BMW is keeping its M division and i-brand as separate entities, confirming at the launch of the BMW i8 that no M engineers worked on the hybrid supercar project.
This is despite the i8 – despite the three-cylinder turbocharged petrol and electric motor drivetrain – essentially competing on price and performance with several BMW M cars.
Speaking at the Frankfurt motor show, BMW Group head of technology communications Cypselus von Frakenberg (below) told CarAdvice both that there was not only zero input from M engineers in the i8, but there will be no M version in the future.
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