BMW i8
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Background

The BMW i8 was a plug-in hybrid sports car developed by BMW. The i8 was part of BMW's electrified fleet and was marketed under the BMW i sub-brand. The production version of the BMW i8 was unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show and was released in Germany in June 2014. Deliveries to retail customers in the U.S. began in August 2014. A roadster variant was launched in May 2018. Production ended in June 2020.

Text adapted from “BMW i8” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Specification
Weight
1,530 kg
Dimensions
4,689 × 1,942 × 1,298 mm
Fuel
gasoline · phev
Displacement
1.5 L · 3 cyl
Fuel economy
28 mpg combined — EPA 2014–2017
Still on UK roads
2,033
licensed vehicles · 2025
2014 ▲ 629% since 2014 2025

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Production years
Sources
Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗ WIKIDATA · DVLA · EPA