Spy Shots: BMW i8 breaks out of Mission: Impossible and into the real world (Autoblog)
Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Technology, BMW,
Design/Style, Electric, Diesel, Luxury
If you went to the movies over the holiday, chances are pretty good you saw
the latest box-office-topping Tom Cruise vehicle. We’re not talking about the
globetrotting explosion-fest it came wrapped up in, _Mission: Impossible -
Ghost Protocol_; we’re speaking of the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept
car that featured heavily in the movie (along with seemingly every other model
in Munich’s arsenal).
But the Vision EfficientDynamics coupe isn’t just a flight of fancy for the
world’s auto show circuit or for Cruise’s Ethan Hunt character – it’s set for
production sooner than you think, albeit carrying the i8 moniker. Snapped
undergoing testing through a chain-link fence, the extended-range plug-in
supercar looks ready for the street, if only we could peel away the Van Gogh
camouflage. This BMW 2+2 is widely expected to deliver a 0-62 mph time of 4.8
seconds, and we’re expecting the lightweight flyer to lose the unique lower
glass door panels of the 2009 show car (a design change hinted at by this
prototype’s swirly coverup).
Speaking of the doors, they also look to be more conventional in size and
possibly operation …
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