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BMW i8: first images of production hybrid sports car leaked

The first images of the BMW i8 in full production car guise have been leaked just days before its official debut at the Frankfurt motor show.


Coming a day after BMW officially released a shadowy 30-second teaser clip revealing elements of the plug-in hybrid sports car, three official-looking images, first published by Autoblog Deutschland, have hit the net.

In profile, the BMW i8's sleek lines, front-hinged scissor doors and LED tail-lights are joined by a thick side skirt highlighted by a blue strip.

Inside we see a cabin not far removed from BMW's current crop of luxury cars with a three-spoke steering wheel, digital interment cluster and a dash-mounted display screen linked to the petrol-electric model's iDrive infotainment system.

The final image shows the i8's underpinnings and powerplant, the latter comprising a 170kW/320Nm turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol engine and a 96kW/250Nm electric motor for a combined system output of 266kW and 570Nm.

Promising 0-100km/h in 4.5 seconds or less, the BMW i8 will be unveiled in full in Frankfurt on September 10.

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