BMW Leaks Two Seat i8 Spyder Concept Ahead Of Beijing

i8 Spyder. Not the sound of a Wurzel expressing hatred for an arachnid, but BMW's roofless, two-seat hybrid concept.

It'll be unveiled at this year's Beijing auto show later this month and is, as you'd imagine, a pretty good sign that Munich's going to give us a drop-top to join the i8 coupe. For those hard of memory, that's the 155mph, 100mpg sportster due to land in showrooms come 2014.

The i8 Spyder concept is a little stinted compared to its coupe brother, though. Under the two-section folding roof it's slightly shorter and there's a more compact wheelbase, suggesting its original proportions - based on the splendid Vision EffecientDynamics supercar of 2009 - have been rethunk. 






























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docsout1 - 4/2/2012 2:22:17 PM

+3 Boost

NOW, that's something that I'd eagerly plunk down $106K. (read)- not the MB SL.

Steve - 4/2/2012 9:35:34 PM

-1 Boost

Not fond of the gimmicky styling.

dayday - 4/3/2012 4:51:53 AM

+2 Boost

I think this is pretty close to production version.
Nav Screen, Gear box and iDrive controller and Aircon unit all looking more realistic!
and the most important thing is that it still looks good!!!