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So I think I am trading my r8 spyder for an i8. Going white with frozen grey. Hopefully I won't regret it as the R8 is a great car. Drove it twice and think it drives great. Have had 2 other BMW's that I liked. Took a 3 year lease so not a long term commitment.
Just hope it is not the novelty of the car that hooked me. The looks have grown on me, though my son still thinks the r8 looks better. |
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Underneath the bonkers styling it's just a really good car. Don't worry, you've made a really good choice.
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I'm still torn about the car. I'm going to wait it out until Nov/Dec Holiday incentives arrive and see how much more aggressive the deals become.
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R8 and BMW i8 are two best looking cars for me save present Lamborghini models. I don't think you would feel like kicking yourself for picking up the i8. It's my daily car and very versatile too giving its proportions and dimensions
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I would love an R8 , but cannot justify a V10 Engine giving 20mpg for my daily drive. The i8 looks as good, almost as quick, but costs bugger all to run. Best of all worlds for me. I think you will miss the torque and sound and overall thrill of the R8, but you wont be too disappointed. Enjoy and give us your thoughts .......
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Ok sorry, I should have said sub 20mpg in the R8. I don't think my i8 has a `ton of torque`, TBH. ? Its ok , but nothing like my C63 AMG . My RS4 felt quicker too.
I love the i8 for the fact you can rag around everywhere in it and still return 35-40mpg....Now that is cheap fun ! |
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... Oh, and I still averaged 28 mpg, despite constantly going from full throttle to brakes and back again thanks to fairly busy traffic. Still managed to go flat-out about half a dozen times.
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I love those events. I agree love the jag f type coupe looks. One of the best designs. The I8 look is growing on me. I still think it's a bit busy with two tone paint etc. So what are your thoughts on the I8 after your test drive.
I also like the fact that it's pretty exclusive. I think I have seen one on the road. For the lease deals on these u can't beat it. Mine is 143495 sticker. I found a mega with the right color scheme, so no need to get giga or terra. I like the leather with the cloth inserts. The only thing mine won't have is the twist wheels which I prefer. I'll just deal with it. |
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I think top end speed is much less important in the States. No one can go over 100 for long unless you live in Idaho or Montana or something to that effect. 0-100 mph is really all the matters. I8 is around 9 seconds. Fine by me.
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Like I tried to say in the other thread: I can't comment on your test results. So much depends on conditions and setup. One or two people in the car? Full or near-empty fuel tank? Road absolutely flat or slightly uphill? Straight or with turns? Headwind? Grippiness of road? Fuel grade used? Launch Control or not (I believe you said no)? That's why drag races are run side-by-side and not by comparing numbers that someone measured somewhere. What I can tell you that with a total of a few hundred cars near me along the same stretch of road, the i8 outraced all of them by a clear margin. And there were enough that tried. That's good enough for me. |
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I can't comment on street racing I've never done that. I do airstrip racing in fact we have two of them later this month.
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Car selection was very nice: i8 i3, Alpina B6, M2, M3, M4 and M6. Probably about ten cars in total. Favorite drives were the M2, i8 and Alpina B6. Was in the Alpina when found myself behind an Amish Buggy. 600 horses to his 1 horse I would imagine it would be tough to have a clean drives license after spending 3 years with the B6. Stunning car though. Got to meet Kief who is a great guy and we went for a drive in the M2 and M3 and enjoyed lunch. Kief - did you win the M4GTS? |
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It's not street racing - just driving. Wife in the car and every bit of space stuffed with luggage for a week at Oktoberfest. Items in the trunk came out nice and toasty.
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