BMW is at its segment-busting ways again with the i8 prototype we’ve caught testing in Sweden.
Part of BMW’s emerging environmentally friendly strategy, the i8 is likely to use a plug-in hybrid powertrain and will attempt to deliver on the “sporty hybrid” premise tried by Honda with the CR-Z. The difference, of course, is that the i8 — based on the Vision EfficientDynamics — is more of a low-volume supercar than a sporty urban runabout.
It’s clear based on this early prototype that the production i8 in 2013 will have bold and very aerodynamically efficient bodywork. Those disc-like wheels are probably lightweight and built for minimal air resistance.
The i8 will have an aluminum chassis while the passenger cell is made with carbon-fiber reinforced plastic. No doubt we’ll be seeing the i8 out testing again before it reaches dealerships years from now.
Thanks to: Motor Trend
