Ngemuva kokwethula uhlobo lokukhiqiza lwedolobha i-i3, abakwaBMW bakhiphe izithombe ezintsha zangaphandle kanye nengaphakathi le-hybrid flagship yabo entsha, i-i8.
Njengama-prototypes ayo amabili adlule, izithombe ezintsha ziqinisekisa ukuthi inguqulo yokukhiqiza izoba nendlela yokuvula umnyango efana naleyo esetshenziswa yiMcLaren MP4-12. Mayelana nengaphakathi, i-BMW yethula imoto yayo entsha yezemidlalo ene-digital dials, umklamo ofana nolunye uhlobo futhi ibhejela ngokuba khona kohlaza okwesibhakabhaka, okuwuphawu lwe-subbrand ye-Bávara. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi isikhala esakhululwa ngenxa yokungabikho kwenjini enkulu evuthayo yangaphakathi sivumele onjiniyela bomkhiqizo ukuthi balungiselele le coupé ngefomethi engu-2+2.
I-BMW i8 izoba nophephela ababili, eyodwa engu-1.5l, 3 cylinder turbo-compressed no-231 hp ezokwenza amandla amasondo angemuva, enye ibe nogesi ongu-131 hp emasondweni angaphambili. Ivithamini yenza le hybrid ibe namandla acishe abe ngu-360hp, amandla anele ukuthatha i-i8 isuka ku-0-100km/h ngemizuzwana engu-4.5 nokuyenza ijubane elikhulu ihambe ku-250 km/h.
Uma amaphakethe akho engafinyeleli ku-€120,000 elinganiselwa ku-€ 120,000 ezobiza i-BMW i8 entsha, ungakwazi njalo ukuthenga i-i3 kagesi ngokugcwele, enama-«ion» anele angu-150 km/h futhi ekwazi ukufeza u-100km/h ngemizuzwana engu-7.2. Umthwalo ogcwele ungafinyelela ku-190 km. Izintengo? 38 €250 noma €650 nyanga zonke. Lo mkhiqizo ubona kusengaphambili ukwethulwa kwenguqulo ene-range extender (300km) kuphethiloli ezinyangeni ezilandela kwethulwa i-i3.
Umbhalo: Ricardo Correia