There's little doubt that the 2015 BMW i8 is one of the most radical and groundbreaking performance cars this industry has seen in a long time. From its unique carbon-intensive construction to its ...

The BMW i8 was discontinued in 2020, just six years after it hit the market in 2014. Here's what probably happened ... which had an output of 560 horsepower with its 4.4L V8 engine.

The sophisticated plug-in hybrid powertrain of the BMW i8 sports car has been rated the top engine in this year’s International Engine of the Year Awards, the official award of British ...

BMW's next all-electric car could be a variant of the i8 plug-in hybrid coupe. The German carmaker currently offers only one all-electric model—the i3 hatchback—and there have been rumors of a ...

The BMW i8’s chassis is set up for a compact power plant. That means there’s little room for anything bigger than the Mini-sourced three-cylinder engine without making extensive engine bay ...

BMW's i8 supercar may run on electricity but that doesn't mean the Germany marque has forgotten about aural performance: both inside and out. A new video showing how the i8 performs in Sport Mode ...

Munich—BMW Group walked out of the International Engine of the Year Awards in Stuttgart with four wins. The drive unit in the BMW i8 earned two class wins as well as being declared overall ...

The BMW i8 is a masterpiece. In the late 2000s, engineers from the German automaker created a sonnet of motoring, carefully folding in the past with the future—sadly, it’s a song which fell on ...

BMW's i8 powertrain. The 3-cylinder engine is just ahead of the rear wheels, and the MGU-K is mounted at the front.

The i8's three-cylinder engine displaces only 1.5 liters, ... BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car. Seats: four; Engine: 1.5 liter twin-turbocharged three-cylinder, 231 horsepower; ...

Like the Chevrolet Volt, the BMW i8 concept combines a traditional gasoline engine with an electric drivetrain. According to BMW , the i8 can be as fuel-efficient as the best hybrid cars, while ...