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The BMW i8 Spyder won the 2013 Best Production Preview Vehicle award. [105] The i8 won AutoGuide ' s 2015 Reader's Choice Green Car of the Year. [106] BMW's i8 was the winner of the title 'World Green car of the Year' at Fame India Eco Drive 2015. [107] It also was selected as Autoblog's 2014 Technology of the Year. [108]
Ford never adopted the straight-eight; their entry-level Ford cars used flathead V8 engines until the 1950s while their Lincoln luxury cars used V8 from the 1930s to the 1980s and V12 engines in the 1930s and 1940s. Chrysler used flathead straight-eights in its premium Chrysler cars, including the Imperial luxury model.
BMW hasn't offered a high-dollar, flashy sports car since the departure of the i8 in 2020, but the company's head of design recently showed off a shelved successor.
Since 2014 through 2019, the BMW i8 has been the safety car in the FIA Formula E Championship. [97] The BMW i8 Roadster concept was unveiled at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show. [98] The production version of the BMW i8 Roadster was premiered in late 2017, and delivery of the first 18 exclusive first edition units took place in May 2018. [99]
BMW: 2009 Vision EfficientDynamics concept [45] 5 GT Concept Car [46] C1-E [47] 2010 Concept 6 Series [48] 2011 Vision ConnectedDrive [49] 328 Hommage [50] i3 Concept [51] i8 Concept [52] 2012 i3 Concept Coupé [53] i8 Concept Spyder [54] Zagato Coupé [55] Zagato: Zagato Roadster [56] Concept Active Tourer [57] BMW: Concept 4 Series Coupé [58 ...
BMW is well known for its history of inline-six (straight-six) engines, a layout it continues to use to this day despite most other manufacturers switching to a V6 layout. . The more common inline-four and V8 layouts are also produced by BMW, and at times the company has produced inline-three, V10 and V12 engines, BMW also engineered non-production customised engines especially for motorsports ...
Production cars Model series Years Vehicle class 3/15: 1927–1932: Economy car 3/20 PS: 1932–1934: Compact car 303: 1933–1937: Compact car 328: 1936–1940: Roadster 326: 1936–1941: Mid-size luxury car 327: 1937–1941: Grand tourer 320: 1937–1938: Mid-size luxury car 321: 1938–1941: Mid-size luxury car 335: 1939–1941: Full-size ...
The BMW 8 Series is a range of grand tourer coupes and convertibles produced by BMW. The 8 Series was introduced in 1990 under the E31 model code and was only available as a two-door coupé . [ 1 ] It is powered by a range of naturally aspirated V8 and V12 petrol engines . [ 2 ]