[Amr_d]

Hi everyone, I have just purchased a 2018, i8 coupe. Collect it on Monday and can’t wait. Will post pics once its home. I am based in the UK.
The i8 will be replacing my Golf GTE which I normally ran in ev mode as I only work 2 miles from home and have a free charge point at work.

When looking for an i8 I was not sure whether to go for a 7.1 or 11.6 kwh version. In the end I opted for the latest 11.6 version.

Question: Apart from the range, is there much difference in performance between the two versions?

[Mr Squarekins]

Hi. - and congrats on the new car.

I think that the performance is identical between the earlier and later models.

[mptpa]

Originally Posted by Amr_d

Hi everyone, I have just purchased a 2018, i8 coupe. Collect it on Monday and can’t wait. Will post pics once its home. I am based in the UK.
The i8 will be replacing my Golf GTE which I normally ran in ev mode as I only work 2 miles from home and have a free charge point at work.

When looking for an i8 I was not sure whether to go for a 7.1 or 11.6 kwh version. In the end I opted for the latest 11.6 version.

Question: Apart from the range, is there much difference in performance between the two versions?

Congrats. I had a 2015 coupe and now have a 2029 roadster. I would say the additional horses do show up and feels a lot more nimble. Have fun. Enjoy.

[Maxxsirrah]

Originally Posted by Amr_d

Hi everyone, I have just purchased a 2018, i8 coupe. Collect it on Monday and can’t wait. Will post pics once its home. I am based in the UK.
The i8 will be replacing my Golf GTE which I normally ran in ev mode as I only work 2 miles from home and have a free charge point at work.

When looking for an i8 I was not sure whether to go for a 7.1 or 11.6 kwh version. In the end I opted for the latest 11.6 version.

Question: Apart from the range, is there much difference in performance between the two versions?

Welcome to the club, you're gonna love it, hope you're not shy!

7bhp difference between the two, stats are identical, some say they feel a difference, some don't, in reality they were focussing on extending the range, the extra notch in power was just a bonus.

I personally prefer the look of the original, love the scoop in the bonnet, I understand why they had to change it for the roadster, but should've left alone for the coupe.

[Mr Squarekins]

The lack of the large bonnet air vent is one thing that has stopped me from swapping to a roadster. I really like it.

Like the vents around the rear screen. - great for warming gloves when going walking in the hills.

[Leto1701]

Originally Posted by Mr Squarekins

The lack of the large bonnet air vent is one thing that has stopped me from swapping to a roadster. I really like it.

Like the vents around the rear screen. - great for warming gloves when going walking in the hills.

You wouldn't have liked the extremely hot airflow into the cockpit

I personally think that new bonnet fixed design flaw and air flow at the same time, that's how different taste can be

[stressdoc]

Most of the performance differences involve handling. The coupe is a twitch quicker, and has a bit more for tunes to work with.

[Sophisto]

Imho the old model is performing a touch better (0-62 4.2 sec to 4.4/4.6 sec for LCI/roadster) because the new model's extra HP are eaten up by the additional battery weight. But in return of it Roadster and LCI Coupe have got a different suspension to reduce the understeer problem. A bit....

As the i8 is no track car anyway I would go for the LCI Coupe.

[Ionicsilveri8]

Originally Posted by Sophisto

Imho the old model is performing a touch better (0-62 4.2 sec to 4.4/4.6 sec for LCI/roadster) because the new model's extra HP are eaten up by the additional battery weight. But in return of it Roadster and LCI Coupe have got a different suspension to reduce the understeer problem. A bit....

As the i8 is no track car anyway I would go for the LCI Coupe.

More or less why I bought one!

[Maxxsirrah]

Originally Posted by Ionicsilveri8

More or less why I bought one!

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still prefer my original but then i'm biased