BMW i8 “caught” during the test drive

Under the hood of the new BMW i8 Spyder will be located gasoline engine capacity of 231 horsepower.

During the test drive was seen the updated BMW i8 Spyder with a folding top, the corresponding images have already started to appear online.

Now the engineers carried out extensive testing of cars on the roads and in dealerships it can be seen in 2018.

In the list of equipment of the vehicle, in addition to the folding roof, there are modern systems of safety of the driver and a new infotainment panel, which can be controlled by gestures. Small changes were made to drivetrain and batteries.

Under the hood of the new BMW i8 Spyder will be located V3 gasoline engine capacity of 1.5 liters and a power of 231 horsepower and an electric motor performance 131 “horse”. Traction motors peredaetsya on front and rear axle that will make the Roadster polnoprivodnyj.

In parallel, the BMW group is now developing an improved model of the hybrid coupe i8. In dealerships, the model may come later this year. Experts plan to install on the new coupe upgraded battery that will increase the power reserve.

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