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With most of Europe free from the grasp of winter, we have a new batch of spy photos of the 2014 BMW i8 sport hybrid coupe as it undergoes warmer-weather testing following the winter's harsh conditions. Retaining a great deal of its conceptual design, the i8 looks just about as we last saw it--but much more comfortable.
Not long ago, we brought you the latest word on production specs for the i8, along with a spy video showing the car in action.
Though the sweeping expanses of structural glass have gone, as they must for safety, the flying buttress rear roof pillars remain, and a small air inlet nested in the flared rear fender near the door sill adds another highlight. The fuel filler cap also sits in the fender.
The leading edge of the now-metal doors appear to be relieved to allow them to open slightly upward as well as outward, a factor also hinted at by the high sill and short door height. It does not appear to be a true gullwing-style door, however.
As for the rest of the BMW i8, it's expected to be a high-performance hybrid in addition to a dramatically-designed coupe. Acceleration to 60 mph should come in around the sub-five-second mark with a top speed of 155 mph. On top of the fast, it should be efficient, too, with the concept aimed at about 78 mpg. The i8 is expected to manage these impressive figures with a curb weight of about 3,200 pounds, a turbocharged 1.5-liter engine rated at about 223 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque, plus an electric motor good for 170 horsepower--making total combined output something close to 400 horsepower, with the double-bonus of turbo and electric torque at the low and mid range.
The 2014 BWM i8 is due to arrive in production at BMW's Leipzig plant mid-2013, arriving in the first driveways in early 2014--at right around the $200,000 mark.
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