BMW i8 production is coming to an end in April, ... It has a mid-mounted 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine driving the rear wheels along with an electric motor, ...

They called it a Batmobile. A transformer. A midlife crisis. Whatever you call it, the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe with scissor doors was the most talked about car in the neighborhood. Kids … ...

But this 2015 BMW i8 green supercar has all the earmarks of a slam-dunk project, ... just in front of the rear axle and it drives only that axle, so the i8 is technically a through-the-road, ...

At the rear axle, a turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine produces 220 hp and 221 lb-ft of torque. BMW would only tell us that the engine is mated to an "automatic" transmission with ...

Unfortunately, BMW didn’t give an exact date for the release, stating only that the i8 Spyder will be one of several new pure electric and plug-in hybrid models due in the coming years.

2014 BMW i8 drive review. 2014 BMW i8 drive review. By Mark Vaughn ... The rear axle is spun by a 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder gasoline engine powering the rear wheels through a six ...

BMW says this setup combines the advantages of front-, rear- and all-wheel drive. The lithium-ion battery can fully charge in two hours and power the i8 for 20 miles on electric-only power.

The BMW i8 is a unique car from the future designed to work perfectly in the present. ... while a 228 horsepower 1.5-liter turbo I3 sits out over the rear axle. Together, ...

Overall range promises to be spectacular thanks to an 11.1-gallon (U.S.) fuel tank mounted underneath the rear seats. BMW is not prepared to make a figure official, but it is clear the i8 will be ...