Could it be that mainstream car manufacturers are finally taking hybrids and electric power seriously? Of course we've had some hybrids around for a while now with the Toyota Prius as perhaps the most well known out of them, but in general most manufacturers have seemed slow to respond to demand for such cars. Well that is until now, for it seems now BMW are about to enter the hybrid market in a big way with 2 new models set to rival anything already in the market place. The first of which is the I3 a more practical everyday car designed at a price point to make it affordable for mass market appeal, the second perhaps a more aspirational model for most is the I8, designed as a 2 door sports coupe. The I8 is set to offer both economy and performance in a beautifully designed package, bosting fuel ecomony of (113 mpg in the UK & 94 mpg in the US), whilst offering a top speed of 155 mph (artificially limited) and a 0 to 62mph time of under 4.4 seconds. Also offering what could be a very welcome option for many buyers of a wall box to allow fully charging in under 2 hours.
Whilst a purchase price of £30,680.00 has been put on the new I3 BMW have yet to release a price for the I8 (Don't expect much change from a £100,000 though).
BMW I3:
BMW I8:
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