Should You Buy a BMW i8? (Test Drive & Review)
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So glad you did this review, been crying out for more i8 material on TH-cam. I really would love one of these, and the more people talk them down the better! Lol😂
Said a lot when Jezza drove one of these to the coast and had the option to drive back in an M3 and he picked the i8
I went to a private school and I remember a parent pulling up in this at the end of term and the amount of attention it got was mesmerising. So many more expensive cars in the car park yet everyone wanted a piece of the I8. A parent even got out his rolls Royce to take a photo of it how crazy is that 🤣I remember the experience so well it was like looking at a concept of the future and still to this day looks out of this world.
I like the fact that the BMW i8 looks like a sports car & it's NORMAL Luxury to drive around for business throughout the day. The hybrid turbocharged 4 cylinder engine sound's amazing. Safe & easy driving car, both of my sons & I would feel confident enough to drive around Toronto in. I like it. Enjoyed this video. Very informative.😊👍🏼❤️
I absolutely adored the i8, then someonw told me that it looks like it's giving birth to a Porsche 911 from the rear... Now i can't unsee it.
Though they do still catch the eye, every single time.
Great video
Keep up the great work 🥳
Fab looking car, but you could never park in a supermarket car park, because when you returned you would inevitably have a car parked next to you and you would never be able to open the door. Apart from that, £40,000 would be £36,000 over budget for me, and it would be very difficult to store my zimmer anywhere. LOL Great vids though, I love dreaming of what might have been.
Thanks Matt 👍👌👏. And for taking a break from the mould of checking out another grimy clunker on that deary parking lot. More like this please and you will soon break a mill subs!
Definitely a car you buy with your heart and not your head I looked at one yesterday great looking car but doing some research unless it has warranty stay away 8 years on the battery that’s why their 38k with 87000 miles on the clock , and parts will still be the price as if this was still a 100k car , think my best bet is boxster/cayman 718
s bang for buck
It looks great inside and out for age ,I definitely would love to take it for a drive tho😢 very stylish ,a nice sunny day with my ray bans on too😂
So under appreciated . Reminds me of the z8.
Ev + 3 cylinder? Reminds me of Koenigsegg.
They should have made aerodynamic surfaces adjustable.
Wait 20y and it will be iconic.
Literally my favourite car❤
Still a very nice looking and interesting car. Unfortunately they are still quite expensive here in the Netherlands: €70k to € €100k.
Wow !
Love your channel and content mate
Much appreciated
I think we would be happier if BMW actually made something that looks like this instead of the hideous thing they made for the 50th anniversary of their M performance brand. Just put the 4.4 TT V8 from the M5 at the back of this and you have a winner.
You mean the XM? The XM is a good design, I guess you just hate SUVs for being SUVs.
@carlosandleon I don't hate SUVs, I just think that the XM is overstyled compared to the other SUVs in BMW's lineup.
off topic request but can you make a video comparing an suv vs station car? a real world comparison with pros and cons and what would you choose. thanks . i watch all your videos
I would buy new Prius over this any day of the week
Looks and price of a Ferrari with the power of a hot hatch. Guessing the looks and poor sales will make it an expensive collectible in the future.
Give me an F-Type S everyday of the week and twice on Sundays and save 15K - 40K just too expensive for that that is IMHO
One of BMW's finest moments, when they were ambitious and dynamic with their future vision.....then thay lost the plot and regressed back to the same old boring Russian Doll strategy of churning out looky likey bland incarnations of the previous model with little more to offer than a more ridiculous grille. such a shame that they have gone , and are continuing to go, downhill ever since.
Obviously, immediately after watched this video I was straight onto Autotrader to peruse. At the time of writing this comment a lovely black 15 plate with 55k miles is on offer for an amazing £30,995, probably a straight £30k for cash...... a very tempting proposition!
When are we getting one of these on Raffleshack Matt???
It is a nice car
*This car is a clear contradiction of itself. BMW made a "future-car" not fully knowing what that future looked like, so they just went with basic, Prius like platform. This will not age well I think, just like the Fisker Karma.*
I just bought one and it’s being delivered tomorrow at 10am. Has only 9k. Ceramic coated not a scratch on it anywhere. Climate controlled it’s whole life. I paid 59K. I’m a GM muscle car guy and I have cars that can go 200mph so I don’t care that this car can’t. I also bought a C8 from the guy too. Getting a I8 and a C8 delivered tomorrow at 10am to my house is gonna be pretty cool. Totally blessed
personally, I don't go to the racetrack so I'm not going to be driving 200mph anyway.
@@dannyphantom121that’s what I think too , I’ve been thinking about this car bc it’s futuristic, I don’t care about the engine.
Which one have you enjoyed more ? Look at both myself
its so refreshing to see a person not immediately bash bmws in their reviews
The best review I’ve watched. I recently purchased a 2019 i8 coupe and everyone told me not to but I can gladly say they were all wrong. This thing is a blast and will get Lamborghini attention and is actually quite fast despite the typical car guy saying it’s as fast as a Prius. The aerodynamics & the carbon fiber tub really makes this thing fun to drive around
I just got one as well, a coupe though. I LOVE it. Drives well and is faster than I expected. Love the fuel economy.
Nice car
@@funkyguy0how much did you pay for it?
How much does it cost
$65k, 2015 coupe with 32k miles@@play_games1718
I had one for the weekend from BMW when they were new. The attention it got was mad! Great fun car. At £100k there were better options out there, but now they’re £40k. Tempted.
Same here. Not expecting supercar performance but if you had to compare it to another car for handling/acceleration etc, what would you say it’s similar to?
I had one for a long weekend from BMW too. A convertible in 2019 when they had just been released. Loved it. Looking at buying a coupe next year
Not even 40k now. I found one for £27,000
@@sultanoftippoo3857you can get a 2016 M4 Competition 3.0 BiTurbo that has a faster acceleration for £30K
Or for £36K you could go for the 4.4L M5 that has a 0-60 in 3.4 seconds.
I know which I’d rather.
Once that warranty expires these are about as popular as Lego on a dark landing.
Well said.
When it goes wrong.
Your local mech wouldn't have a clue.
Main dealer will bankrupt you.
Yep, bang on money. That thing goes wrong and it will be an enormous money pit.
@@johnmandragon4830
This is why buying the cars is a mug's game.
The smallest thing goes wrong and you end up spending more than the car's worth.
Only worth a punt at £5k. I value this £40k car at £5k.
“As popular as a morris dancer at a blind football match”.
@@georgemorley1029 as popular as a fire at an orphanage.
I think the trouble was when it was released it was to ahead of it's time. Now if it had been released a year or two ago with more modern technology in it, I think it would of been a hit for BMW. Great video again and set in some beautiful locations.
BMW should revisit it. Better battery and motor and adjustable aerodynamic surfaces
Bmw now is ugly,this one was beautiful and it came from the good old days when bmw didn't put too much attention on the grill
This car is my favorite I HAVE EVER OWNED! Audi/AMG/Tesla my previous cars dont compare. traded in my 2019 Tesla S performance for it. Mine is also 2016. has the plug in functionality of the tesla for most my in town driving. However I can also just gas up and go where as my tesla I was constantly charging up on trips. 10 gallons gets me 350miles range or more on trips as well. Has been my daily driver for the last 45k miles... Wouldn't trade it for anything really. I have other cars but I find that im using this the most period. unplug it hop in and go. Also on paper the S performance is faster. However in real world once my tesla was under 40% battery there was a serious decline in its pep especially 0-60. I have seen 3.8 second 0-60 in the i8 so it certainly isnt slow. it also handles worlds better than the S ever dreamed about on top of being much nicer inside. I even am tempted to put "super Prius" badges on the back of it for fun
Im waiting for solid state batteries to upgrade its EV range when Solid state come out. 100-ish miles of range from a similar weight solid state battery would make this the perfect PHEv!!!
Really interesting review Matt, well done! I was a postman and someone on my walk had one. Stunning looking car, it was great to get some idea of how it drives! 👏🏻👍🏻
Thanks! 👍
will you ever get one?
I personally think what we are looking at here is an future classic. Give it 20 years and a well maintained example shall be headed back towards the £100k mark. Tomorrow my bank gets a call to draw down an isa 😂
Give it 20 years and the "well maintained" part will likely become an expensive whack-a-mole game of major and minor component replacement.
That’s what a super car should look like; like nothing else on the road. Stunning car.
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I went to test drive an i3 and the local dealer had booked me for an i8. I absolutely loved it - it was fabulous to drive and I even got them to quote me on a finance deal. They were about £115k new specced up but used only £80k - that’s a massive drop in depreciation. If I hadn’t needed a car that can tow, I’d have bought a used one recently. I hope to need to buy one in the future - they are brilliant.
Cheapest one of these in Australia is $159700 where's the value 😮😢
I drove one of these on track a few years ago and was blown away. I REALLY want to own one at some point, and see it as a real chapter change in car development. A car that will be looked at in the future as a proper sea change from the mid 2010s.
These look great, just a shame it didn’t get an engine to match those looks. I do like my BMWs so I do like these regardless and as you say, supercar looks for super mini running costs. Good video.
That is the point of the i8...it doesnt need an engine to match its looks, it is a design masterpiece that breaks the humdrum BMW mould and is full of surprises.
Imagine an inline 6 turbo hybrid, really did miss an opportunity
@@bradleytobylee4945
Beck even a V8 is a smart choice to match the looks.
Realy like this car and its concept! Supercar looks, fuel-efficient and still rather fast!
I wouldn't touch a modren bmw with a barge pole but that thing is cool, nice review 👍
Same. Build quality and reliability is rock bottom.
@@patrickbateman9197 You can’t have been in a modern BMW then 😅 the 2021 Whatcar reliability survey results put BMW above their main competitors Audi and Mercedes with the 5 series the most reliable executive car on sale.
@@Hammertime4404 look at real world experiences. BMW and Merc have gone down the route of "built to last" 60,000 miles.
Look at TH-cam videos where they show you what goes wrong after a couple of years and 20,000 miles.
Just because a BMW is slightly more reliable than other junk, doesn't make BMW "reliable'.
Hi Matt, what a car! I'm a huge fan of beemers, and just picked up a 330d myself. Already planning it's replacement - would love to see a similar video for the panamera, if possible? Thanks.
On my 3rd i8. I average 60 mpg lifetime as i charge it overnight. It is MUCH more pleasant to use than any modern 911 (recently owned a 992 gts). Has non of the tyre roar of the Porsches which has become unbearable. Suspension is way more fluid and compliant. Love to do road trips in it. Way faster than the internet leads you to think (the torque!). Costs peanuts to run. The only people criticising them are those who never drove them. Top tip, they only made 3,000 of the roadsters… buy them whilst you can!
got to drive one for 2 days and its the perfect daily hybrid supercar. Id called this a Premium Sports Luxury Car. Everything you could need in this car. Putting a big v8 would not only weigh it down but cause unbalancing all over this chassis.
I got mine 8 months ago, a 2019 Roadster. I do agree and mirror everything you say about the i8. It is an incredible thing to own and drive. I'm in love! You're right, most critics never drove one. It's that simple.
Why have you owned 3? The complaints I hear the most is that the car is not the most reliable.
@@Malibu815also wondering this
@@rodgerlee7302how much does it cost ?
I own several Ferraris, a Porsche 992 and an i8 roadster. To be honest, the i8 is the most fascinating of all. It is a tecnical masterpiece and a piece of BMW history. A future classic.
Looks sharp even in 2023, 2015 was not along time ago folks, this is going to be a modern classic.
I love the lambo doors, interiors nice and quirky and looks cool and stylish!
This is the only BMW i would buy, great video as usual Matt! :D
Thanks!
So many nice BMWs and the i8 is your pick of the bunch?!
@@chamaldealwis9 Im a hardcore Mercedes fan, what do you think xD
@@chamaldealwis9 no BMW is anywhere near as good looking as i8
Maybe the Z8 too, but beside these I don't really like BMWs and their design either
Mmmm nah. I'd buy a second hand Aston and pretend I was James Bond for 40grand and what a noise! It just looks like a fancy fridge.
My neighbour bought an i8 in 2020. I called it "the Batmobile". It was black. He called it a "sensible supercar", which in my opinion is contradictory, because no one buys a supercar if they're "sensible". I think that's where BMW went wrong with their target marketing. No one who's sensible blows £100,000 on a weekend car. Perhaps £40,000, but there are still plenty of wild options in that money range. I like V8's, V10's & of course V12's & I'm not sensible.
What an amazing looking car ..in my opinion it is the ultimate sports car that wouldn’t cost the earth to run.
This car is drastically underrated, it drives as good as it looks and I have had some fast cars but this one is an every day super car a bit like the old Honda nsx, don't knock it till you drive it, you will be surprised just how much fun it is. Great instant power for every day
Couldn't agree more I test drove one years ago looking to part ex an r8 and was grinning ear to ear with the acceleration. Didn't buy one but only due to finding 2 classic cars I wanted.
@@chrisrobson3753 it's not that fast. It's just the torque from electric motors.
What's so special about it?
@@patrickbateman9197 we get you don't like it, doesn't mean others can; quit whining for god's sake.
@@ryanfarmer4882 what's to like about it?
Apart from personal opinion about styling. I'm trying to find out what's so special about? Can it hover?
When you think about it. This car is nonsensical.
If people want to like nonsense. That's perfectly fine. I'm just trying to understand why people love nonsense.
I bought the i8 roadster, has 274bhp..servicing is cheap, but I do pay 1k for the warranty, and insurance is only 450 quid..did 1700 miles to Italy and back 42mpg Ave.. plenty of space for one medium case and 2 regular carry on cases enough for 2 people for 2 weeks..probably my fav car of all time..does everything so well..yes its not as special as my superamerica, but then again that only does 16mpg..buy the 2018 models as they have bigger battery's 35 miles and more hp 374 vs 360..
I love the i8, it just never gets old to look at. Thanks for another great review
Love the I8, I remember the first time I saw one in 2014 on the A1 in Hertfordshire. Good on fuel BMW build quality with amazing performance. I WISH I had one....Lovely motor...
Great review Matt. I almost bought an i3 as the range comfortably covers my regular commutes. Plus I could probably recharge every trip at home off solar. What stopped me was the cost of battery replacements, which I understand on the i3, is every 5 to 10 years. Replacement battery where I live is the cost of a small house. Keep up the good work! All the best from sunny south africa.
That’s interesting. Thanks for watching
Does it need the battery?
You should have bought the i3, replacement battery every 5-10 years is nonsense. It is a superb car, as innovative as the i8 and also way ahead of its time, such a shame that BMW have ceased making them .
Are those doors a bit embarrassing though, I’m put off by them. 40k is good though.
I remember the moment when I first saw it on TV. Still looks awesome 🔥
This car is a modern day delorean. It's looks cash something that the engine can't check
Had it for a year in LA. Awesome car that is more than the sum of its parts tbh. I had no issues with it. Probably as sensible as you will every get to a supercar.
People are trying to dump these and sell them. Notice the amount of videos for them?
Fantastic car and years ahead of its time. It's taken McLaren and Ferrari 8 years to catch up with their current hybrid offerings. Makes a brilliant second hand purchase and I could do all my local trips in electric mode. The I3 is amazing too... About 250 kg lighter than any current EV I can think of.....
The i3 has its appeal, but it's _incredibly_ much more uncomfortable, noisy, faaaar worse in handling and the driving experience, etc. etc. There's something fun about the i3 but the truth is that it's very flawed as well. I owned one, and when I sold it I leased a F20 118i for a few months while waiting for my new car and the difference between the i3 and 118i was hard to believe...the 118i felt like a Rolls-Royce compared to the i3 in comfort, and like a Ferrari compared to the i3 in sportiness and driving experience.
I've always hated the blue trim, I think that alone holds it back a ton. Other than that though, I think it's it's just not specialized enough. It's not particularly sporty, not practical, not luxurious, not cheap. It should've been either a £60k car or a £150k car, the in between is too awkward.
Interesting, hm. I wish you'd review the old 8 series from the 90s. Now that were beautiful cars.
It was wildly overpriced for EV in 2014, totally unpractical.
I think that it came too early in the EV world
Thrummy,brilliant. Great review, once again. I think Matt is actually the best at reviewing cars,in the real world for ordinary folks. As you say Matt, most reviewers gave it a thumbs down and if you belived them youd never buy any car but you always give an honest down to earth review that ,for me ,always gives a proper feel of what a car is really like.
Wow, thanks! I appreciate it
@@HighPeakAutos You deserve it!
It's definitely a great looking car but it doesn't seem like it would be very comfortable on a long journey. And those gull-wing doors must be a pain in bad weather, won't they slosh water over the cills when they get opened in the rain?
If only it had a twin turbo 3.5 litre Straight-Six.
And if only my uncle had tits he would be my auntie. Irrelevant.
Great real world review - it's now a difficult choice between an Alpine a110 or one of these 🙂 First world problem eh ?
Good review, everything was on point.. just one thing.. You sound like a robot m8 or like you're reading a script, still 9/10 for me cos you're real.. not like these other arsehol's
Mat we need you to do a video on a Z8 😁
That got absolutely slated by the press. Be interesting to see if it was deserved or not. It's achingly cool regardless
I see the self appointed reliability police are out in force with this one 🤣🤣
Pathetic isn't it.
I've never ever worried about reliability. I just take care of my cars.
Exactly. Always makes me laugh
@@HighPeakAutos Always the same people who offer the same dreary Japanese alternative
Life is too short to drive a Lexus until you die.
Lmao. I own this car and it's been amazing, would not trade it for nothing. It is fast but it's not all about speed either. I think it's a really cool car all around. Yes the costs to maintaining it are high but for the amount of car your getting it's not too bad and you know what your getting into buying this car. Having said that when It went to BMW for it's service it was really first class service.
@@TommyMcDermott A double negative, a "your" instead of "you're" and an "it's" instead of "its" and also an Lmao.
Sure you actually own this car?
Always liked the look of these and the inside looks timeless too, but that entry and exit and living with gull wing doors, surely no good for a daily driver. Imaging popping into Tesco and then coming back to your i8 and seeing you can’t get into your car because shopping car park spaces are so tight, you would feel and look like a total plum
somehow i dont think it was designed for the weekly shop....it was designed for open road driving...with a HUGE grin on yer face!😁
@@David-bl1bt Very true, a 2nd car/weekend car. Still looks cool 😎
Great review Matt. i'm on my 3rd i8, I had two coupes and now I have the roadster and for m it's the perfect car. It gets attention everywhere, always positive. Show me a car that will fo 0-60 in 4 seconds yet still return 40 mpg. I use it on full electric for local trips and as you mentioned, theres something quite appealing about the silence, especially with the top down. Mine's used as a daily and it's a keeper as I simply can't think of another car I'd like to replace it with.
I agree
Same here, got the Roadster in the stunning Copper-Color; its by far not perfect,the Suspension is too stiff, the Power is no Burner and it understeers quite a bit; but i love it anyway; its a Keeper for sure.
Cheers from München!
I have owned mine for 3 years and close to 100k miles problem free and yes no warranty just regular oil changes.
Great video Matt, as always. Personally I love the i8. Performance for a small fortune.
I really really wanted one of these. But its totally impractical. To a ridiculous degree. I bought an m140 i instead. Its been trying to kill me but i can get loads in the back of it. I heard the i8 headlamp was 5k if you need to replace one. As i heard once, your 10 year old car remembers its a 120k car when you need to fix it.
Hi Matt, great review like always, you never disappoint! Just wanted to mention that fuel economy in European countries, Oceania, Canada, China and South Africa is measured in Liters per 100 kilometres instead of KM/L. I really appreciate that you include fuel economy in other measuring systems, it is a really important aspect of every car. Keep up the good work!
Whoever came up with that measurement was really pissed off with the rest of the world and wanted it to burn... The countries using it should rebel against their government and demand mpg/l or better still km/l
Sadly BMW were a bit too early with the i8 and i3 IMO.
Both cars would have made more sense in the current climate.
Also, I can’t get past that 1.5L 3 pot Mini engine and the fact that it looks like it’s giving birth to a 911 (991.1 - you can’t un-see that 😅)
Personally I’d have a gen 1 R8 or 911 (997) over it.
Just goes to show regardless of other peoples reviews it’s always as you find a car. I’ve got to admit I thought it would be more than 40k second hand, for those looks and the punch it gives whilst still saving you road tax and giving you 30 miles for free too. Got to admit I love the way it looks.
Where are you charging for free? 😀😉
I really like the front, but the back just looks weird and disproportionated
It did 15 miles on electric-only if you were super careful (drive it like a Prius), 10 miles normally - and I'm pretty sure you're paying to charge it so not free. The battery is disappointingly small by any EV standard.
@@MrAlphafang just next door to the free petrol station
@@PL-fj4uq yeah - facelift Coupe & Roadster have more battery for 34 mile range. It makes a big difference over the original i8's 15 miles.
Bugger! You have just exposed one of the best kept secrets. I was hoping all the negative reports would help the car depreciate even further so I could get one. In Australia there is nothing under $150,000 and one convertible asking over $300,000. Divide our dollar by 2 to get British pounds and that is way above UK prices.
One of my all time favourite cars.. never got why it didn’t catch on.. I’ll definitely be picking one up in the near future 🙏🏻
Why didn't it catch on?
Because it's crap?
I suppose nobody really thought a battery powered car with a mini engine was really 'sporty'
Ahead of its time. a future collectible
@@heyhey3887
It reminds me of a conversation I had with a colleague at work. He suffered from a low IQ.
I said I wouldn't buy a top end luxury car that used parts from cheap plastic bottom of the range tin pots.
You know like how Aston Martins used switchgear from an Allegro. He said what's wrong with that?? Like it was a great selling point.
On principle I wouldn't buy an i8 because of what the engine is.
I'd be laughed out of town. It's just embarrassing.
This car is just mental and all wrong.
@@funkymonkey1198
Which future? An imaginary future?
Nice car and those doors aren't a problem for parking; it's a BMW, you're allowed 2 spaces 🤔😁
That's true!
Love this car, especially the interior. Just wish it had way more power
Like a V12 😂
It isn't any different than a lot of porche cars. There are Aston Martins, ferraris, tvr, maseratis for example that are considered supercar/tourers that have less power than 400hp. Only difference is the i8 has a city car engine, but also a hybrid.
Really. With a 0-60 time of 4.4 seconds. Does it need "way more power"?
@@jdmguy44 :-) Chris Harris did a full test for Road & Track, and clocked it at 3.8 to 60. Plenty fast enough. & in the real world, the electric torque is instant, making 30-whatever blasts seriously quick.
If it had GTR horsepower it would’ve done great in sales ! It looks beautiful
It got one of those designs where the car looks fast even when it's parked. I had the pleasure to wait side by side with an i8 waiting for the ferry in Larvik (Norway). The phoney enginesound is mouthwatering 😘
Don’t you really mean that the phony engine sound is embarrassing?
Always thought this was a real looker. Never knew about rhe Mini engine.
Had mine for just over 2 years and I absolutely love it. With a commute of 5 miles and charging at my work I get probably 75 mpg. It’s drives like a dream and takes off when you want it to. It makes people smile to see it and still looks timelessly…futuristic. Glad it wasnt popular because I got it at an amazing price. Glad to see a review that gets it 👌
Why did you get rid of it? What did you pay for it and how much did you sell it for?
@@DavidNippert I still have it. Price $62k with 12k miles purchased in 2021
@@Rsadidit in the uk they are on sale for like £30k to £40k
Was hoping this was a Raffle Shack car (or how about a 911 (997> just not the borescore edition))
It's no longer a secret: the perfect supercar for the pragmatic. They won't be 40k for long! Great video, brilliant car. Now I'm fantasising about a similar powertrain in an M Coupé, but with a forced TwinAir instead of that lovely thrumming triple.
Great review! True, genuine and relatable to real life use!
Off to get mine now!🤞🏾
Always love seeing one of these on the roads, very eye catching and if the price was a bit lower I'd be tempted to get one.
Auto High Peaks!
I was just thinking about buying one of these tomorrow!
Is it true the red ones are faster?
never been a big fan of these, the looks just dont do it for me and the hybrid powertrain puts me off. And they're usually driven by a certain type of ahole
Might be the first car I've got to say no this isn't one I'd say you should buy remember seeing it being tested😂
Cracking looking car Matt, I might consider one if the cost was about £18-20,000 but we can always dream 😅😅
They reached the bottom of the market at 30,00£ so this is the time to buy
They should have just made a two seater
As the owner of an i8 roadster, previous cars 911 turbo, LP400, 348Comp and F355 for over 20 years. I rate the i8 as the best all round sports car I’ve ever owned ! Lots of the critics clearly have never owned a sports car. In my experience it does 50 mpg but after 2017ish they’re close to 500 quid road tax 😢😢
yes, I'm getting 50mpg too in my facelift Coupe.
And as a bonus if they're registered after 1 April '17 like your roadster & my LCI, after 5 years the extra road tax charge drops away. :-)
ps I’m I tight Yorkshireman so bag for buck (running costs) makes it a much easier option for most people than other sports car in that range
I've never seen an i8 in white and I never want to see another...in white that is. I hanker after one in a dark metallic colour.
Love these cars, great review Matt. Think it's fair to say that tech was a year to early and they do have a few issues but look at the new Rovers 100k + and there already breaking down! Just cars!
All cars break
@@HighPeakAutos some quicker than others though, more often and more expensive to fix! The rainy day pot is sometimes 5 figures
@@HighPeakAutos Lexuses don’t break, unless you get a lemon. That almost never happens with a Lexus.
A car that was never worth the money. Still isn’t now really. The tech hasn’t aged well.
Take a look at what BMW quoted for the MPG.
I think it was something like 140mpg.
Lucky to get 35 in real life.
Plug-in MPG is never representative, no one is expecting to get 140MPG. Just like no one really gets 54MPG from a Golf GTD.
@@js986
That's quite a difference from 140 to 35.
So that means you'd expect to get 5mpg from a Golf GTD?
Pat,I can see you're a bow fanboy.
Aren’t they releasing a new one in a couple of years? I8M?
nothing like this
Stop and stare? Yeah, at the poor sod who's bought a BMW.
What a great car I loved my i8 we did Italy twice in it and did 50mpg sod the comments it’s fab