i8

[73CSL]

I was collecting my new daily from Cooper Teesside BMW yesterday

I get on well with the salesman so he very kindly let me have a quick play in the new i8





excuse the daft grinning bloke in the drivers seat , the photo was for my 9 year old daughter who's favorite car in the world is an i8




Never ever been in a hybrid of any sort before , but in this instance I love it. Amazing car really, slightly weird starting the car and driving off with no noise etc , but when the petrol engine starts up in sounds like a V8. Seemless transition when the petrol & electric work together. Has some punch too , nothing like my modded 996 turbo, but still quick.

Its a wonderful showcase of new technology.

If I had the money I'd buy one over a 991 and use it as a daily ... its even got good sized rear seats for the kids . It is a bugger to get in & out of though !

As it is, I don't have the money so will have to make do with the CSL and a diesel bmw for daily duties

[digi]

certainly looks great!

[E46CSL]

very good value for money. amazing attention magnet - perhaps too much

[MarcM]

EVO Magazine seem to rate it highly

[MCSL]

Nah, it's too Greenpeace for me. It's just not right

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by E46CSL

very good value for money. amazing attention magnet - perhaps too much

Exqueezzmee !?!? You do realise it's a 2+2 tiny futuristic coupe with a (BMW) Mini 3 cylinder petrol engine, shit loads of heavy batteries and complicated electrical components with a £100,000 + price tag... right ?

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

Exqueezzmee !?!? You do realise it's a 2+2 tiny futuristic coupe with a (BMW) Mini 3 cylinder petrol engine, shit loads of heavy batteries and complicated electrical components with a £100,000 + price tag... right ?

It is fantastic though

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by shimmy

It is fantastic though

Only if someone else is paying for it

[MarcM]

Originally Posted by MCSL

Nah, it's too Greenpeace for me. It's just not right

Yeah, you can get a lot of fossil burners for £100k. The tech is impressive though, quite like the 918 spyder. While we are talking tree hugging got passed by a Tesla S the other day.

[Trawler]

Originally Posted by MarcM

Yeah, you can get a lot of fossil burners for £100k. The tech is impressive though, quite like the 918 spyder. While we are talking tree hugging got passed by a Tesla S the other day.

What the tree huggers forget is that the energy for the batteries has to come from somewhere.