However, for the 2018 to 2020 model years, power increased slightly to 369 hp and 420 lb-ft. According to Car and Driver, the BMW i8 had a base price of $137,450. For this, you got an electrified supercar capable of reaching 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and 100 mph in 9 seconds. The BMW i8 Roadster makes use of an ingenious gasoline-electric hybrid system, featuring its impressive but short-lived B38K15T0 twin-scroll turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine. In The part in question is a topologically and production process optimised fixture for the folding mechanism of the BMW i8 Roadster’s soft top; folding mechanisms are traditionally quite cumbersome and add significant weight to cars all while taking up valuable boot space. BMW i8 Roadster reliability & problems. Despite the i8's hi-tech nature, much of its parts are sourced from areas where they have already proved reliable (the engine is from a MINI, for example), while the more advanced areas such as the battery and electric motor haven’t seen any reliability problems. It survived until 2020, when BMW switched its attention to the production of an all-new range of electric vehicles. Overview The BMW i8 is a plug-in hybrid sports car that does things completely The BMW i8 has been known for its high price tag, and prestigious reputation. As a brand, BMW has always been known for producing some of the finest luxury cars in the world. The company has also been working on developing electric vehicles since 2009. In 2013, they finally unveiled the i8, and they brought Updates a few years into the i8’s life cycle included the fitment of a higher-capacity 11.8kWh battery that boosted the pure electric driving range to 55km (maximum speed 120km/h), a more powerful 105kW motor, and a fuel-use claim whittled down to 1.8L/100km. The Roadster also arrived, with 3D-printed aluminium parts in its soft top. From 2018, the BMW i8 is also available as a roadster, with more than 20,500 units built. Production: 2013 – 2020 Engines: 1.5 liter hybrid drive (170 kW, 231 hp), 3-cylinder + electric motor (131 – 143 hp, 96 – 105 kW), combined performance 362 – 374 hp, 266 – 275 kW G8WU.