Excellent
2017 BMW i8 Base price: $143,400. As tested: $152,695. Standard equipment: A mid-mounted 1.5- liter turbo engine coupled with six- speed automatic gearbox driving the rear wheels and front- mounted electric motor powering the front wheels through a two-speed automatic producing an
2017 BMW i8
Base price: $143,400.
As tested: $152,695.
Standard equipment: A mid-mounted 1.5- liter turbo engine coupled with six- speed automatic gearbox driving the rear wheels and front- mounted electric motor powering the front wheels through a two-speed automatic producing an
all-wheel-drive layout.
Options: An additional $8,300 worth of software, hardware, and hedonism including an industry first: laser headlights.
Fuel economy:
28 mpg city
and 29 highway.
Engine (and electric motor) performance: Wow!
Handling:
Top shelf.
Ride comfort: Very good.
Styling: Other-galactical.
Warranty: Four years/50,000 miles bumper to bumper (eight years/100,000 miles on hybrid battery).
The Ben key: Four Bens, excellent; three Bens, good; two Bens, fair; one Ben, poor.
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