[ericsi]

i think in this day and age, bmw should offer a glass roof option.

991 has it, amg gt has it, mclaren's all have one. I would make the interior a much better place and would enhance the 'new age' / modern car feeling. There are ways and techniques to avoid inducing any weight gain as demonstrated by the other brands.

[Aye-eight]

Originally Posted by PurplePeril

The display key is such a missed opportunity- should have same functionality as it does on the 7 series. What were they thinking?!

Don't forget: for a car to drive itself, like the 7-series, it doesn't only need sensors. It also needs actuators to move the steering wheel, engage the brakes, etc. That's significant extra weight. It's way more than just a software update.

[Aye-eight]

Originally Posted by ericsi

i think in this day and age, bmw should offer a glass roof option.

991 has it, amg gt has it, mclaren's all have one. I would make the interior a much better place and would enhance the 'new age' / modern car feeling. There are ways and techniques to avoid inducing any weight gain as demonstrated by the other brands.

Agreed, as long as it's fully dimmable. Nothing is worse than a car that heats up at record time and then can't cool down in eco mode.

[13pauls]

Originally Posted by heavymetals

Out of curiosity, what have you owned?

Ferrari FF, various S class, RR, various BMW, currently have Maserati QP (horrible car), G550 wagen...as well as i8.

[13pauls]

Originally Posted by Louv

"Unacceptable"? So then you didn't buy the car? Or you are selling yours?

You don't actually expect BMW (or any large company) to suddenly smack their foreheads and say "YES, OF COURSE!!! Why didn't WE think of all those things?!?" I'd wager my car that they had already considered every single thing you have thought of. And they thought of it five years before you did.

Developing any complex product is constant compromise. You can't have everything. ("where would you put it?") The i8 was developed as a very fast, skunk-works product.

Schedule, Features, Quality. Pick Two. If you don't understand this concept, talk to someone who develops products for a world market. They'll explain how the world actually works.

Yes, absolutely, give BMW your feedback. But if you expect them to jump up and hand you keys to a new vehicle that they've been keeping hidden just for customers like you that want MORE... then you might want to check your tenuous handle on reality.

Tone it down if you want them to take you seriously. You are sounding just this side of crazy. Or you are sounding like a spoiled, entitled child stomping his feet and throwing a tantrum.

If it was truly "unacceptable" then you would have already walked away.

Better yet, go start a car company and build your perfect car.

I think that's exactly the point of OP's thread...FEEDBACK...if you are questioning his handle on reality....you should look towards your shoulder, maybe a "chip" is there...

[Jo-Sta07]

Originally Posted by 13pauls

Ferrari FF, various S class, RR, various BMW, currently have Maserati QP (horrible car), G550 wagen...as well as i8.

I'd say you know enough to be knowledgeable about these sort of things.

[iHyperMiler]

Plenty of aftermarket wheels if needed? I am not into the automation features either.

My number one weightless mod would be a possibility for recharging the battery in comfort mode.

[skinrock]

Originally Posted by iHyperMiler

Plenty of aftermarket wheels if needed? I am not into the automation features either.

My number one weightless mod would be a possibility for recharging the battery in comfort mode.

Isn't there an option for keeping the charge at the same level?

[Ghetto2315]

Memory Seats is my #1. The sheer amount of people who try and sit in my car and I constantly have to remind them NOT to move my seats makes me look like an OCD idiot

[iHyperMiler]

Originally Posted by skinrock

Isn't there an option for keeping the charge at the same level?

Yes but to regain additional distance you have to roar and rattle... .

[jnkirk1974]

Originally Posted by Ghetto2315

Memory Seats is my #1. The sheer amount of people who try and sit in my car and I constantly have to remind them NOT to move my seats makes me look like an OCD idiot

There's one quick way to solve that problem!
Repeat after me.....

"Don't sit in my car!"

[Jo-Sta07]

Originally Posted by jnkirk1974

There's one quick way to solve that problem!
Repeat after me.....

"Don't sit in my car!"

Ya I second that. I have cream seats and someone with dirty jeans denim stained the seats (it came out luckily). Ppl just need to learn to not touch others peoples things.

[JUSTIN808]

What about lighted vanity mirrors? Or is this included after 2014?

[MalibuBimmer]

The i8 already has an incredibly complicated wiring harness and carbon fiber making AM radio reception difficult at best. (I've gotten it coded back in so I can listen to Dodgers games when I'm driving.) It took them a long time just to figure out how to put in keyless entry (the horribly named "comfort access") and American buyers in 2014 were shorted this amenity. Automobiles now use the same wiring cables for several functions, and I suspect the biggest problems on the i8 are weight and space. As well as interference from the carbon fiber pieces.

So I doubt anything on the long list -- while all would be helpful -- will be on the list of options or features for the 2018 refresh.

[emmfive]

My gripe: The car has the ability to adjust steering boost, throttle response, shift behavior and suspension. Unfortunately these adjustments cannot be made individually, as with the M cars. I'm in sport mode nearly full time, since I really don't like the throttle response and transmission behavior in the other modes. If the car had M buttons on the steering wheel like the M cars I could keep the aggressive throttle/shifting and have the suspension set to comfort.

More of a wishlist item than a gripe. Really I'm amazed at how well the car functions as a daily driver.

[NGR]

Originally Posted by emmfiv3

My gripe: The car has the ability to adjust steering boost, throttle response, shift behavior and suspension. Unfortunately these adjustments cannot be made individually, as with the M cars. I'm in sport mode nearly full time, since I really don't like the throttle response and transmission behavior in the other modes. If the car had M buttons on the steering wheel like the M cars I could keep the aggressive throttle/shifting and have the suspension set to comfort.

More of a wishlist item than a gripe. Really I'm amazed at how well the car functions as a daily driver.

Once again, all down to software. BMW should have a "simple" software mode for normal people who don't want configuration options and a "complicated" mode for people who like to fine tune things like engine mode, transmission mode, steering, lighting, HUD etc...

On of my annoyances with BMW transmission software has always been that it will not shift into top gear in sport mode without manual intervention. On an i8 it's even worse because you're more likely to use sport mode on the highway to recharge the battery and you're stuck in 5th burning more fuel than needed.

[JasH]

Originally Posted by Aye-eight

Don't forget: for a car to drive itself, like the 7-series, it doesn't only need sensors. It also needs actuators to move the steering wheel, engage the brakes, etc. That's significant extra weight. It's way more than just a software update.

I am pretty sure it has steering capable of it, as it is electric power assisted. Same as i3 I believe. Either way, I don't believe it is a weight issue.

If BMW wanted it lighter, why not dispense with power steering completely. With the narrow tyres, it would definitely be easy enough to steer a 1400Kg car without it. And we would have better steering feel.

[JasH]

Originally Posted by Louv

"complete drivel"

Not worth responding to.

[JasH]

Originally Posted by MalibuBimmer

So I doubt anything on the long list -- while all would be helpful -- will be on the list of options or features for the 2018 refresh.

Sadly I believe you are correct, although not necessarily for the reasons you think.

[JasH]

Originally Posted by NGR

Once again, all down to software. BMW should have a "simple" software mode for normal people who don't want configuration options and a "complicated" mode for people who like to fine tune things like engine mode, transmission mode, steering, lighting, HUD etc...

On of my annoyances with BMW transmission software has always been that it will not shift into top gear in sport mode without manual intervention. On an i8 it's even worse because you're more likely to use sport mode on the highway to recharge the battery and you're stuck in 5th burning more fuel than needed.

I agree completely. Or the complex functions could be under an "advanced settings" option in the Settings menu. We could then custom set anything to one of the 6 buttons anyway. Again, this could be done through a software update.

Having a few custom buttons on the steering would have been nice, but too late now of course.

[Aye-eight]

Originally Posted by NGR

On of my annoyances with BMW transmission software has always been that it will not shift into top gear in sport mode without manual intervention.

May I humbly suggest that you're simply not going fast enough. BMW take their Sport mode seriously, i.e. no premature upshifts on the Autobahn, the Nürburgring, the Mulsanne Straight. Upshifting to top gear at 100 mph or whatever would defeat the purpose of Sport mode.

[Aye-eight]

Originally Posted by JasH

I agree completely. Or the complex functions could be under an "advanced settings" option in the Settings menu. We could then custom set anything to one of the 6 buttons anyway. Again, this could be done through a software update.

Having a few custom buttons on the steering would have been nice, but too late now of course.

They did pretty much that on a previous M5. Drove everyone mad to have a myriad of suspension, gearshift, steering, etc. options to combine. I forget which generation it was. There's a good Top Gear episode on it.