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Automotive

BMW’s new i8 The new BMW i8 Roadster is an elegant car
with a “stretched silhouette” that features BMW
eDrive technology, enabling longer range and
Roadster, the more time in pure-electric mode.

The car takes the i8’s combination of locally
new “Coupe” that emission-free mobility and high-calibre perfor-
mance and sprinkles the drop-top driving
experience into the mix. The eDrive button
integrates tons of enables silent and locally emission-free driving
at up to 120 km/h.

metal 3D printed parts The BMW i8 Roadster also benefits from a
low-weight construction, complete with low
centre of gravity and even weight distribution.
The aerodynamically optimised exterior – with
model-specific gullwing doors and a soft-top
roof that also displays great visual lightness
– is a fine exponent of the signature BMW
The new BMW i8 Roadster, also called design language.

the sports car of the future is available in Two-seater boasting a distinctive and
elegantly stretched silhouette
two body variants. The car was launched
for the first time at the Los Angeles Auto The electric operation installed in the car
enables the roof to open or close in an
Show in December 2017 and the official almost silent hush, within 15 seconds and

launch on the market will be on May 2018. while travelling at up to 50 km/h, if required.
The broad, wide-opening lid guarantees an
The manufacturer created hype among “emotionally-engaging driving experience”.
cars’ fans, while innovating in terms of The BMW i8 Roadster is the only one to offer
manufacturing. owners a fabric soft-top which stows away
into a perpendicular position in the rear
when opened and therefore takes up very
little space.

Magazine / February 2018