2012 i8 has a transparent colored doors of the coupe is replaced here with the more traditional panel style. BMW i8 is a plug-in hybrid sports car is not expected until around 2013, but the German automaker is keeping our lure with the opening of the new topless version. 2012 vehicle integrates 96 kW (131 hp) electric motor on the front axle that works together with the three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine sends 164 kW (223 hp) through the rear wheels. Both in-house unit of BMW Group’s development and produce an aggregate output of 260 kW system (354 hp) and peak torque of 550 Newton meters. That was enough to accelerate the Spyder Concept BMW i8 from 0 to 100 km / h (62 mph) in five seconds on the way to electronically governed top speed of 250 km / h (155 mph).