BMW i8 Roadster 275kW Auto Add to compare

BMW’s i8 is an amazing technological tour de force; a junior LaFerrari or Porsche 918 Spyder for a fraction of the price, and for company car users it's a real tax buster. The i8 can be driven like a proper sports car or a Toyota Prius, but though its exuberant looks shout supercar the reality is more BMW M3 performance than McLaren, and, unlike McLaren, BMW wasn’t brave enough to let us drive the car unaccompanied.

The i8 will sell more for its looks and performance than its kindness to the environment and I wonder how many buyers will ever plug it into the mains. You can file it under future design icon though. Examples have already been bought by two footballers and a pop singer. Oh, and I can’t believe BMW won’t be putting a powerful V8 in this lightweight body shell before too long.