BMW i8 News

BMW will produce an autonomous EV called the iNext early next decade, and it will grow its green vehicle lineup, too, including finally adding the i8 Roadster.

A BMW i8 was crushed in Newport Beach, CA Thursday after a cement truck lost control and tipped over onto the hybrid coupe.

BMW gives its new i8 Protonic Red Edition some vibrant new paint and special interior trim. The more colorful hybrid sports coupe debuts at the Geneva Motor Show.

BMW insiders claim that the production i8 Spyder is still under development, but there's no plan to debut the convertible hybrid sports car in 2016.

Columnist Gary Witzenburg drives the BMW i8 for a week and starts to wonder why the Germans built this EV.

BMW will recall a small number of 2015 i8s because of a problem with the dynamic stability control hydraulic unit.

BMW reveals the i8 Mirrorless concept at CES 2016, which replaces all its mirrors with cameras. There's also a camera-augmented rearview mirror on the i3.

For its latest project, the Swiss imagineers at Rinspeed transformed a BMW i8 into the autonomous Etos concept, complete with onboard drone landing pad and other high-tech wizardries.

The word on the street in Germany has it that BMW will put the i8 Spyder concept into production, now over three years since it debuted in concept form at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show.

A tuner in Germany will install an Alpina-tuned twin-turbo V8 into the front end of a BMW i8 in an absolutely crazy limited run of conversions.

No voiceover. No host in your face. Nothing but the cars you want to see, in glorious high-definition video. Today's subject is the 2015 BMW i8. Enjoy.

BMW's hydrogen fuel cell-powered i8 prototype snakes around a track in its stealthy, matte black paint in this clip. The coupe shows that performance doesn't necessarily have to come with ear-splitting noise.

BMW won't be giving its high-performance i8 an M badge, but the hot hybrid will be getting a new, 300-hp, 2.0-liter turbo, according to a new report.

Legendary BMW tuner AC Schnitzer releases a series of enhancements for the i8, including upgraded suspension, rolling stock, aero kit, and interior trim.

BMW has found a receptive audience for its first batches of plug-in vehicles in the good 'ole USA. The German automaker, which started selling its first mass-produced i plug-ins in Europe late last year, will Danny King

Electric cars and hybrids are here to stay, much to the apparent dismay of some auto enthusiasts, but that doesn't mean they have to represent the death of enjoyable driving. Granted, the initial run of hybrids in the US like the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius weren't exactly tailor-made for aggressive folks behind the wheel, but things are clearly changing. In its latest video, Chris Bruce

Apple unveiled details about its long-awaited Apple Watch yesterday and we now know that the $349, er, watch will be released to the public early next year. Amid the millions of features the watch has is the ability to provide real-time information on the battery charge level in a BMW Danny King

Here are some numbers. The standard BMW i8 starts at starts at $135,700. The first i8 in the US was auctioned off at the Pebble Beach Concours d'

Reports that the BMW i8 would be a popular plug-in vehicle have been circulating since stories claiming 'sold out' status circulated late last year. Those turned out not to be entirely true, but now that deliveries have actually started, the $160,000 EV is proving to be only availab

Gift to the world or trade bait? Tesla Motors announced this week it would open its patents for other automakers to use. That has analysts guessing whether the California-based electric-vehicle maker is looking to either swap trade secrets with other automakers or to expand the proverbial pie that represents the plug-in vehicle market. For its part, Tesla says the answer is