Johan
Ex got M3 in the divorce, waiting for EU Model Y!
I like a good discussion, really, and I like i8 for what it is but really, why do you frequent this forum? And I mean that as a genuine question, not as a way of saying you shouldn't.
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I like a good discussion, really, and I like i8 for what it is but really, why do you frequent this forum? And I mean that as a genuine question, not as a way of saying you shouldn't.
I didn't see it in the MT article, either. Assumed it was coming from a video or something that I hadn't seen.
Then you should have attributed your sources. It is bad form - and against the forum Terms of Service - to plagiarize material and present it as your own. Even if that was not intended. You should edit the posting to make the quotation clear, and include a link to the source.
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I got a real laugh out of "amphibious"! What happens when I drive the i8 into a lake? Don't worry, I know English isn't your first language, it's just that this is a great typo for "ambiguous"!
CliffG
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Hah! Sorry, not really germaine, but I couldn't help reading this and thinking of the adventures of the uboat commander in Risky Business.
I like to share facts and opinion.
This forum is well informed regarding Tesla.
On the i8 its a different story.
Please enlighten us on what we don't understand about the i8. I understand you also have never driven it so we are both going off things we've read.
Is the i8 safer? No.
Is quicker to 60mph? No
Higher top speed? Yes
Better looking? Subjective but it's designed to look like a Supercar so sure.
Better on track? Maybe. Runs out of juice just after the Model S so slightly better.
Holds more people? No
Wireless software updates? No
More luggage? No.
Better EV range? Definitely no
Bottom line is who cares? Why keep comparing them? They are two very different cars.
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Seven7
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The i8 certainly is a nice looking car, I just wish it had better range in EV mode, in all honesty I don't like the range extender type cars as well as I like all electric but I guess BMW has to start somewhere
NigelM
Recovering Member
I searched the article for key words in your post and you weren't quoting from it.
djp
Model 3 Performance
Agreed. I'd consider the i8 if it was a pure BEV with similar range and performance as the Roadster. The "Swiss army knife" range extender has zero interest for me - it's impossible to get a smooth power handoff between two drive trains. My old BMW M6 had an awkward and annoying hesitation in the SMG transmission, the same has come up in several i8 reviews. I wouldn't want to go back to that after driving a Roadster.
Oh, are we doing just single quotes? How about this one from Car: "More focused and single minded is how the Porsche feels."
Or maybe this one, which is REALLY the bottom line from the MT article: "As nifty as the i8 is, the real revolution is the Tesla Model S."
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NigelM
Recovering Member
Oh please don't play silly games, you used to be better than this. Here are the sentences from the article:
And this is what you claimed was a quote:
dennis
Model S Plaid
Fisker had a long waiting list before it started deliveries as well. Doesn't prove anything.
And even this is incorrect; you can't get anything smaller than a serious 4WD through the top part of South America, no way an i8 (or a model S, even with the suspension set high!) through there.
"From Prudhoe Bay to Tierra del Fuego"? What a ridiculous and unrealistic statement! The i8 could not possibly be driven over that route: few vehicles are capable of such a journey and the i8 is definitely not one of them.
But we do know that a Texas Model S owner drove to Panama, which is not an easy trip.
But we do know that a Texas Model S owner drove to Panama, which is not an easy trip.
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