A little more power and a lot more battery for the BMW i8’s mid-life refresh

Jonathan Gitlin

DETROIT-Although we've been covering the auto industry for almost four years, probably my favorite car remains one of the first that we reviewed here at Ars: the BMW i8. What's not to like about a plug-in hybrid sports car with a carbon fiber chassis that, even when driven hard, will return more than 25mpg? [Note: it will do a lot better than 25mpg if you don't drive it like a hooligan everywhere.]

At this year's North American International Auto Show, BMW revealed the mid-life refresh for this clever machine. The engineers at BMW i have shown restraint, though. According to Alexander Kotouc, head of BMW i product management, that's in large part due to feedback from customers.

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