If you’re not famous but seek instant rock star status this car can get you there without ever learning a chord. It’s the BMW i8 and it’s one of the most magnetizing cars I’ve ever driven, now available in top down style.
When I first drove this car 4 years ago, I became enamored with its Tomorrowland styling, road-hugging handling and Sheldon Cooper-engineered powertrain. It’s a low slung, plug-in hybrid all-wheel drive sports car that’s dripping in swagger. And for the first time since its 2014 introduction the i8 has been updated and expanded with this new Roadster model. More power, greater range, better tech – the 2019 i8 sees incremental improvements but most of all, it now offers a wind in your hair driving experience. It doesn’t come cheap, however, as the new Roadster carries a nearly $16,000 premium over the standard Coupe.
The power operated soft top partially resides where the rear seats used to making this one a 2-seater and because it carries an extra 132 pounds and doesn’t slip through the air quite as fluidly as before it’s not as fuel efficient. As with any plug-in hybrid, results will vary widely but for a baseline figure the EPA rates the Roadster at 69 MPGe with 17 miles of all-electric driving and a total range of 320 miles.
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