BMW i8

BMW is releasing a new type of sports car come 2015. The BMW i8 is to be the first hybrid sports car ever released. The i8 will be substancially lighter than the modern sport cars of today. Drivers will be able to choose between electric, hybrid, and sport operation, that last maximizing drive system output. In 2010 BMW announced the mass production of the Concept Visual Efficient Dynamics in Leipzig beginning in 2013 as the BMW i8. 


The i8 is part of "Project i" and is to be m,arketed as a new brand called "BMW i" which is to be sold separately as BMW or Mini. The BMW i8's second power source is a hybrid synchronous electric motor specially developed and produced by the BMW Group for BMW i.  Typical of an electric motor, responsive power is instantly available when starting and this continues into the higher load ranges.