More details emerge on hotter BMW i8S coming next year
 

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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/i8/">BMW i8</a> recently <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/19/bmw-i8-named-autoblogs-2014-technology-of-the-year/">won the <em>Autoblog</em> Technology of the Year</a> award, and it's going to get even better. In October, <em>Automobile</em> magazine reported that BMW's i brand is working on an i8S that would be stiffer and more powerful, and celebrate the marque's centenary in 2016. At the time, one of two power unit combinations was suggested, either one of them good for more than 500 horsepower.<br />
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<em>Car</em> magazine has added more info on the coupe said to be called Project M100, saying that in addition to being a birthday gift for <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a>, it will also be a going-away statement to current chairman Norbert Reithofer, who is expected to retire in 2016 or 2017. It will also be so thoroughly reworked that there will be plenty of daylight between it and the standard i8: a more integrated carbon fiber and aluminum chassis, a wider range of materials used in the build, a larger luggage bay due to the omission of rear seats, a more aggressive suspension supporting heartier brakes and wider tires, and - perhaps - a different aero and ground-effects package to be visually different and make the most of the alterations.<br />
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As for that power unit, <em>Car</em> says that the two options mentioned by <em>Automobile</em> are still under consideration, being either a 2.0-liter twin-turbo four-cylinder with 320 horsepower and a 204-hp electric motor, or a 3.0-liter straight six with 480 hp and a 109 hp. Either choice gets an integrated starter motor good for another 27 hp, and a total torque number of roughly 520 pound-feet, 100 additional lb-ft than the current car. Word is that it will be shown for the centenary in 2016 then go on sale by the end of 2017.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/27/bmw-i8-i8s-details/">More details emerge on hotter BMW i8S coming next year</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 27 Nov 2014 16:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/27/bmw-i8-i8s-details/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20998984/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/27/bmw-i8-i8s-details/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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