It plans to introduce another model under the same series, called i8, in the first quarter of 2014.
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The centerpiece of Project i are the i3 pint-sized EV vehicle and the flashy i8 plug-in hybrid supercar.
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The production version of the i8 roadster is just one generation away, program head Jacob Harb tells me.
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The i8 in particular is an eye-catcher: It has upward-swiveling windowless doors and electric kickboards stowed under a transparent tailgate.
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The i8 is more dramatic, with the carbon fiber frame allowing for the wing doors to be supported by two small hinges.
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The new BMW i3, a tiny electric car, and the BMW i8, a plug-in hybrid, both due in 2013, are the first fruits of that effort.
Surprisingly, Harb says he is more excited about the modestly porportioned i3 than he is about the i8, which looks like it was made specially for Tony Stark.
The BMW i brand comprises, in particular, the two revolutionary new vehicles, the BMW i3 and BMW i8, which will come onto the market in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
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The i3, scheduled to roll out later this year may appear drastically different from the i8, but the two vehicles are of the same essence electric drive train, lightweight technology, carbon fiber body.
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"Several of Jaguar's rivals are already looking at various alternative powertrain technologies to use in the next generations of their high-performance vehicles, most notably Porsche's 918, Mercedes' SLS E-cell and BMW's i8, " observed IHS Global Insight analyst Ian Fletcher in a recent note.
German carmaker BMW - SGL Automotive's only customer and owner of 49% of its shares - uses the material to produce body parts for the main cabins of its futuristic plug-in models i3 Megacity and i8 sports car, which will hit the road in 2013 and 2014.
The first two cars are the i3 (formerly known as the Megacity) and the i8 (the auto formerly known as Vision EfficientDynamics), both of which are said to be as fun to drive as a current car but much more efficient thanks to composite construction and electrified powertrains.
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