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BMW i8 Spyder concept car (2012)

BMW to cut the tip of the hybrid i8 at Beijing Auto Show 2012 - and published photos of the new super convertible Spyder i8 few weeks before the exhibition in China.

Significantly, the i8 Converting some tips about possible production vehicle format. Spyder has a shorter wheelbase and overall length slightly, suggesting that the showroom will be more compact i8s of the concepts we've seen.

This is a sign that offers a convertible coupe with tin Munich i8 higher when the original BMW i8 in 2014. This one sports a retractable roof in two sections, the transformation from coupe to convertible in a few seconds

Keeping the 'Swan' door, but it swings up, although its hatchback silhouette. Has a carbon-rich structures i8, a very rigid structure created enabled. 'Life' Cell, passengers are made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) is produced, while the "unity" under the platform is made of aluminum. Lithium-ion batteries are the backbone of the car and help the center of gravity low and gives BMW preferably 50-50 weight distribution.

I8 as a coupe, this car is a plug-in hybrid powertrain to produce supercar performance has been claiming a small car emissions.

A 129bhp electric motor drive the front wheels, while the three-cylinder engine, gas turbine assembly sends 220bhp to the rear axle. The whole system is 349bhp and 406 ft lbs of torque output. This explains why BMW is set at 0 to 62 mph in 5.0 seconds and a governed top speed of 155 mph.

However, two-seat Spyder i8 stated that the management of 94mpg NEDC (although today's announcement did not say if it is the amount or the economy in the simplest of the extra-urban cycle).