BMW goes to New York City to video shoot the upcoming BMW i8. Location: 57 & 5th, 22nd & 5th .
The upcoming BMW i8 made its debut, in concept form, back in 2009 at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Since then, the hybrid sportscar went through a series of iterations before settling on the production design.
In Germany, the BMW i8 starts at €126,000, while in the UK it will cost £ 99,125. The U.S. market will also get the BMW i8 in 2014 at a base price of $135,700.
The video below shows the BMW i8 in the Sophisto Grey color.
BMW i8 uses a plug-in hybrid system consisting of a turbocharged three-cylinder BMW TwinPower Turbo petrol engine and BMW eDrive technology in the form of an electric drive system. The 1.5-liter combustion engine develops 170 kW/231 hp and drives the rear wheels of the BMW i8, while the 96 kW/131 hp electric drive sends its power to the front wheels and allows an all-electric range of up to 35 kilometers (22 miles) and a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph).
