Just make sure you actually get them GhettoMist, they are an extra option, they come in a package with carbon accents for the interior. The package costs $10,000
Evan Wiedling lol, I can't afford a new one, also new ones are too hard to work on. I was looking at a e39. Hopefully the turn signal package comes with it.
Please don't, for much less you can get much more, like an S-class, or, if you really like electric cars, a Tesla. At least they don't pretend they have a V8.
It's shockingly fast. His reaction is genuine. It's because it's AWD, has an electric motor as well, turbo on the 3 banger, insanely fast transmission, & the entire frame is carbon fiber. The 3 banger was selected strictly for minimal gas consumption. It's much more complex & expensive than a standard v8. Now a v8 in the new Vette can get u to 60mph a second faster but its 12 mpg vs the i8 which does 99.9 mpg in EcoPro. Not really a bad choice either way u go tbh. Love both. Watch the i8 drag race on yt. Surprisingly not much beats it even today. Mostly other newer electric cars. Idk why Beemer didnt keep making these another 6 years & take advantage of the newer HP & range found in today's electric motors/packs. They have the tech. The new i 7 series is all electric w/ 300+ in range. If they put tht electric motor/pack in the i8 but kept the 3 banger it would smoke a Plaid & look/handle way better. They literally have the tech at their disposal & the i8 is beautiful. It handles like a dream. It feels like a 911. I love them as is, but it's still a shame it never saw the 7 series electric motor 😔
Auro FX hahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha 🤣😁😄😃🤣🤣😁😁😄🤣🤣🤣😂😃😄😄😄😂😂🤣😃😅😃😃🤣😂😂🤣😄😁😂😂😄😁😄😀😂😂🤣😂🤣😄😂🤣😄😃😅😃😄😄😁😆😁😃😃😂😂😂😃😃😃😄😄😂😂😃😄😁😁😄😃😂😂😄😁😁😃🤣🤣😂😃😃😄😄🤣😂😂😂😂😂😄😄😄🤣😁😁😆😁😄😃🤣😂😃😄😄😂😂😃😃😂😄😁😆😆😁😄🤣🤣😂😃😃😄😁😁😆😄🤣🙂😂😃😂😃😃😄😄😂😃😄😁😆😁😂😂😂😂😄😄😃🤣🤣😁😁😁😆😁😄😄😂😂😂😃😃😃😄😄😁😁😆😁😄😄😂😂😂😃😃😄😁😆😁😄🤣😂😃😃🤣😂😂😄😄😆😆😆😄😄😂😂😂😃😄😄😄😂😄😁😂😁😄😃😃😁😄😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😃😄😄😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😄😄😃😂😂🤣🤣😄🤣😂😂😃😄😄😁😁😁😁😄😄😂🤣😂😂😂😂😃😃😃😄😄😁😁😁😁🤣🤣😂😂😃😄😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😄😄😄😄😄😁🤣🤣😄🤣😄😄😁😄😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😄😁😄😂😂😂😁😄😃😂🤣😄😁😄🤣🤣😄😄😄😃😃😄😄😄😁😁😁😁😁😄😂😂😂😂😂😃😃😄😃😃😄😄😃😃😃😃😄😂😂😂😃😃😄😄🤣🤣😂😃😃🤣😃😃😀😄😄😁😁😃😂🤣🤣😃😂😃😄😄😁😄😃😃😂😂🤣😂😂😂😂😃😄😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😃😃😄😄😁😁😄🤣🤣😂😂😃😃😄
Doug, the second handle is an emergency release for the doors. Careful, its fragile since its a one time use in an emergency. Anyway,I love this car. I drive it year round. Its pretty solid for sure!
It could be because they're very hard to lose. They're high-visibility, so they're hard to forget, and if you do misplace one, either a) it's too garish for anyone else to want it, so no one steals it, or b) you know it's yours if you find it again because, again, no one else has one like it. Unless, that is, you run into someone who had the same dumb idea you did. And then you've only lost a cable you never really liked in the first place.
@tamanyamwandila2834 Possibly the best looking car ever made. May not be #1 but its in the convo 4 sure. The cuts on the back quarter panel & the rear tailights just murder. The vents on the back window just look so mean too. Imo those areas are the sexiest of any car ever. The front nose I think lags behind the new Vette. I prefer the sharper points on the Vette. The sharp angles on the Vette's hood are 🔥. The i8's front isn't bad. It still looks like a Beemer meets a super car to me. It just isnt quite as aggressive as I like today. I wish they kept making it w/ a new front nose/bumper & w/ the electric motor/battery pack they put in the new 7 series. They'd possibly have the best sports car ever if they did. The i8, new Vette Stingray, the OG Testarossa, & the NSX are my 4 favs. Wish I had a garage w/ all 4. 🤣
Truly a work of automotive art, both inside and out; A joy to drive as well. Rented one last summer for 24 hours and loved it. Cruising at night in electric mode to some chill dubstep felt like hovering around our fine planet a hundred or so years from now. Surreal and sublime. (Interior lighting is modern and gorgeous, matching everything else about the car) I'd own one if I was wealthier, but for one thing Doug completely missed: GETTING OUT! Anybody can fall INTO a car, but to get out of the i8, one must lift legs up and out of the 'tub' while also ducking head and upper body so as not to whack the overhead door. Too much core work for this 6'1" 50+ year old.
GeneralGreek not really that good. Don’t forget that after depreciation is to the value not the maintenance. It’s probably very expensive to maintain gas,repair etc
@@janwszoek1578 I agree. I would rather spend that amount on a car I really like, since gas would not be a problem if I had that kind of money :p I wouldn't spend 100k on a car though.
The sound isn't fake per se. That is how the 3-cylinder engine actually sounds. It is just amplified and fed into the sound system, but it is the actual sound of the engine.
"It is just amplified and fed into the sound system"... Any engine sound that is heard through the sound system is fake.. "Real" engine sound is heard only through mechanical means. Not that I have anything against these new faux engine stereo sounds, as it gives you the option to turn it off when you just want peace and quiet. 3 cylinders do sound like half a V6 or I6 though, more melodic than one would expect...
What i'm saying is, that they haven't recorded a totally different V6 motor and playing the samples back in the cabin. Instead the sound is recorded in real time from the real engine and then audio processed before fed back into the cabin so it sounds better. In other words. It's like makeup instead of fake tits.
Hey Doug! Just wanted to say a huge thank you for your awesome videos on cars. Your accuracy and that fun zany twist really make learning about them enjoyable. Keep up the great work! 🚗✨
Shortist They're Germans. There is no telling why. but from the shape of the door, I'd say that it's because they ran out of room. Probably a small aerodynamic advantage, helping deflect the turbulent air coming off the rear view mirrors.
Tht sucks about it, but u set so low its not natural to set ur arm on the door anyway. The real reason it sucks is when someone hands u something it's a small opening. They always give u a look tht says "put ur window down dumbass." They don't know U can't.
Regardless of the performance this had great engineering for the time and the design is still stunning to this day. I can't help but imagine this will be a future classic.
The fake engine noise would annoy me so much. If I want to hear fake engine noise, I'll go and play some Forza or whatever. I'd just turn it off (if possible) and enjoy the silence
Boris Mihaylov What does that mean though? Are they not amplifying it through the stereo system? That's silly and sounds like something a guy with a cheap honda would do to feel cool,
The engine is right behind you and you can definitely hear it and sense it, however it would sound really dull and flat in it's pure form so they pump in some additional sound to make it more pleasurable and exciting - and I think that's only in sport mode, the normal mode keeps it as quiet as it can be, so you get to choose how you like it.
Boris Mihaylov Do you know if it is amplifying the engine sound or is it playing an audio track like a video game? Either way seems silly and fake to me, but the latter would be much more stupid.
xBuzz996 the back seat is a joke. It's there to assist in keeping the insurance premiums cheaper. Two seats only it would cost more to insure. Anyway, life goes on.
Worth it? No way. R8 V10 destroys it in nearly every metric for the same price. Want a hybrid? Fine, then get the new NSX, which is also the same price. Both of those cars leave the i8 in the dust. The i8 essentially matches the BMW M2's acceleration figures for 3x the cost. Sure, it looks pretty damn cool, but for $150k? No way
I saw a BMW i8 parked beside me one day as I walked out of the mall. I had to stop and take pictures as I admired the immaculate design. BMW definitely makes some beautiful automobiles and this model is near the top of the list. Great video!
Hugh Jayness so many people hating on this car the i Series of BMW is all about sustainability so obviously they wont put a V16 from the Bugatti veyron in it that will make you Stop at the Gas Station every few miles
Actually i dont know any car which Drives so fast and has a fuel efficiency of 2.1l/100km but thats something most people ignore when they say it is slow Sure the Dodge viper srt is a Bit faster but Keep in mind if you push the Engine of the viper to the Limit it can easily get to over 65L.
Status symbol. They didnt get it to spoil her. They bought it to flaunt their own wealth. It may not be practical or sensible for her 40-50 year old parents to own one but it looks nice like in the driveway so they buy it for her to decorate the front of the house.
LOL, at Toys R Us there are some cheap toy cars that have buttons on the top, that when you push them, the toy makes vrooooom vroooooom noises; so that's the league $150K gets you into :-p
Thryfte- Better at what? BMW market this car at people who enjoy being seduced into splashing out on expensive toys for driveway candy. Model 3 will be better at many things, including being good for shopping, kid and granny friendly and sometimes driving around looking dorky. As with the car market before EVs, you spend an extra $100k for exclusivity and to attention seek. Why should those rules change now?
Not A Ricer - 500,000 units per year is the target for Model 3? This hardly buys you the exclusivity, prestige and attention that people traditionally blow an extra $100k on. Funny how suddenly if it has an electric drive-train it has to be compared to regular joe cars. I'm sure many people find the new Golf GTi better than a Ferrari. Sucks anyway if you only have $40k to spend and always drive on shit uninspiring roads.
ricky exclusivity, prestige, and attention? for a motor vehicle? I don't care about pretentious ad-holes (similar to assholes, they're walking advertisements for a terrible consumer market) that care so much they'd spend 5x what something is actually literally worth because it makes them feel like they're above the rest of society. Anybody driving a fancy car to feel like that should get on their knees and pleasure everybody else around them, because that's the only way anybody will really think they're special.
It's because gangsters in Europe and the middle east love to drive arm out with a gold bracelet ,holding a cigarette. I guess the car is not meant for that market.
Awesome review. I am 80 Years Old and thought I would NEVER buy a sports car. I have had little interest in cars in general since the 60's. I saw this car in the TV show RIVIERA AND FELL IN LOVE. It is hot and gorgeous and TIMELY. I remember when I first saw the red Thunderbird in View from Pompeii's Head (film) in the 50's and I had the same feeling. I WANTED ONE. I love the idea that Sports Car Buffs hate it because it is a PRETENDER. That's exactly why I want one! And don't underestimate its ability to perform like a Sports Car if you are in the mood. I might even do that myself. I am also glad that its going to have a short run and become a cult classic...
After watching this Video im 100% sure that the i8 isn't worth 150'000$ Its fun, its cool, its futuristic and well equipped. Like the CR-Z which is only 18'000$ and also an Hybrid Sportscar. Sure the CR-Z does have less power, but put in some HKS Suspension, 18" Wheels and a big Supercharger for about 9-10'000$, you are at 28'000$ and then you have 326hp in the CR-Z If you can spend 150'000$ on the BMW i8, you can spend 180'000$ on the Honda NSX with ~580hp, 3 electric motors and much more technology and engeneering. So yes,the BMW i8 is a cool hybrid sports car, but its never worth 150'000$ and the cornering is quite bad actually (due to the immense weight). Hybrid Engines are out there since more then 10 years and only because BMW was finally capable in building an Hybrid Sportscar, it is worth 150'000$? no way. The BMW M Z4 is the much better Sportscar in terms of handling and is 100'000$ less with the same amount of hp. So i pay 100'000$ mostly for the hybrid power train which just isn't worth that much money. Its a small electric engine with some batteries, they are never ever worth 100'000$ and yes the styling is cool. But the styling isn't going to cost that much money either. 150'000$, defenetly too much. Its a richmans toy and BMW wants it to be exactly that. Thats why the price.
Vampire Achtneunacht -- None of that means shit! People with a lot money buy whatever toy takes their fancy at that time. The people who analyse as much as you are usually on very tight budgets with specific purpose in mind. All irrelevant with an i8 purchase. It's an expensive toy for people with money, you know, like many 'desirable' cars of the past. BMW know this. They're only making 1,000 per year, the body is made of carbon which isn't cheap.
kieran544 and it probably is....but the way dodge flogs the hemi is like it's the most powerful thing on the planet. Yeah, you can get more hp out of an engine that way, but what matters most is the HP/cu in...not how it's done..... Put it another way: a 2 litre hemi engine isn't necessarily more powerful than a 2 litre with a different head.....
I saw this model yesterday. Its looks are stunning in blue black and white. I don't think they will hold value in a world of full EV cars. The engine mimicking speakers are a sad gimmick. Knowing me, in ten years time I'll still be lusting after one of these.
Tesla Model S starts at $66k and they actually look good unlike this monstrosity of a cock mobile. There isn't a BMW on the planet that is worth its money.
RtdXyron You get that looks are subjective right? "Starts at $66k" is pretty misleading lol. You need to spend a minimum of $75k to get below a 5s 0-60 time and reasonable range. And that's without any options. Also the i8 handles a lot better regardless of how much you spend. I love the Model S, but it's a very different car. Not a good comparison.
These are AMAZING. I drove one and the handling on it is amazing. It takes off fast AF! Woooo. And yes I've had a v8 mustang 1995 and that's what I'm reminded of. The damn v8 balls
One major advantage of this car is that, unlike the Tesla, you can actually drive it around without having to worry about whether or not you can find a recharging station in time. Also, unlike the Tesla this is a proper sports car that was built to be fun to drive. The Tesla may well be fun to drive, but it wasn't built for it. Feature wise, both are relatively similar. Both have adaptive cruise control and other safety features. The Tesla has a little bit more autonomous driving "aids" and the BMW has the best headlights of any car in the US right now, which actually makes a huge difference at night. The price also not that much more than a P100D, which a buyer of the i8 might buy otherwise. But they're just two completely different kinds of cars. One is a practical, everyday electric vehicle. The other is a plug-in hybrid border-line supercar with amazing looks and a focus on driving pleasure and handling. Comparing the two is like comparing a Volvo and a Porche.
Doug the type of guy who reviews a BMW i8 while wearing a Volvo shirt.
A *VOLVO WINS AGAIN* SHIRT
DOES that MEAN VOLVO IS SECRETLY BETTER THAN *BMW* ????
THE ULTIMATE JEFFRY 2 Yes, it is ahahahahahahhahahahahhHahah Swedish laugh
Park Jimin Jams swedish luagh really
Thats just *RACIST*
THE ULTIMATE JEFFRY 2 lol learn to spell and sorry if it is
@@theultimatejeffry6917 I hope that's a joke lmao
"There's no easy way to get in the back seat"
Me: It has back seats?
That's what she said..
Gopnic Otaku LMAOOOOO
well the roadster i8 do not have back seats
I concur
Me too😂
this specific i8 looks like a PS5
i cant unsee it
They’re both futuristic
@@superiorgaming8086 haha yes lol
It’s the cat variation of the PS5
Ps5 looks like to a i8
Back when Doug said “I borrowed it from a *reader* “
Cnc motors gang
PLK bruh
PLK wow
@@PLK123 oh shit hello
instead of “cReViEr BMW”
Friend:Hey, you hungry?
Me:No, i8.
+Hovsep
He he he
Ha ha ha
Ho ho ho
ohh I get it cause your money would have been spent on the car
FFS mate
Don't H8
I'm to L8 4 this comment
Doug couldn't insult the car because the owner was in the car
Exactly what I thought- hate the fake engine noise.
No it's is camera man Adrean
Hes talked trash in front of owners before lol
Don't go fast
@@Godlikehoncho your videos suck
Cool turn signals, but not like BMW drivers use them.
Alex_2259 I am planning on getting one and I feel like I have to stop using turn signals just to fit in.
Just make sure you actually get them GhettoMist, they are an extra option, they come in a package with carbon accents for the interior. The package costs $10,000
Evan Wiedling lol, I can't afford a new one, also new ones are too hard to work on. I was looking at a e39. Hopefully the turn signal package comes with it.
Please don't, for much less you can get much more, like an S-class, or, if you really like electric cars, a Tesla. At least they don't pretend they have a V8.
I agree with anonymou s, get a well equipped p100D. So sexy, 0-60 in 2.5 seconds
It all started here, this was the first Doug video I ever watched and every now and then I come back and rewatch just to appreciate it.
Doug's Review and Rob Level's BMW i8 review were hands down the best reviews on this car.
That bmw is insane with that intel i8
yeahImquiteKool don’t worry it’s 8th gen as well
An intel... i8... doesnt even... exist.......
Intel: i3, i5, i7, i9
Bmw: i3, i8
Bmw and Intel collab confirmed?
RYZEN GANG > INTEL
@@tijl4894 r/woooooosh
1:31 "It's really uncomfortable"
1:32 "Another cool thing"
doug is a lol legend
LOL I LAUGHED 😅
LOLOLOLLOL
LOL
Lol
Wow, his old videos are so quick.
Also, long time no hear the Autotrader line, now it's just Cars & Bids!
I always hear as if he says "cars and bibs"
These days a cupholder takes 5 mins...
Doug is the type of guy to talk about how a car is crazy fast while staying under the speed limit.
Hes built different
OMG 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He’s just trying not to get pulled over
speeding while filming and then uploading it doesnt seem like a great idea even if the cops probably wont see
I respect him a lot for just that.
@2:47
Doug: "Can you drive around with the doors up?...haha yesss you can!"
i8 owner: "Get out of my car"
Lol
👁👄👁
Rip X he wasnt driving he was rolling in neutral
@@XXXTentaclez #LLJ ❤️🕊 :(
@@AyeYoPanda Yeah man bmw i8 don’t drive if door is open
5:54 "WOW! That is crazily fast." (Then shows clip doing 25 or 30 MPH)
I’m sleeep
He means the acceleration.
probably his first getting in a sport car that's why he is so excited :D
@@ozanbayrak562 you've never visited his channel, have you?
Cross Over it’s called “irony”
Doug in a 70 000$ range rover: I can't believe it has a 4 cylinder engine.
Also doug in a 150 000$ BMW i8: iTs
QuIcK fOr A 3 cYlEnDeR.
Also doug in john deere 820 (black dash)
Oh nO A 2 cYlEnDeR WhAtS nExT A 1 cYlEnDeR
Edit:As you can see my commet was a joke
bmw i8 isnt solely powered by engine.
To be honest, I ducking hate 3 cylinders, sound like crap, drive like crap, but the 1.5 from BMW is the only one that I think is kinda okay
It's shockingly fast. His reaction is genuine. It's because it's AWD, has an electric motor as well, turbo on the 3 banger, insanely fast transmission, & the entire frame is carbon fiber. The 3 banger was selected strictly for minimal gas consumption. It's much more complex & expensive than a standard v8. Now a v8 in the new Vette can get u to 60mph a second faster but its 12 mpg vs the i8 which does 99.9 mpg in EcoPro. Not really a bad choice either way u go tbh. Love both. Watch the i8 drag race on yt. Surprisingly not much beats it even today. Mostly other newer electric cars. Idk why Beemer didnt keep making these another 6 years & take advantage of the newer HP & range found in today's electric motors/packs. They have the tech. The new i 7 series is all electric w/ 300+ in range. If they put tht electric motor/pack in the i8 but kept the 3 banger it would smoke a Plaid & look/handle way better. They literally have the tech at their disposal & the i8 is beautiful. It handles like a dream. It feels like a 911. I love them as is, but it's still a shame it never saw the 7 series electric motor 😔
Yeah what he said
Slow it down a bit you might blow out its speakers
Derock 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
lol
Derock *slams on the brakes*
LOLss that was hilarious!!
Lol
Hey Doug, wanna review my 2007 Corolla?
b1 l4l ha
b1 l4l wanna review my 07 g35
b1 l4l what color and what trim.
hahahahaha 😂🤣😂
Next vide: Here’s Why the 2007 Toyota Corolla Is Worth $1,000,000
Just put some credit cards in the rims if you want it to make more noise.
Like a bicycle?
or just shove some cans up against the tires
lyokofans he Realy ruined the i8 for me
Put little plastic cards against the rims like we used to do on bikes when we were kids. Made a hell of a sound!
or just hold the horn down :)
I like the casual vibe of this video / cut scenes / outside shots etc - cool to see old Doug videos
1:18 everyone gangsta till jah start driving
this needs more likes
Lmfao
Auro FX hahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha 🤣😁😄😃🤣🤣😁😁😄🤣🤣🤣😂😃😄😄😄😂😂🤣😃😅😃😃🤣😂😂🤣😄😁😂😂😄😁😄😀😂😂🤣😂🤣😄😂🤣😄😃😅😃😄😄😁😆😁😃😃😂😂😂😃😃😃😄😄😂😂😃😄😁😁😄😃😂😂😄😁😁😃🤣🤣😂😃😃😄😄🤣😂😂😂😂😂😄😄😄🤣😁😁😆😁😄😃🤣😂😃😄😄😂😂😃😃😂😄😁😆😆😁😄🤣🤣😂😃😃😄😁😁😆😄🤣🙂😂😃😂😃😃😄😄😂😃😄😁😆😁😂😂😂😂😄😄😃🤣🤣😁😁😁😆😁😄😄😂😂😂😃😃😃😄😄😁😁😆😁😄😄😂😂😂😃😃😄😁😆😁😄🤣😂😃😃🤣😂😂😄😄😆😆😆😄😄😂😂😂😃😄😄😄😂😄😁😂😁😄😃😃😁😄😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😃😄😄😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😄😄😃😂😂🤣🤣😄🤣😂😂😃😄😄😁😁😁😁😄😄😂🤣😂😂😂😂😃😃😃😄😄😁😁😁😁🤣🤣😂😂😃😄😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😄😄😄😄😄😁🤣🤣😄🤣😄😄😁😄😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😄😁😄😂😂😂😁😄😃😂🤣😄😁😄🤣🤣😄😄😄😃😃😄😄😄😁😁😁😁😁😄😂😂😂😂😂😃😃😄😃😃😄😄😃😃😃😃😄😂😂😂😃😃😄😄🤣🤣😂😃😃🤣😃😃😀😄😄😁😁😃😂🤣🤣😃😂😃😄😄😁😄😃😃😂😂🤣😂😂😂😂😃😄😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂😃😃😄😄😁😁😄🤣🤣😂😂😃😃😄
Auro FX fuck you
Auro FX fuck you
Doug the type of guy to wear a Volvo shirt in a BMW
VOLVO wins again 😁
a*
Yee Is a meme woops
SLOWOLF lol XD
LOL
Doug, the second handle is an emergency release for the doors. Careful, its fragile since its a one time use in an emergency. Anyway,I love this car. I drive it year round. Its pretty solid for sure!
DoctaM3 TJ had great legs
yes BMW warned me not to use mine lol
RockstarFlipper yep. It's an emergency door release in case of roll-over or electrical failure.
Yup BMW warned me too. Jk i drive a Honda.
Emergency release should be easily accessible, of couse. Yet it should have some kind of a cover and be marked as emergency use only.
5:31 Doug saying damn is the closest thing I’ve ever heard him say that would be considered “cursing” kinda rare
He said the F word in "I pissed of a lot of British people" and the S word in the Dodge Challenger video.
He says fuck in the Chiron video but he bleeps it
Other guy: It's fake sound
Doug looks right in his eyes*
*"That's sad".*
the sound is not fake, it's just amplified from a microphone in the engine bay
Jad Meouchy That's still sad.
Atyrex Sigma it's the same sound that other people hear outside the car, but not inside because of soundproofing and engine placement
Had so why insulate the engine bay with soundproof pad if you want them to hear the engine so bad BMW is just stupid and fake
engine isn't inside passenger compartment becaue of safety regulations
Doug is the type of guy to drive a BMW using his hands as turn signals
Gd Vega fr
Gd Vega I agree he’s kinda weird
I cant🤣🤣🤣
Doug the type of guy to use a pink charging cable
It could be because they're very hard to lose. They're high-visibility, so they're hard to forget, and if you do misplace one, either a) it's too garish for anyone else to want it, so no one steals it, or b) you know it's yours if you find it again because, again, no one else has one like it. Unless, that is, you run into someone who had the same dumb idea you did. And then you've only lost a cable you never really liked in the first place.
Jared Connell you must be the funny one at parties, right?
Markus B you seem like such an incel
What's wrong with that?
Anthony Maida 1000 like
It still looks incredibly modern. Like it could come out in 2021 and still look modern
Indeed
Crazy that it came out in 2014
Now that you’ve seen what’s out in 2021 do u still agree
@tamanyamwandila2834 Possibly the best looking car ever made. May not be #1 but its in the convo 4 sure. The cuts on the back quarter panel & the rear tailights just murder. The vents on the back window just look so mean too. Imo those areas are the sexiest of any car ever. The front nose I think lags behind the new Vette. I prefer the sharper points on the Vette. The sharp angles on the Vette's hood are 🔥. The i8's front isn't bad. It still looks like a Beemer meets a super car to me. It just isnt quite as aggressive as I like today. I wish they kept making it w/ a new front nose/bumper & w/ the electric motor/battery pack they put in the new 7 series. They'd possibly have the best sports car ever if they did. The i8, new Vette Stingray, the OG Testarossa, & the NSX are my 4 favs. Wish I had a garage w/ all 4. 🤣
@@tamanyamwandila2834 even in 2023 imo
Truly a work of automotive art, both inside and out; A joy to drive as well. Rented one last summer for 24 hours and loved it. Cruising at night in electric mode to some chill dubstep felt like hovering around our fine planet a hundred or so years from now. Surreal and sublime. (Interior lighting is modern and gorgeous, matching everything else about the car)
I'd own one if I was wealthier, but for one thing Doug completely missed: GETTING OUT!
Anybody can fall INTO a car, but to get out of the i8, one must lift legs up and out of the 'tub' while also ducking head and upper body so as not to whack the overhead door. Too much core work for this 6'1" 50+ year old.
bmw and intel team up for the new core i9
oml lol yas
Dead Inside lol
Dead Inside lol
AceTheKing lol
i9 already exists smh...
Doug, the type of guy who loves fake engine sounds.
Wolf, your that atheist I seen before in that TH-cam reply right
Mr. Rottweiler is there’s different types of Rottweiler German vs American vs roman
John Mcclane he's German...herr Schmidt
Everybody likes them...that’s why...computer games
inox1ck
😂👍😂
The price for this car dropped so much it's concerning
Found one for 50K, though I think it needs more hp, it's a bit slow.
skinny husband Why
Yeah now its like 40-60k
@@yannickpiron3850 good!
GeneralGreek not really that good. Don’t forget that after depreciation is to the value not the maintenance. It’s probably very expensive to maintain gas,repair etc
BMW: this car is worth 150000
Me: Doug should I buy it??
Doug: yes
Me: why?
Doug: it has this hole underneath.....
Master IT Good point.
I would rather buy corvette for 100000 bucks
Jan W same. If I am spending 100k+ on a car, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be worried about the cost of keeping gas in it.
@@Gigi_xyz23 i mean this bmw i8 for me is overpriced for its perfomance
@@janwszoek1578 I agree. I would rather spend that amount on a car I really like, since gas would not be a problem if I had that kind of money :p I wouldn't spend 100k on a car though.
Doug the type of guy who has a pink phone charger in his BMW i8
Brent Edwards it’s not his. Do you have ears?
@@SteveReynold it's a joke.
My phone charger is pink too
Its someone elses i8
@@hustlenationfam but you haven't an i8.
Doug the type of dude to growl when putting a car in sport mode
1:48 this is how I get into every car now
Diet?!
The same way this fat old guy gets in & out of corvetts.
Doug, you need to hook up with mkbhd and review his Tesla p100D with ludicrous mode
Andrew Voigt that would be awesome! TH-camgasms
HE SHOULD
Andrew Voigt markus brownie aint the only one witha p100d_ lmao
Faiz Wiralaga yeah but he lives in NYC which is close to Doug and they're both youtubers so it's a potential collaboration
Great idea
The sound isn't fake per se. That is how the 3-cylinder engine actually sounds. It is just amplified and fed into the sound system, but it is the actual sound of the engine.
You have a good point
K
"It is just amplified and fed into the sound system"... Any engine sound that is heard through the sound system is fake.. "Real" engine sound is heard only through mechanical means. Not that I have anything against these new faux engine stereo sounds, as it gives you the option to turn it off when you just want peace and quiet.
3 cylinders do sound like half a V6 or I6 though, more melodic than one would expect...
What i'm saying is, that they haven't recorded a totally different V6 motor and playing the samples back in the cabin. Instead the sound is recorded in real time from the real engine and then audio processed before fed back into the cabin so it sounds better. In other words. It's like makeup instead of fake tits.
So three cylinders now sound like nearly race ready V8s now?!
heck yeah, cup of coffee and a video from Doug to start off a nice morning.
Meanwhile in Europe...
I'm eating dinner with a side of Doug Demuro.
Just finishing my 7.6% polish strong lager. Tonight's gonna be okaay,
same here Marty lol
MartyTheGamer same here in midden east :)
Yes!
Lotta people surprised the engine sounds so good, but BMW have been masters of the inline six for a long time... this is basically half of one
Hey dog wanna review my 1998 Camry? It's the base model one
Genisy gaming dawg*
Genisy gaming hahaha "Dog"
Mohil Gorecha Doug*
Genisy gaming I bet your Camry would outlast this i8 10 times over
Yo dawg
If the world is going electric, I need that sound to keep me alive and sane.
fuck that
Trevor Jones I completely agree.
who cares
Trevor Jones and everyone that like your comment
Trevor Jones
Yes XXXtentacion died in this car. We all certainly are aware at this point. Please stop spamming the comment section.
Calin Campbell RIP X 🙏
Oh yeah XXX tentacion died in a BMW i8 he got shot
Arman amir exact color scheme as this one too if I'm not mistaken
@@calincampbell5637 you are mistaken, it was a black i8
Thats awesome if you ask me
Hey Doug! Just wanted to say a huge thank you for your awesome videos on cars. Your accuracy and that fun zany twist really make learning about them enjoyable. Keep up the great work! 🚗✨
"wow that is crazy fast!" *Shows video of car going 30mph* 😂😂
BlackBricksStudios he’s talking about accelerating
fast doesnt can mean acceleration
Anthony Nikoloski what is your comment trying to say?
@@benhermes5954 oops. I meant that "fast" can also mean acceleration and not top speed
i read this comment before the part came, then when i seen it...i was crying lol 😂
doug : this is the bmw i8
me : omfg, doug ate a bmw
no you eat
.
@@aliamro2377 bruh
LOL i had to replay it to hear it 🤣
😐
this is my dream car. It's at about 60k at the moment. Gonna get it when it drops to about 50k
Sir Ninja Raiden im buying it in 2020
Congrats, I really wnat to buy that car too.
Good lukc when anything in it breaks
@@GirthQuake9000 You don't have to care about it. Stop showing hate
Sir Ninja Raiden is it rlly 60 k I thought I was gonna have to save up till 120k
Adult: **trying to get to the back seat**
Child: **easy**
The window thing would drive me crazy
Me too lol
Shortist They're Germans. There is no telling why. but from the shape of the door, I'd say that it's because they ran out of room. Probably a small aerodynamic advantage, helping deflect the turbulent air coming off the rear view mirrors.
no, i say if that is a deal breaker for someone than they don't know what this car is.
Its got flaws
Tht sucks about it, but u set so low its not natural to set ur arm on the door anyway. The real reason it sucks is when someone hands u something it's a small opening. They always give u a look tht says "put ur window down dumbass." They don't know U can't.
0% of comments: rip X
100% of comments: complaining about people commenting about x
AK Media wow ur wrong
I think u just gotta scroll down probably
why tf u comment about it clown
the only idiot who talks about dead people.
Not even talking about the Doug comments...... Wow
but does it have a aux cord
YOUNG AX 0hn0
Yes
FR wheress the AUXX
DizzleMNM bluetooth is shite
True
God, remember when doug's videos weren't a half-hour long
What is the actual point of a window not going fully down?.Seems so stupid.
It owes to the doors shape
And to prevent you from actually hanging your elbow there, unsafe
Not enough room in the door
@@razorinstiincz8314 for 150k youd think that they'd come up with some mad scientist way of making the window fit properly 😒
@@Anaconda-squeeze yeah like having a portal in the bottom of the door
Doug, can you review a Fiat Multipla?
Earliest those will be legal for import in the US is 2024 so we have a bit of time to wait, unless Doug makes a visit to Europe one day.
why can't newer cars be imported into the us?
Umm the Multipla came out in 1956.
timppa600 stupid laws
pukemaggots The Multipla was launched in 1998. The one from the 50's was called the Fiat 600 Multipla
Regardless of the performance this had great engineering for the time and the design is still stunning to this day. I can't help but imagine this will be a future classic.
It’s a gorgeous car. I’ve considered buying a used one. Just can’t get over the 3 cylinder engine.
Do it, it’s way better than any cheap quality tesla or Prius
The fake engine noise would annoy me so much. If I want to hear fake engine noise, I'll go and play some Forza or whatever. I'd just turn it off (if possible) and enjoy the silence
Yeah, what a joke. Super cheap and tacky...
The petrol engine is not silent, they just enhance the sound of it because it's a wanky 3-cylinder.
Boris Mihaylov What does that mean though? Are they not amplifying it through the stereo system? That's silly and sounds like something a guy with a cheap honda would do to feel cool,
The engine is right behind you and you can definitely hear it and sense it, however it would sound really dull and flat in it's pure form so they pump in some additional sound to make it more pleasurable and exciting - and I think that's only in sport mode, the normal mode keeps it as quiet as it can be, so you get to choose how you like it.
Boris Mihaylov Do you know if it is amplifying the engine sound or is it playing an audio track like a video game? Either way seems silly and fake to me, but the latter would be much more stupid.
Doug, you inspire me man.
Barnacules Nerdgasm inspiring enough to buy an overpriced Prius?
This shares literally nothing with the Prius
Microwave well both are hybrids
TheUberdude14 So is the McLaren P1, LaFerrari and so on..
Microwave ya those are hybrids without fake engine noise and a three cylinder engine
He is the type of guy who play car noises in his Honda Civic
I’m not to surprised that Doug reviewed this I8 in Connecticut. Ct is filled to the brim with i8s. I’ve seen them everywhere.
This car has less cylinders than my moms Kia Picanto
xBuzz996 and 4 times as much horsepower
xBuzz996 hahahaha youre right it feels weird
Looks better than your moms Kia Picanto as well( who tf names a car Picanto)
Pablo Guraieb right? It does feel kinda weird
Denis DiCaprio Yeah it sure does. Kia has odd names
xBuzz996 the back seat is a joke. It's there to assist in keeping the insurance premiums cheaper. Two seats only it would cost more to insure. Anyway, life goes on.
This car looks like 1 mill but costs only 150k. I like it
Market price is 70K, its depreicating really fast.
Cheap ugly car
Nobo hey atleast its cheap. You dont get a car like this everyday. Im 3K$ away from earning it.
Nobo But i have to pay rent and shit so i can't really afford
Moist That Meat it's will break down that's why these things are cheap now
Worth it? No way. R8 V10 destroys it in nearly every metric for the same price. Want a hybrid? Fine, then get the new NSX, which is also the same price. Both of those cars leave the i8 in the dust. The i8 essentially matches the BMW M2's acceleration figures for 3x the cost. Sure, it looks pretty damn cool, but for $150k? No way
Not to mention it was build for gays...
True, if u spend 100k+ you want car that looks, drives and sounds like monster. Not some eko friendly shit.
BUT ITS JUST 4 STYLE
TruthSeeker evidence?
By the way, every car is overpriced by your logic. Because then everyone would be driving a Toyota or whatever
TechnologyCatalyst
> New NSX
Throws up
this is one of coolest looking cars imo
I saw a BMW i8 parked beside me one day as I walked out of the mall. I had to stop and take pictures as I admired the immaculate design. BMW definitely makes some beautiful automobiles and this model is near the top of the list. Great video!
Aaron Vick Too bad it doesn't have any of the performance to back it up.
4,7 from 0-60
yeah its slow
It's more weird than beautiful, but yeah, there's a lot to look on it.
Hugh Jayness so many people hating on this car the i Series of BMW is all about sustainability so obviously they wont put a V16 from the Bugatti veyron in it that will make you Stop at the Gas Station every few miles
Actually i dont know any car which Drives so fast and has a fuel efficiency of 2.1l/100km but thats something most people ignore when they say it is slow Sure the Dodge viper srt is a Bit faster but Keep in mind if you push the Engine of the viper to the Limit it can easily get to over 65L.
A fucking freshmen at my highschool got this car from her parents. She doesn't even drive until next year
Bob Joe omg that's crazy...Rich kids 🙄
Status symbol. They didnt get it to spoil her. They bought it to flaunt their own wealth. It may not be practical or sensible for her 40-50 year old parents to own one but it looks nice like in the driveway so they buy it for her to decorate the front of the house.
my dad has the i8, he won't let me drive it...
Must be trying to make up for being shitty parents
I'm just a guy browsing through TH-cam
Youve got a smart dad.
This has got to be one of the whitest dudes of all time. Credit score at least 750.
He's like Jimmy from Pulp Fiction.
lol
lolol
I can imagine him going to a ski trip with his family
And he's richer than any of our incomes combined.
Bruh that's litteraly a good looking prius
@Axden gacha girl? Huh?
1_ I'm a fucking guy
2_ i fucking hate gacha.
Get it right next time pressed kid
@Axden can't afford it huh the price of this car has dropped insanely I saw one at 50k
@pain so?
Im sure prius cant do 0-100 even close to 4 seconds stock
no the prius has a 4cylinder it's got the beamer beat
1.7 million people watched this video, 17 have the bmw i8.
the comments... Priceless.
DT B Nit 16
DT B 18
No 1.7 people have it
DT B I have a 325i so basically 18
For $150K I can get a 2016 Z06 3LZ for myself & 2017 E300 benz fully loaded for the wife. Not paying $150K for fake exhaust sounds, nope.
Tyler Edgar had to be that guy huh.😏
Butt, butt, butt....his mother DID, in fact make him, didn't she?
LOL, at Toys R Us there are some cheap toy cars that have buttons on the top, that when you push them, the toy makes vrooooom vroooooom noises; so that's the league $150K gets you into :-p
I Finn for $150k, I can get me a Lamborghini murcielago LP640 lol
Rich Homie Tom I wouldn't, but to each their own.
the rear end looks like the i8 is crapping out a Porsche...
once you see it you can't unsee it
OH MY GOD NO
Andrew L. OH MY GOD NOOOOOOOOO
ok I just google images and I totally see it now, god damn.
I'm googling it but still can't find.
Oh no!!
Re-watching this video in 2024.... Man Doug, you've come a long way! Thanks for sticking to your guns and bringing us this content!
All those facts rattled off in the beginning... seems like the Tesla Model 3 for 35,000 is a better car.
Thryfte Of course the Model 3 is better, we just have to wait and see if the model 3 actually keeps it's promise
Thryfte- Better at what?
BMW market this car at people who enjoy being seduced into splashing out on expensive toys for driveway candy. Model 3 will be better at many things, including being good for shopping, kid and granny friendly and sometimes driving around looking dorky.
As with the car market before EVs, you spend an extra $100k for exclusivity and to attention seek. Why should those rules change now?
Not A Ricer - 500,000 units per year is the target for Model 3? This hardly buys you the exclusivity, prestige and attention that people traditionally blow an extra $100k on. Funny how suddenly if it has an electric drive-train it has to be compared to regular joe cars.
I'm sure many people find the new Golf GTi better than a Ferrari. Sucks anyway if you only have $40k to spend and always drive on shit uninspiring roads.
ricky The I8 is a hunk of garbage, the whole car is fake and worth at max 50k
ricky exclusivity, prestige, and attention? for a motor vehicle? I don't care about pretentious ad-holes (similar to assholes, they're walking advertisements for a terrible consumer market) that care so much they'd spend 5x what something is actually literally worth because it makes them feel like they're above the rest of society. Anybody driving a fancy car to feel like that should get on their knees and pleasure everybody else around them, because that's the only way anybody will really think they're special.
Window not opening fully would drive me crazy !!!
It's because gangsters in Europe and the middle east love to drive arm out with a gold bracelet ,holding a cigarette. I guess the car is not meant for that market.
i think window not fully open because bmw dnt want you go with open windows because of they stupid fake motor sound
"I borrowed this one from a reader in Connecticut"
LOL A READER
JeffIsAPrettyCoolGuy
He means his article reader...
Do u want to know the exact location of where he tested the car?
Yeah of course a reader of his column on Autotrader.com/oversteer
Waiting for Volta And cannon lake. Greenwich Connecticut. (I know that because he's at my school parking lot)
He has a column on the autotrader
He says it every time he begins a video where you where in the intro m8? 😂
Now they’re breaking into the low 40s. Cool car, hope to daily one soon.
I expect windows to go all the way down. I cruise in my shitty Hyundai with my arm on the sill. That would annoy me to no end.
imagine how hard it is to go to ATMs and drive throughs. it drives me nuts and i daily drive it
RockstarFlipper you put fast food in your 150,000 dollar car?
Josh Devers gotta eat. I'm a business man on the go. So I never stop
Dont apologize. I went through a drive through in a friends Ghost. The looks we got LOL
RockstarFlipper if you used the i8 for your everyday traveling you'd be a businessman with a back problem
But does it come without blinkers? I'm sure it does.
John Lawson XD that's so true m8
But does it have an aux port
5:58 Wow! That is crazily fast!
Awesome review. I am 80 Years Old and thought I would NEVER buy a sports car. I have had little interest in cars in general since the 60's. I saw this car in the TV show RIVIERA AND FELL IN LOVE. It is hot and gorgeous and TIMELY. I remember when I first saw the red Thunderbird in View from Pompeii's Head (film) in the 50's and I had the same feeling. I WANTED ONE. I love the idea that Sports Car Buffs hate it because it is a PRETENDER. That's exactly why I want one! And don't underestimate its ability to perform like a Sports Car if you are in the mood. I might even do that myself. I am also glad that its going to have a short run and become a cult classic...
When a Prius and a Lambo decided to have sex
Ashok Kumar You mean Prius and BMW? It isn't even close to a Lamborghini.
Touch My Nipples u don't get it bro
Mike Garcia I clearly get it (only because the doors open upwards and it's completely made out of plastic) he calls it Lamborghini.
I don't think a Prius could ever have offspring that isn't hideous and disabled.
Nah a Tesla and ford gt
V8? Why didn't they make it sound like a V12? Or better: give you the choice!!!
That would be the best
ndyt or not simulate sounds at all
Quietbut_Deadly
That would be a choice.
or a kazoo
You can change the sound in the menu. Sad this quirk wasn't shown by Doug
who thinks Doug should review my green 2000 Hyundai Tiburon 5speed?
subie skyline34 That would be a Mr regular car. He does basic regular cars most ignore.
nobody
Mike Morris 2000 Hyundai SHEMALE PORN ADDICTION!
wtf not that ugly shit
jr Rangel that's the piunt
It’s crazy that the i8 is over 10 years old! It still looks like a spaceship!
After watching this Video im 100% sure that the i8 isn't worth 150'000$
Its fun, its cool, its futuristic and well equipped. Like the CR-Z which is only 18'000$ and also an Hybrid Sportscar.
Sure the CR-Z does have less power, but put in some HKS Suspension, 18" Wheels and a big Supercharger for about 9-10'000$, you are at 28'000$ and then you have 326hp in the CR-Z
If you can spend 150'000$ on the BMW i8, you can spend 180'000$ on the Honda NSX with ~580hp, 3 electric motors and much more technology and engeneering.
So yes,the BMW i8 is a cool hybrid sports car, but its never worth 150'000$ and the cornering is quite bad actually (due to the immense weight).
Hybrid Engines are out there since more then 10 years and only because BMW was finally capable in building an Hybrid Sportscar, it is worth 150'000$? no way.
The BMW M Z4 is the much better Sportscar in terms of handling and is 100'000$ less with the same amount of hp.
So i pay 100'000$ mostly for the hybrid power train which just isn't worth that much money. Its a small electric engine with some batteries, they are never ever worth 100'000$ and yes the styling is cool. But the styling isn't going to cost that much money either.
150'000$, defenetly too much. Its a richmans toy and BMW wants it to be exactly that. Thats why the price.
Bretter buy tesla fort tat Price.
Vampire Achtneunacht -- None of that means shit! People with a lot money buy whatever toy takes their fancy at that time. The people who analyse as much as you are usually on very tight budgets with specific purpose in mind. All irrelevant with an i8 purchase. It's an expensive toy for people with money, you know, like many 'desirable' cars of the past. BMW know this. They're only making 1,000 per year, the body is made of carbon which isn't cheap.
...you forgot the big daddy of hybrids: the Mclaren P1 widowmaker.....
Now THAT is a hybrid.......
Muskoka Mike can't be a car guy and drive a hybrid
Muskoka Mike well the P1 has real engine noise so it doesn't count :p
Brian Westfield it does at that!
hey my 07 charger rt hemi 5.7 is great love it
kieran544 and it probably is....but the way dodge flogs the hemi is like it's the most powerful thing on the planet. Yeah, you can get more hp out of an engine that way, but what matters most is the HP/cu in...not how it's done.....
Put it another way: a 2 litre hemi engine isn't necessarily more powerful than a 2 litre with a different head.....
you can tell as Doug gets older the pause between "this" and "is" gets longer
i dont think it's related to age 🤔
I cant believe this car was made about 5 years ago, damn time goes by fast
3:13 eco mode should be green
Electric cars -- a blinds person worst nightmare LOL.
so right
How many blind people got hit by a bicycle? And the tyres still make sound.
deaf
Remember hearing a story of a blind woman getting hit by an electric car
a month later she got hit by the same driver again
The Boss Stage1 those blind PEOPLE walking around are pretty transparent.I'm amazed the driver saw her at all. lol
Why do they have to put a weak engine in such a beautiful design 😤
Because this is about getting electric vehicles to the market and getting rid of gasoline powered ones. Which part of that escapes your stoner head?
Alistair Wexner lol chill
Alistair Wexner lmao
The hybrid Camry has a 3.5L V6 and 2 electric motors. And it costs like 30 grand 😂
Jesus Espinoza Tf you talking about? There’s plenty of super cars that can’t do 4 second 0-60.
I saw this model yesterday. Its looks are stunning in blue black and white. I don't think they will hold value in a world of full EV cars.
The engine mimicking speakers are a sad gimmick.
Knowing me, in ten years time I'll still be lusting after one of these.
Short answer, it isn't worth that money. Half of it is the badge.
Why? I don't see any $75k cars that offer the same things this does. Or many at all really.
Tesla Model S starts at $66k and they actually look good unlike this monstrosity of a cock mobile. There isn't a BMW on the planet that is worth its money.
RtdXyron You get that looks are subjective right?
"Starts at $66k" is pretty misleading lol. You need to spend a minimum of $75k to get below a 5s 0-60 time and reasonable range. And that's without any options. Also the i8 handles a lot better regardless of how much you spend. I love the Model S, but it's a very different car. Not a good comparison.
And what pray tell do you drive, a Ford or a Toyota? What is not affordable to you is easily affordable to someone else.
Haha when you think a BMW or i8 has better handling. If you're looking for a real car go pick up a 911 Turbo.
Its worth 150,000 IF IT HAS 90,000 IN CASH IN THE GLOVE BOX !
And comes with a year supply of KFC wicket wings
That's sad because my brother drives it
😂😂😂😂😂
Well now you can get it for $50k
I would buy one for the styling first, performance second. I think it is an awesome looking car. Incredibly futuristic looking.
These are AMAZING. I drove one and the handling on it is amazing. It takes off fast AF! Woooo. And yes I've had a v8 mustang 1995 and that's what I'm reminded of. The damn v8 balls
So will this i8 overclock to 5ghz?
F Fuentes 😂😂😂
No one here understood what you meant by that. They are lesser people
I've been waiting on an i8 video for longest. because I'm actually in the process of getting one lol. great video!
You should get a real car that doesn't require video game sound effects for exhaust sound.
Are you just salty because you cant afford one?
iwilleatyopussy Handling is a thing. So is not wanting to look like every other rich liberal in the area
+artti moore ignore everyone. It's your money and you should spend it on whatever car you'd like.
One major advantage of this car is that, unlike the Tesla, you can actually drive it around without having to worry about whether or not you can find a recharging station in time. Also, unlike the Tesla this is a proper sports car that was built to be fun to drive. The Tesla may well be fun to drive, but it wasn't built for it. Feature wise, both are relatively similar. Both have adaptive cruise control and other safety features. The Tesla has a little bit more autonomous driving "aids" and the BMW has the best headlights of any car in the US right now, which actually makes a huge difference at night. The price also not that much more than a P100D, which a buyer of the i8 might buy otherwise.
But they're just two completely different kinds of cars. One is a practical, everyday electric vehicle. The other is a plug-in hybrid border-line supercar with amazing looks and a focus on driving pleasure and handling. Comparing the two is like comparing a Volvo and a Porche.
Doug, why did you eat the BMW?
This comment's underrated.
i8 BMW
Doug is way more relaxed now, than he was a few years ago 😃