BMW i8: Supercar 2.0 - XCAR
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OMG FREE EPIC CONTENT ON TH-cam! Please don't become like drive!!!!
Well XCAR is funded by FOX... so they won't. Drive produces a wider variety of arguably better content for a much smaller budget/profit margin. So stop whining when they ask for a bit of money to put food on the table and carry on producing great content.
Stefan Wojcik
Drive has a deal with NBC, but I think what's ruined Drive is bad management, they had over a year to diversify their source of revenue, why didn't they a Drive website, why didn't they just make a second channel for vlogs and behind the scene and funny bloppers on which they could salvage a lot of content they've already filmed anyway and make tons of money out of it, why didn't they make a mobile app that would use the website as a source of feed, why didn't they look for partners for direct ads in video..;....ect ect
InitialDAmine because ad revenue doesn't generate enough to fund all of that... why is that so hard to understand? youtube money is shit. The NBC funding is only recent and they wouldn't be able to post that content for free on youtube anyway.
Stefan Wojcik
did you even read my comment? Not only you are clueless about youtube partner program and how it works and how Drive came to, but you didn't even read the part where I clearly stated that they had over a year, to diversify their revenue resources and they did NOT and I gave some examples, there are channels that produce as much if not more content that Drive and they are doing just fine, because they managing their business properly. Do you really believe that Drive+ would save the Drive channel? that's only a delusion coming from someone who cannot manage a business.
InitialDAmine Spot on!
Alex is rapidly becoming one of my favorite motoring journalists.
Keep up the good work fella!
Me too, mild-mannered, informative, intelligent, no fake 'woohoo!' when driving, no hooligan-eque drifting, got my vote also!
Has been exatly that for some time already. Guy got skillz.
you probably dont give a shit but if you're bored like me during the covid times you can stream all the latest series on instaflixxer. Been watching with my gf for the last couple of days :)
@Andre Demetrius yup, I have been watching on InstaFlixxer for months myself =)
@Andre Demetrius yea, I have been using InstaFlixxer for months myself :D
Arguably this is the best BMW i8 review on TH-cam - well done :)
Definitely the best. The photography at the beginning is great 👍🙂
I don't quite agree with labeling it a Supercar. This is not a supercar IMO. A great Sports car? Definitely. But a "supercar"....meh, it just doesn't feel like one. that's just my opinion though.
I guess the R8 V8 is also not a SuperCar, what about the Vantage V8, Maserati GT V8, 911 Carrera?
Trevor Bennett Well I consider all those to be sports cars. The Audi R8, when it came out, was a super car, as it was competitive with all the other super cars at the time. The Maserati is a GT, as is Aston Martin, Although Aston themselves call the Vantage a "Sports car". Nonetheless, as I originally said, it's my opinion, you have yours.
kezboy1 only Super car Aston have is the bonkers Vantage V12S
DB9 Virage Vanquish Rapide are all GTs
Maserati are all GTs except MC Stradale
司徒凱文 don't forget the One-77 :)
Have you driven it?
Ohh XCAR...what an amazing episode this was...again.
Please don't go the same way as /DRIVE does.
A rare example of a BMW that actually looks good.
It's because it looks different. Every BMW looks too similar these days.
I think the i8's looks are even worse
Flo Shaban Same for Audi
Eh I personaly thing all e92 3 series look quit quit nice they all do look pretty similar but that's not a bad thing as they look good..same with audis
Besides the I3, X series and any hatchback, there isn't a bad looking BMW mate
These days i realize a lot of automotive reviewers call a lot of cars super cars. What i would really like to know in principle or the fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation of qualifying a car as a super car.
If they linked up the hybrid/electric system with a V8 or something and had around 400-500bhp then I'd consider this a supercar, this is a hybrid electric sports car
Also this car is sold out for 3 - 3 1/2 years it sold more than tesla on pre orders alone and the car still isn't out yet or so I've read.
Yeah I read that too,
I'd definitely have this over a Tesla S any day
ellieisfit15 oh yeah definatly
Ya I've never seen one but I have seen an i3 which looked kinda weird
trevor philips The i8 isn't out yet, it comes out in September I believe.
ellieisfit15
New favorite show, Drive sold out please don't sell out too xcar
After all that being said it ,doesn't change the fact that it looks like it's trying to shit out a 911 from the rear.
Hahahahah. Lol I can see that
that 911 part is the best part of the car ;)
to me its UGLY
I thought the same but now I really like it!!!
***** i get you but id have to see it in person
Ofentse Modiselle
I saw it in person yesterday, its quite nice, what country do you live in? There is a showroom in central london.
Ofentse, that's because you are blind. Now go find that white cane and stop irritate people online.
Redzo79
No need for racism here. Spread peace and love.
This is what all cars should be! Damn that's one sexy car
40 mpg.... would much prefer the Porsche...however Porsche are developing an electric 911. YUK. P.s. man made CO2 (just 1% of the 0.04% atmospheric CO2) is not driving climate, although electric cars do have a similar CO2 foot print unless solar generated electricity is used to recharge the batteries.
13:45 - WHAT ARE THOOOOSSSEEEEE??!!?
Lol sorry, Couldn't help it. Great video.
+SuperStar O hahahah spot on
Another reviewer said that the back of the car looks like its giving birth to a 991 911... and once you see it, you only see it. The back is the only part of the whole package which I personally don't like, the rest of the car seems brilliant
Definitely not in the super car category
This is all very well but what the hell happens when the batteries run out? Imagine the replacement costs! No thanks.
I don't like the misleading way they claim this and other cars can go "electric all the way" when it only does 20 miles. That's literally useless unless you're only driving for a few minutes a day. I will basically use gas 99% of the days most people drive it. Just go full electric and stop wasting time on this. The Tesla's 7 seater already outperforms this 2 door "supercar". I like the carbon fibre and design direction but the rest seems overpriced and over-hyped.
I understand that the styling was dictated dynamics, but that car looks like each panel was designed by a different design studio.
"explodie battery bits" this phrase should be universally accepted term.
The idea of a concept car is pretty simple. The clue's in the name. They're about conceptualising ideas. The production cars that result from it are never going to be the same, and they were never meant to be. That said, most of BMW's recent "concept" cars have more or less just been the production cars anyway. Take a look at the "concept" version of the 4 series.
I'm not sure I like this i8 though. I mean, it looks cool (except the wheels in my opinion), but I don't really like the way they've done the hybrid stuff. It still feels like it's two separate drivetrains stuck in to a single body. That doesn't sit right with me. I much prefer it the way the P1 does, where the electric stuff is kind of like a supercharger that compliments the combustion engine instead. Also, you have to wonder what this car would be like if they could have saved some weight and focused on just putting a more powerful combustion engine in.
Muzica populara
an incredible car. I have driven a few of them. amazing. on my list. great review. even in April 2020, still ultra sharp.
i8 M, BMW?
I drove an i8 as part of a six supercar track day experience and found it to be subjectively better than the F-Type and more than quick enough at road speeds with preposterous grip in the bends with the torque vectors front end.
Tiny engines with turbo chargers... I'm so not looking forward to the future of sports cars :(
Core blimey, BMW keep producing endless flop aftet flop...just leave the real German cars to Mercedes and Porsche :))
its available in my country and free. xcar makes me happy
Usually not the biggest BMW fan but this car gets my full attention, respect and admiration. Kudos to BMW for creating such a masterpiece.
And thanks for understanding the car as what it is meant to be Alex.
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What a beautifull video. I realy like this car. Congratz to the film crew.
very good one as always ..but i don't think that this car is the future sports cars...in total, until it gets cheaper to make this car,starting prices @ $135,800 USD . @ that kind of cost the combustion sports car will be around for sometime to come
The next generation of supercars.BMW always risks in seeking different paths to competition and this time he has managed to create a unique car with a revolutionary technology.One question:Where can start the production in Spain?.
this car is ........just......... BLEH
maybe it was the Boring review or something but its not interesting. IMO
(and its outside is made of plastic. WTF)
I know it has 2 motors but the petrol one is a 1.5 L 3 cylinders engine.... how can a car with 1,485 kg be a lightweight car like he said?
I liked the review, but felt that you ran out of information just over halfway through. Can this be compared to the 918, if so why wasn't it? If not, why not?
I like engenering, turbo boost from big turbo, with no turbo bust in low rpm, what electric power compensate with high torqe in all rev band. God like aceleration and low fuel consumption. Sports car on the budget
Seen this car while I was taking my drivers license test. I was in awe.
Love the passion you guys have for these cars. Great review as always!
Technology is moving on and as he said in ten years time every car will be powered by a hybrid system, the downside though is that struggling companies that build great cars like Lotus etc will struggle as the development costs are going to be so high. I think a lot of smaller car companies will go out of business which is a shame.
Let everybody ramble about hybrids, I take my V8 Jag' instead...
***** I hope you aren't flooring it and only going 90...
***** Well when people like you with your Camaro's and V8 Jags have sucked the world dry of fuel, belched chemicals and toxins into the air we breathe and fucked up the world for the rest of us, you might regret that decision.
I fail to understand this comment, to the best of my knowledge I am not a section of a woman's reproductive system ;)
Alexander Young
Actually we will fail to do so for great cars are too few to do so. Golfs and such stuff suck the world out of fuel and spoil the environment.
Yes, I agree, all internal combustion engined cars cause greenhouse emissions. It's certainly worse to have a V8 over a VW, but both will cause pollution. We're already experiencing the consequences of over a century of pollution, and the time for cleaner and more renewable energy sources and uses is long overdue. It's important for us to start acting immediately to reduce our carbon footprint, and cars are a large part of this. Hybrid systems aren't perfect, but they're a step in the right direction, and these are steps we should've been taking for a long time.
I heard they're planning on bringing out the i9.. which is a more powerful and lighter version of this...lets see how that one turns out
Overpriced, underpowered, overhyped, and drowning in pretentious BMW fans. Looks cool though.
For just over half the price you could get a Corvette that would run circles round it in every performance category- if you were buying a car for performance.
And for the same price you could get a Model S that's actually worth the hype generated about it- if you were buying a car for cool factor.
This is something bandwagon jumping hippies with money buy, who are into the BMW badge. It'll do well in the showrooms, but it's not exactly an enthusiasts car. That vaunted BMW badge used to mean a lot more than it does now.
Brilliant. I don't really care about emissions because your simple car won't save the world but the most important is that if you want you can do a roadtrip during your holidays, enjoy the car all day long, during for example 3000 km, for no more than 500€ of fuel, whereas a 911/R8 would have costed you three or four times this price, with a stop at the gas station every 500 km.
"This could be the most important sport car launch this decade." Was this review endorsed by BMW? If you'd like to see an honest review of the i8, check out Chris Harris'. We dont need anymore "reviews" from companies like Top Gear.
With that amount of torque and horsepower, and weighing as much as it does, the i8 could easily do sub-4 second 0-60mph times with more sporty gearing. But BMW made a nice compromise between quickness and economy/emissions. I just hope there are enough people willing to lay down that amount of cash for this car. I'd love to see them on the road on a regular basis, and I hope it doesn't die out quickly because of the price.
Always said, once there is a big enough market the giants will enter. As he says i3 and i8 are BMW's first efforts in the hybrid market with purpose built vehicles and not reworked existing models. And they have already sold a tone of them.
Soon there will be BMW i1, i2, and i3 with batteries and 0,5L and 1,0L petrol engines for the masses. And sports cars like i8 but even better. And of curse the other giants will fallow.
These kind of cars are the viable cars of the future until there is a real and expanded infrastructure for battery only car. Cars that cost less than their petrol counterparts, can be charged everywhere (and not a supercharger every 250 miles) and also can be charged in max 5 minutes on the way. A bit longer at home, but not in 15 hours.
the sound from the car in sport mode is simulated by the way
and yet petrol companies will find a way to quintuple their prices in order to get their profit margins
EDIT: reading through some of the comments and I think the 'will it age well' is a great question, I think it will but not like classic bmw's of 70's-2000's
Looks really cool, but I can't see myself buying this over a Tesla. Just too flashy to be taken seriously i think, and I respect BMW for going all out.
I really can not see this car being anything close to a 911 in the bends. Just look at the tires, they are hard and pathetically skinny; for efficiency I know. But I think your giving it way to much credit. Sorry, but I think your nose is caked in BMW brown.
What i hate is the fake exhaust sound BMW is putting on all their cars now. If Triumph can make their 3 cylinder bike sound incredible with nothing more than a good pipe, why can't BMW do the same. Make it sound amazing in reality, not in the TRON universe.
never understood the need to make low-volume high-budget sports cars eco-efficient. so few of them are purchased and the ones that are are only driven a fraction of the amount that mainstream cars are driven.
i guess the technology is meant to trickle down, but why can't low volume $100,000+ sports cars be the realm of old fashioned visceral auto design? for the 1 day per week blast, i want to feel a haughty v8 engine note tickling my spine. for the other 6, i'd be happy to drive an electric or hybrid car, and i'd be doing my part to help the environment.
I love it. The only thing I'm missing, is a huge, proper exhaust pipe! I mean, come on now. It's a super car, it needs one. To think that cool aluminium pipe would destroy its eco image, that's just stupid. Sports cars = exhaust sounds = exhausts.
that is the sentence of the day "Concept is becoming reality" very true
The title says "Supercar" but he never actually says it in the video, and in the description it says sports car within the first sentence. The title is worded that way for clicks obviously. Quit complaining about it not being a "Supercar".
Finally the new age has begon! the reign of the huge V8 and V12 will be just a fond memory, now comes efficency and practicality. these next few years to come will be very amazing in the world of tech. and you can say it all started at the Tesla. im just waitting for an amazing car with a decent price.
Do you have to charge it or it charges itself through petrol and braking etc?
I saw a blue i8 in person and it's more impressive than a Veyron in my opinion. It's a type of car that just doesn't belong on the city streets, almost like an iPhone in the Jurassic period. Although, I don't understand why you need the hybrid technology in this car. If you can afford one of these then that means you are somewhat wealthy and can afford petrol and wouldn't be driving in economy mode all the time. It's an awesome car never the less.
CNET kinda brought me here.
I don't know, am I the only one that thinks this thing is ugly? It looks like there are tons of bolt on body panels none of which look that smooth. Perhaps it's just the stupid color scheme that this one has. I'd love to see it in all black or white or some other color. Great Review though!
Looks like a 300ZX but I'd rather have a 300ZX.
I'm not a particular fan of the version shown in this video, I do not like the color scheme... but I recently saw one that was black on black on dark chrome... that looked awesome!
Imagine if they put an NA v6, i6, or v8 that would’ve destroyed everything in its class
BMW should use this chassis, put the twin turbo v8 in it along with some fatter tires, and you'll have a real BMW supercar!
no, no, its not 99% of them. that's the entire problem with this premise. don't get me wrong cars will eventually go there and i applaud those who are starting, but it's just not as "good" right now.
I think Citroen should refresh the GTbycitroen concept they did a few years back, make it a little more road worthy and it could give this car a serious run for its money.
I drove this car. Unfortunately it kind of disappoints me. I would wait for a 2nd generation if I have the money to buy it.
This’s the nicest looking bmw ever
And this car wouldn't exist if it wasn't for Tesla breaking the ice on performance EVs
It would be interesting if they will make a disel one
I find the fact that the i8 sounds better then the new M3/M4!!!
This car is not made for the racetrack... and for that it`s not a true sportscar! It has fake sound, it is to heavy....(1600 kg even with that carbon monocoque cause of the heavy batteries), can not take heavy g`s with that small tyres and after 2-3 hot laps your batterie is draining and all the other cars and for sure the 911 (which he always talked about) will eat you up with ease! Whats the point of a sporty car wen you now it only lasts for a couple of minutes before your down to your 1.5 litre 3 cylinder..?!?
***** You`re right... if i had that amount of money i would directly go buy a 911... a true sportscar not just "a beautiful hybrid sports car" ;-)
+UzzyFuzzyy you can't afford it either. You're just a pest. Electric cars are a fad.
If you can buy a i8 it doesn't matter how fast or how heavy it is, you would probably have a few other cars....
Bet scho lol the i8 dosent loose battery in sport Mode. Actually it charges the battery and the 2 Electric Engines...
Bet scho also the i8 sheer weight is 1480kg
The i8 of the bmw is the very nice car made so that the mystery which I come from the future can Sreop and the fox can lure the person together.
supercar? morelke sport car to me but still an amazing car
It's 0-60 in 4.2 but track test have put it as fast as 3.8
Those tires look soooo tiny! How will thins handle on anything that has any water or snow on it? With instant torque you would imagine the wheels and tires would need to be bigger to handle the abuse.
Great review guys. Best i8 review out there.
UGLY! More like Shitecar 0.2.
What's so good about a gismo laptop machine with no souls but settings??? And a 3 cylinder hybrid ?? No proper sportscar has that.
Brandon Mochel SPeed isn't everything. Sure it may come close to a 911. But taht is just fucking irreleavnt. It's about the feel. Those new age hypercars lack soul, a communicative bonding that you used to have with the supercars, a genuine reaction instead of the digitised trash. A car that lets you know through the wheel how it's doing. like those 90's beauties. But no, the computer arranges everything, it's no fun, and it makes no authetnic sound. Everything is decided for you and you STILL have to choose 5000 driving modes. Drives me nuts.
Where are the times that BMWs were proper driver's cars, ultimate steering machines wtih precision other than robots that don't make anyone's heart beat?
You do whatever you numb, mindless herdfollowing chump. You lack spine. IF you honestly can ignore a legend with a V10 tower of power with a more honest feedback than this nerdy and useless fake mobile, that looks utterly retarded (better design? HAH!) it's all numbers and no show.
The R8 is also a great daily driver. But at least it's got sportscar heart, this i8 has NONE of that. You made the wrong choice. You'll regret it and i'll laugh and said i told you so.
'everyday'. A sportscar is for FUN you silly. Not for everyday driving. You spoiled brats don't know what you want. Comfort is for pussies. Learn to drive a real car.
I know your driving habits. Pretty sloppy.
That's why you need a shitty eco-fascist minger to save all your mistakes.
I'd choose a 300.000 mile R8 over any of these pumped up Priuses that have a battery that will last just a couple of weeks.
At least the R8 has a decent design, decent adn well built dashboard without stupid shit to distract you.
Science?? Supercars aren't science, they're not supposed to be geeky science, they're about passion and drama and pleasure and feelling like living a dream, playing around and enjoying yourself. having a damn SOUND for that matter. A REAL MECHANICAL ENGINE SOUND.
Not about this Ring laptimes bullshit and green rubbish or having to show off with all numbers and gay details no ordianary human being that drives a regular car understands.
Or having to drive it daily. 'smooth' oh just shut up. This is so stupid.
All they proved is that they lack principles, values, and don't care about love for the process, or care about the petrolhead scene.
Intelligence is overrated. Especially with BMW, who now copy Kias.
The i8 is no beast. It's a timid pussy car. BMW is dead. Lamborghini lives on. They know how it works.
If it's really more than enough for a daily driver, why don't they just shut the fuck up and buy a 4 serie 3 cyilnder?
Your positive propaganda is meaningless and just marketing talk. I don't buy it.
Which celebrity does the presenter look like? It's killing me!
Rewatching this video now make me miss the old days even more with all these regulations on gas powered cars
I'd give my right arm, ball, kidney whatever for one of these
Nice video to watch i like his thoughts, quite philosophic......
Wait til AUDI releases the R8 TDI shit bout to change the game!
most concept cars are exciting and production cars are boring most of the time i never get excited about concepts
lmafo, not even a Hans Zimmer soundtrack could sell me this piece of ecoshit
Please can someone tell me where he did the filming for this? That mountain shot is so beautiful
i prefere the porsche panamera e hybrid , less expansive more power and inside is more like a limusine.
Id rather have a fully loaded Tesla Model S, But with the sound of the i8,
Got.... to... get... one... I NEED TO!!!
Why did I have to hear that 911 joke...once it's seen, it can never be unseen
I can't wait for the hardcore version to come out.
The sound is artificial and pumped through the stereo.
The sound is artificial and pumped through the stereo.
I'd probably buy this over a model s if I had the money.
Would be great if they lose the blue accents all over the body and interior.
I bit the bullet & bought one. love it. amazing. will never sell it.
Great review Alex you set the benchmark for reviews with drones etc 6 yrs ago, and ref I8 being a polymath of a car, you have understood it fully sir on the button.... over last 6 yrs most keyboarders think eh 3 cylinder nah and have lampooned it despite not driving it!! Koeniggsegg don't they have embraced the concept for a car selling for £1m !!
I have had 3 of them - my latest the Roadster was 40% off list (same discount as the Z8 I got in 2003 for £60k and they are now £200k)- if you have £70-75k to invest 10 plus years BUY A ROADSTER ONLY 2500 MADE WORLDWIDE / NOW FINISHED WILL BE MASSIVELY LAMENTED IN A DECADE + it's a better bet than FTSE as they will be £150k plus in ten years and £500k in 40 yrs like the hitherto also unloved discounted in 80/81 E26 M1 I have ! WHEN THEY ARE GONE FROM DEALERS, THEY ARE GONE !!
It is a nice review, but it suffers the same problem as most other i8 reviews: admiring the sound of the 3-cylinder ICE. Of course it sounds much better than what you would expect from a 3-cylinder engine, because it is not the REAL sound, it is a FAKE sound from the speakers. It's like playing an mp3 of a real sportscar. What you hear is NOT the real sound of the engine!
So? Why does it matter?
Yawn
Tesla > this...
Tesla > every car
Ya that's great and all but why can't they put all this weight savings in an actual car instead of compensating for the batteries! If they put this much effort into a regular sports car it would be amazing they could make the m3 or m4 now like 2 pounds I mean really and additionally if this is a sports car I don't see much modding capabitites in the future I mean to my knowledge u can't really mod electric engines? And they have pretty much juiced all they can get out I that engine were as a 335i 500$ for a jb4 gets you 380hp and 420 torque and another 100 for a DCI intake and your at 400hp and 420torque for 600bucks! I don't see that happening with these new hybrid sports cars
Give it time. This is BMWs first hybrid sports car. Once the market starts to see some more options, things will adjust.
Body weight - They could do this to an M3 or M4, but it would cost at least US$10k-20k more due to materials and process increases. The i8 costs around US$135k, which is about US$70k more than an M3.
Two things to understand about modding engines: 1. The ICE has been in assembly line cars for about 100 years, and modding car engines didn't become really popular until the 1950s, after it became affordable for average folks to buy a car. 2. There are still gears and mechanical parts in Hybrid engines and electronics and computer modding started to become more popular in the late 1990s when PC prices started to get very cheap. It might take another 20 years, but modding hybrids or electrics will certainly happen.