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BMW i8 vs. Angeles Crest Highway

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Car and Driver magazine recently took the BMW i8 on a road test through the famed Angeles Crest Highway, a nearby canyon road in the Los Angeles area. This is one of the slightly removed canyon areas that car enthusiasts go to blow off some steam and take in the joys of tight curves on the side of a cliff. On a good weekend you can see a nice collection of drivers' cars going up and down this pass, especially BMWs. So why not the BMW i8....

You can follow the jump to read the full review, but C&D came away from the review with the following:

Like-priced sports cars can’t match the i8’s efficiency, nor do they offer the multiple personalities of the i8. You’d have to look to the Porsche 918 Spyder to find something analogous; while the Porsche far surpasses the performance of the i8, its carbon-fiber structure, hybrid drivetrain, and EV capability make it conceptually similar to this BMW. Think of the $148,250 i8 as the working rich man’s 918 Spyder. In L.A., that’s exactly what it will be.

Source: Car and Driver

[MalibuBimmer]

Meh. Angeles Crest is not a canyon road but a mountain road. And it plays second fiddle to Mulholland Highway.

[gadgetfreaky]

Is it accurate that with launch control 0-60 is 3.6 seconds? wow

[Mr.SugarSkulls]

Mullholland Hwy is definitely where it's at

[MSPORTWORLD]

Is there still a long wait and dealer markup for the i8?

[JamezE36]

Originally Posted by gadgetfreaky

Is it accurate that with launch control 0-60 is 3.6 seconds? wow

BMW do typically under rate there cars so I would not be surprised at all if the quoted 4.4s is slower than what you actually get

[Jay-K]

nice pic,
thanks for sharing

[Papethova]

Originally Posted by MalibuBimmer

Meh. Angeles Crest is not a canyon road but a mountain road. And it plays second fiddle to Mulholland Highway.

Not if you know the right roads.

[MalibuBimmer]

Originally Posted by Papethova

Not if you know the right roads.

Well, I live on Mulholland Highway. So I guess I'm partial to it.

And I do know the right roads!

[BEMR]

Shout out to Ortega HWY, OC side or RVSD side. Leader in fatalities year round!

[Alpine F31]

Originally Posted by MalibuBimmer

Meh. Angeles Crest is not a canyon road but a mountain road. And it plays second fiddle to Mulholland Highway.

100% agree.

[Anderw]

i8 looks great in Silver

[Aye-eight]

Originally Posted by MalibuBimmer

Meh. Angeles Crest is not a canyon road but a mountain road. And it plays second fiddle to Mulholland Highway.

Frankly, that whole area is fun - Topanga Canyon, Kanan / Kanan Dune, Malibu Canyon, Yerba Buena, ... But I find them all a little short. You end up doing laps if you want to do a day's worth of driving, and then you haven't gotten anywhere.

The real fun roads are over here between Switzerland, Austria, Italy and France (and then over to Germany for a dose of no-limits). All these Alpine mountain passes. Once did 24 of them in a week - no repitions. Example:

(Just ignore the voice-over from the scared Amerian tourist ...)

[Aye-eight]

Not me driving, mind you!

[LowOnCash]

Originally Posted by JamezE36

BMW do typically under rate there cars so I would not be surprised at all if the quoted 4.4s is slower than what you actually get

They sure didn't "Under-Rate" the I8's EV mileage they said 23-26 and its not attainable, its more like 12-15.

[Epirali]

Originally Posted by Idleup

They sure didn't "Under-Rate" the I8's EV mileage they said 23-26 and its not attainable, its more like 12-15.

There is a whole thread on this and actually it is attainable, go read and enjoy. It may not be realistic but it is attainable.