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      08-14-2013, 03:04 PM   #23
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That sounds pretty good considering it's purpose.
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I thought the same thing.
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      08-14-2013, 03:14 PM   #24
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Is this a joke? This video reminds me of the Top Gear bits that make fun of the 'reasonably priced car'. This thing legitimately looks like a joke!

Who on EARTH would pay $125k for this car?!?! It's an i3 with a sexier body! Are you kidding me????
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      08-14-2013, 03:22 PM   #25
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The shape and camouflage looks similar to the 2015 NSX test car

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      08-14-2013, 03:41 PM   #26
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lol. I kind of like the sound. It sounds like a motorbike... and it looks beautiful..
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      08-14-2013, 04:27 PM   #27
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      08-14-2013, 04:50 PM   #28
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      08-14-2013, 05:21 PM   #29
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      08-14-2013, 07:29 PM   #30
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I'm so used to the camo it's going to look weird with paint. Should release it with blue swirls
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      08-14-2013, 07:54 PM   #31
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I'm so used to the camo it's going to look weird with paint. Should release it with blue swirls
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      08-14-2013, 09:37 PM   #32
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BMW PLEASE make an i8 M version with the S63 motor to compete with the R8.
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      08-14-2013, 09:55 PM   #33
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      08-14-2013, 11:46 PM   #34
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Guys... first of all. This isn't a normal BMW. It is meant to be economical, yet sporty as well.

And while the video didn't excite me, it did not sound that bad. Not to mention it wasn't accelerating or revving, just normal (maybe high-speed?) driving.

Also, I remember in Top Gear's review they said in Sport Mode the exhaust sounds excellent, so I'm looking forward to that.

I just wished they would have crammed some more power into it, but at least it gets almost double the MPG of a Prius.
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      08-15-2013, 12:27 AM   #35
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This thing is so ugly!

I would take that nsx over this anyday. For that money i would take r8, 991, 997, gtr before this thing 100%.
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Used to drool over this car but it seems the more I see it, the more lackluster it becomes; and it hasn't even reached production. Kind of sad.
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      08-15-2013, 01:31 AM   #37
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The shape and camouflage looks similar to the 2015 NSX test car
Wow. I would drive that beauty just the way it is. Hashtags and all.
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for some the 911's noise is the benchmark. Well, for me this sounds much better than the standard 911. Happy despite the 3!
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      08-15-2013, 08:22 AM   #39
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Looking beyond the bare number of cylinders, I think this platform is very promising. Not addressing the other unique and awesome characteristics and tech in the i8, one can look at it as follows:

The 3 cylinder in the i8 is pretty amazing. Highest HP/L of displacement from any BMW engine. 231hp .. If that was an. I6, it'd be 462hp - more than the current BMW Twin Turbo V8 produces (445hp). The current N55 I6 engine is good for 320 HP.

That is an honor shared with the E36 M3 which hit 100hp/L with its 3.0 I6 engine. Not too shabby of a stablemate.

I can't wait for the Dinan tune for this thing. It surely has potential, and I for one believe BMW is strategically releasing it as such to make room for a more performance tuned / oriented version that will have more HP and less mpg.

The name of the game for this first release is sustained mobility and the high mpg numbers; that will be the marketing for the i8. Who's to say a quietly released higher performance version won't be offered within 1-2 years of the i8's introduction.

If not, I will be interested to see what Dinan or other tuners can do with it. And we all know they will love to get their hands on this car.

Just sayin'.
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      08-15-2013, 08:25 AM   #40
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By the way, I have to say, that NSX looks pretty sick! Respect where it's due.

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      08-15-2013, 08:35 AM   #41
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quiet as a mouse, sigh

can we Akropovic this sucker?
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      08-15-2013, 02:05 PM   #43
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YAWN !!! But, might as well get used to it. Cars of the future won't be as loud as they are now. I suppose that is a good thing.
In fact, pretty soon they won't sound like anything but tire noise. This hybrid period, where we have both electric and combustion engines in the same car, is transitional until battery technology catches up with the necessary application for these cars.
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It has a pretty interesting sound to it.

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