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05-11-2017, 11:15 PM | #68 | |
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Now you...i presume you also live in a free country so spend your $ however you like. As far as the engine...id love an i8 with a V8 in it...clearly would be McLaren 570s pricing I'm sure but then BMW would have a car to compete in that market |
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05-12-2017, 07:34 AM | #73 | ||
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Ferrari is obviously much more raw and fun though. Hard to beat the prancing horse although if the i8 had 100 more hp and wider tires it'd be unreal. Also, with what lease deals are on the i8, it's basically a $100k car to me. I know MSRP on mine was $150+ but the lease price just doesn't reflect that. Taking that into account it's a bargain. |
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It seems a lot of people mistake an "i8", for a (non existing) "M8".
It's not made to have a huge V8 with, in today's context more and more unacceptable, MPG nor CO2 emissions. It's just the opposite, it's meant to be an illustration of what is technically possible within today's context acceptable MPG and CO2. |
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Beefier and wider tires please
Hot car but I would make some design choices differently to include a bit more aggressive stance with wider tires.
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05-12-2017, 09:41 PM | #76 | |
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BMW could have kept the car as an experimental model, a "proof of concept." But BMW decided to make it a halo car. As a result, BMW let us drive it. Of course, that's only those of us who buy or lease it rather than troll and slag it in BMW forums.
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And you are truly hilarious...you get so offended that others may have a different opinion? And what do you know what I can afford? I can tell you what I can afford was a result of busting my ass in school years ago and in the private sector....not as a result of a trust fund or a wealthy family Mr MalibuBimmer. |
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We all love our bimmers. M3≠i8. And that is cool. Peace.
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Once again you miss the point. Oh well, your loss.
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Comparing two completely different car philosophies - 10 yrs apart, no less - just because they have the same price tag, simply makes no sense. Maybe with $140k in my pocket, I'd rather look at a fully restored 1954 Jaguar XK140 C-Head. There you go: two-seater sports car, top of the heap in its time. Okay, over 60 years old. So what? It's the same price, so it must be comparable in all other aspects, right? |
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