3 Cars With Jaw-Dropping Potential - Motley Fool
They're a little roomier, a little quieter, a little more fuel-efficient. The ones that do are the new cars that redefine categories, create significant new categories, or represent a major leap forward for the automakers in question. Three of the Fool's car-minded specialists recently sat down to nominate recent new models that seem to have "jaw-dropping" potential in one or more of these ways. BMW's i-cars could transform the company. Travis Hoium : The Tesla Motors Model S proved that electric vehicles had a market, but I think BMW 's i-Series of cars has the most potential in this booming market. Launched in 2014, BMW's i3 is already the third-best-selling electric vehicle in the U. S. so far in 2015, with 3,087 units sold, and the i8 plug-in hybrid is sold out for its first year of production. The gorgeous, fast -- and super-fuel-efficient -- BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car is already sold out for the year, BMW says. What's exciting about BMW's move into electric vehicles is the engineering expertise and sheer scale the automaker brings to the table. 8 million vehicles sold in 2014, BMW also has the scale to bring to market luxury electric vehicles that feature the performance we've come to expect from the company. Source: www.fool.com
