BMW i8

Video: Richard Kim on the BMW i8 and i3 exterior design

Video: Richard Kim on the BMW i8 and i3 exterior design

Richard Kim, the lead exterior designer for the BMW i3 and i8, discusses the technologies and freedom that helped his team develop these innovative new cars. Last week, BMW of North America offered an exclusive…

Video: BMW i3 and i8 Revealed in New York City

Video: BMW i3 and i8 Revealed in New York City

Yesterday in New York City, BMW offered an exclusive preview of the upcoming BMW i3 and i8 vehicles. The new BMW i3 and BMW i8 plan to disrupt the electric and hybrids segment delivering not…

Exclusive: BMW i3 and i8 previewed in NYC

There is no better way to spend a Wednesday afternoon in NYC than getting to experience first hand the BMW i3 and i8 prior to their US debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The BMW…

IAA 2011: BMW i8 Public Debut

IAA 2011: BMW i8 Public Debut

BMW i8, “the most progressive sportscar” as the Munich-based automaker labeled it, made its public debut today at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. According to BMW, the i8 will set a benchmark in the performance…

BMW i3 and i8: New Photos From Chicago

Editorial: The BMW i8 - Sustainable Magic

Editorial: The BMW i8 – Sustainable Magic

What can you say about a car that is quick as an M3 and returns 75 MPG. It’s a killer idea, almost crazy, and yet we’ll see production BMW i8s in the very near future….

Rumormill: BMW already considering an i4 and i5 models

BMW has recently unveiled the first “i” sub-brand models, the entry-level, mega city car i3, and the super sporty hybrid i8, but the company is on track to deliver more i-badged vehicles within the next…

Designing  'i'  Into the BMW Brand

Designing ‘i’ Into the BMW Brand

When you create a new branch of the family tree, the deign of the vehicles should show independence, yet still be familial. That was the task BMW’s design team was given with the new ‘I’…

BMW i World Premiere Summary

BMW i World Premiere Summary

Groundbreaking, revolutionary changes are afoot as we speak within the automotive industry and the ripples that these changes will create will echo for a very long time. Remember this date: July 29th 2011. Location: Frankfurt,…