BMW i8 Safety Car could lead to BMW i8 S - BMWBLOG (blog)
BMW has recently become the official vehicle partner for the 2015/2016 FIA Formula E championship . For this partnership, BMW has developed a couple of Safety Cars, one of which being a BMW i8. But it’s no standard BMW i8, as this one has been... This has some people wondering if this Safety Car version of the i8 could lead to a possible BMW i8 S. Ever since the BMW i8’s debut, fans have been asking for a lighter and more powerful version. This Safety Car version could be exactly what they’ve been asking for, if BMW ever puts it into production. So this Safety Car version of the BMW i8 will be lighter, more aerodynamic and even stickier to the road than the standard car. New battery technology has giving the BMW i8 a further range and even more power. The FIA Safety Car BMW i8 makes a combined 380 hp and has an overall range of 373 miles. All of these tweaks give this Safety Car version of the BMW i8 increased performance, better handling and even increased range. With this level of added performance, the BMW i8 could be propelled into performance territory currently occupied by cars like the Audi R8 and. Source: www.bmwblog.com
