I'd share it. Edit: This one says certain parts of the country start getting cars mid-June; Quote:
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They didn't tell them deliveries were delayed months...which is nice. Here's hoping order banks will star opening up in the next week or two. One article mentioned that orders would arrive in September, with info on trim levels coming later...which I thought was backwards. |
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And reading those PDFs is confusing. They make it sound like you'll have to get the Pure Impulse package to get H/K stereo, HUD, driving assistant surround view, etc...unless the "four interior equipment variants" include tech packages. Either way, to get the "full" i8 experience you will be spending a LOT more than $135k...something they said wouldn't be the case in prior interviews and literature. I would like a little more clarity with this whole thing.
edit: Nevermind, the end of the one PDF specifically says HUD, surround camera, etc are stand alone options. So basically just look at the UK brochure from a couple months ago, we're doing the same thing. So based on foreign pricing we're looking at ~$150k for a full leather interior and tech options. I guess they threw out the whole "No packages, No Options" angle from the early brochure: I'm gonna make a couple of guesses here: Heads up display ~ $1300 Driver assistance package ~$2000 HK stereo upgrade ~$1200 Style-625 wheel upgrade (based on UK pricing and knowing VAT) ~$1800 Full Leather "Carpo Amido" ~$1500 Last edited by Carac; 04-27-2014 at 03:31 PM.. |
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My hats off to the BMW team that put these i cars together. The reviews have all given both i cars high praise. That's pretty awesome for a first gen car that was built from the ground up. To compare it to a Porsche that's had 50 years of refinement, and is just as good, speaks volumes.
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The Pure Impulse package locks you in to only one color choice for the full leather (do you want gray, or grey?), but it is the only way to get the extra design bits and pieces. It also locks you in to the silver steering wheel insert, whereas I thought blue would be kind of cool. I am having a hard time keeping up with the color names and am not even sure if I've seen this gray color that the Pure Impulse package will have. Your $150k estimate sounds about right. Also completely missing from the PDF is any mention of the display key. Hopefully when it's ready they will update the literature. This PDF is just for the press to plagiarize, errr, I mean report on the features of the car |
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I'm hoping that when we see the equivalent info on the bmwusa site, it will clear up the confusion, and deliver on the fully featured car we were all expecting. If Scott26 is listening, perhaps he can help clear this up. |
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Ahh, good eye. Maybe there's still hope for not being nickel and dimed. And I'm having a REAL hard time finding how they would implement the part of "Pure Impulse" that has to do with special events and lifestyle stuff with a country as large as America, the logistics alone. It makes much more sense in more centralized and compact countries like the UK and Germany. It's also more in line with BMW i US' marketing. Even at the NY auto show last week the head of BMW i marketing said during an interview that you just choose your interior, your wheels, your paint and "that's it." We'll see. Last edited by Carac; 04-27-2014 at 06:17 PM.. |
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I really like this car and realize it's intent however I don't think I could ever buy one as it just bothers me that it "looks" much faster than it actually is. It looks like a 200+mph 0-60 in sub 3 second supercar. I know that is not it's purpose and realize what it's all about and I know it is not in that price range which is great as well. The reviews should not be comparing it as such however there is nothing else to compare it to.
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Interesting that they would release the PDF and not cover the US market in it and also didn't release a US specific one. This PDF does talk about various European markets, so I figured it was global.
I was interested in some of the nice touches and the full leather with the Pure Impulse, the interior ambiance lighting package, leather engine cover, embossed i8 in headrests, and other similar details. Will that all be standard on the US i8, or it will be part of the top package? Will be interesting to see. |
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Honestly, when the NSX comes out I want it to beat the i8 in every area, performance, emissions, price, sales numbers... Just to force BMW to consider making a true M version halo car for the brand.
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Two more reviews:
http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-s...ndly-1.1775841 http://driving.ca/bmw/i8/reviews/roa...ve-2015-bmw-i8 Notable that the second review (driving.ca) is the first one of all of them that mentions the side windows do not go down all the way. So no resting the elbow while cruising. Bit of a bummer. Last edited by ddk632; 04-27-2014 at 10:14 PM.. |
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Ok, here's a video from Autobild. It's definitely in Malibu from the press drives last week. Some nice action shots driving through the tunnel on Kanan Rd, near the Rock Store, and on Rodeo Dr in Beverly Hills. There's also a bit of video while driving from inside the cockpit, which is refreshing. I have no clue what they're talking about, though
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