BMW i EfficientDynamics - i3 confirmed to be a RWD, Mid-Engine car.

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MatskiMonk
Interesting to see the difference in how a car made largely of CFRP responds to a fire, compared to a conventionally bodied car.

i3 vs 328 in a house fire! The resin melts away leaving the carbon strands to fall apart!.. http://www.bmwblog.com/2015/12/09/bmw-i3-melts-away-in-house-fire/

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Recycled vs non recycled. :P
 
For a minute there, I thought they went all Z1 with the doors.

I am disappoint.
 
R1600Turbo
Technically it still has those little winglets for the cameras though.
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Part of me thinks it'd actually look a bit odd without them. The VW XL1 gets away with it, since it's so unusual in the first place, but visually it'll probably take a while to get used to regular cars without door mirrors.
 
homeforsummer
Part of me thinks it'd actually look a bit odd without them. The VW XL1 gets away with it, since it's so unusual in the first place, but visually it'll probably take a while to get used to regular cars without door mirrors.
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Considering how many headaches they create with wind noise, I think getting rid of them will become quite common soon.
 
R1600Turbo
Considering how many headaches they create with wind noise, I think getting rid of them will become quite common soon.
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Indeed, though the trouble hasn't been the tech, it's been legislators. They're hard enough to get green-lit in Europe (VW jumped through all sorts of hoops for the XL1), let alone the US where up-to-date headlight technology can't even get passed.
 
I'd still prefer mirrors though. I have a huge field of view with a mirror because I can change my head position. Not possible with a camera. And my eyes are much more sensitive than a cheapo camera sensor and screen reproducing a headlamp in a mirror.
 
The modern trend for naming special editions after colours amuses me.

Maybe I should start doing it with my own cars. I don't own a Eunos Roadster S-Spec - I own a Eunos Roadster Black Edition. My old Panda was a Fiat Panda White Edition. The Rover 75 Maroon Edition was one to forget though.
 
homeforsummer
The modern trend for naming special editions after colours amuses me.

Maybe I should start doing it with my own cars. I don't own a Eunos Roadster S-Spec - I own a Eunos Roadster Black Edition. My old Panda was a Fiat Panda White Edition. The Rover 75 Maroon Edition was one to forget though.
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The paint is failing on our explorer. Terrazzo White Edition.
 
Their modern art cars are absolutely pants compared to the first few. Calder's CSL was art. This is just a mess of paint.
 
VXR
Their modern art cars are absolutely pants compared to the first few. Calder's CSL was art. This is just a mess of paint.
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I dunno, I liked the M3 GT2 art car, but most of them are pretty bleh. This I8 I actually quite like too.
 
VXR
Their modern art cars are absolutely pants compared to the first few. Calder's CSL was art. This is just a mess of paint.
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I'm not sure if this could really be classed as a proper Art Car, it's not an original work after all... it's a replication of an artists prior work

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MrWaflz55
I dunno, I liked the M3 GT2 art car
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I think it's great... but once you realise what it's depicting... it can't be unseen...

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BMW adds 6 individual colors for the i8 in the UK-
Solar Orange, Frozen Grey, Twilight Purple Pearl, Speed Yellow, Frozen Black and Java Green
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Solar Orange



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Frozen Grey



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Twilight Purple Pearl



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Speed Yellow



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Frozen Black



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Java Green
 
Stotty
I don't generally like yellow cars or like black wheels... but the Speed Yellow version looks ace.
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Yeah, works really well on that shape. I'm quite partial to the purple too - it's a dark shade, so it looks classy, but it's not too dull like most other dark shades.
 
Oh, I really like that purple. The green is pretty ace too: reminds me of the 2002 Turbo's. Agreed with both @Stotty and @homeforsummer on the yellow – such a tough colour to get right, but it really works.

With the nice weather, these are become (slightly) more common around here. Still easily one of the most eye-catching cars on the road. Makes an R8 look utterly pedestrian.
 

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