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Georg Kacher,
30 April 2013 09:30
BMW is putting the finishing touches to its i8 supercar. We've already given the lowdown on the first Project i car - the i3 production car - but now we can reveal exactly what will make it to showrooms on the i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. Tipping the scales at 1450 kilos, the i8 will be exclusively available as a plug-in ...
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Georg Kacher, artists's impression by R Varicak/Motor Research,
09 March 2012 09:53
Project i is way past the point of no return. The task force headed by Ulrich Kranz is already knee-deep in prototyping with both i3 and i8 undergoing early on-road trials in Miramas (BMW's own proving ground near Marseilles) and near the Arctic Circle. First spy shots show heavily camouflaged cars, but not even the swirly shower curtain foil can ...
Engineers continue to test the BMW i8 ahead of its launch at a motor show in 2013 - and our friends over at Bimmerpost have snapped this spy video of the i8 on test in the Arctic snows. The mid-engined 2+2 coupe goes on sale in 2014. A low-flung 2+2-seater equipped with pop-up doors and wing-like rear spoilers, the ...
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Tim Pollard,
22 December 2011 09:00
Remember the Toyota RAV4 EV concept shown at the 2010 Los Angeles auto show? These spy shots show the latest test cars, bound for low-volume production in 2012. Toyota has teamed up with Tesla to help develop the electric RAV4. The Californian start-up has supplied the battery pack and e-motor - appropriately enough, as the e-RAV4 is destined for sale ...
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Georg Kacher,
16 May 2011 10:56
Aston Martin is developing an electric version of the controversial Cygnet city car – which is expected to make a splash as the first Aston Martin EV in history. Why is Aston launching an electric Cygnet? The e-Cygnet will glide silently on the coat tails of a proposed electric Toyota iQ, the Japanese city car that provides the foundation for ...
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Mark Hamilton,
10 March 2011 12:32
Here's our first glimpse of BMW's new i3 city car, caught during testing in the wintry climes of Scandinavia. BMW i3? Sure it's not a Hyundai with a name like that? BMW i is to alternative powertrain vehicles as BMW M is to performance cars. The i3 is the production name for the Mega City Vehicle project, and will join ...
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Tim Pollard,
10 March 2011 09:35
BMW is developing its new i8 hybrid supercar and our new spy shots capture the radical BMW coupe on winter test in Scandinavia. The i8 is based on the Vision Efficient Dynamics concept car, and these scoop photos suggest it will stay remarkably faithful to that show car’s design. BMW i8: a Vision Efficient Dynamics supercar for the road Great ...
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Georg Kacher,
25 October 2010 10:23
Audi is reviving the A2 supermini in its quest to become the world’s number one premium car maker. Although not a commercial success, the original A2 was a car ahead of its time, with pioneering packaging and lightweight technology – and the new 2013 A2 will tread a similar path. Why the original Audi A2 wasn’t the success story we ...
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Tim Pollard,
14 September 2010 16:42
Vauxhall and sister firm Opel appear to be testing an electrified version of their Meriva MPV – and these are the first spy photos of the hush-hush Meriva EV project.Taken in Europe on Tuesday 14 September, the battery-powered Meriva has electric charge points and our observers spotted the car while engineers were topping up the batteries. They also confirmed paperwork ...
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Tim Pollard,
15 July 2010 09:34
We love to tell you all about the scoop photos at CAR Online. But here we were stumped. Our spies captured this strange Mini Clubman prototype on test with the mother of all bodykits and a glaringly obvious 'Hybrid Drive' sticker on the flanks. And we didn't know what it was!Mini launched a John Cooper Works pack for the Mini ...
