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BMW e-car spied in testing

Hybrid on ice

By Caleb Cox

Posted in Science, 14th March 2011 12:48 GMT

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BMW's upcoming hybrid e-car, the i8, has been spotted on ice, running through the motions in cold weather testing.

BMW i8

Give us a twirl
Source: Bimmerpost

Enthusiasts will be pleased to finally see some imagery rather than just the vague concept sketches of the BMW's i sub-brand [1], we posted last month.

There's some exclusive videoclips too, also from BMW enthusiast site Bimmerpost [2], which shows the i8 gliding over ice like Pierce Brosnan's Aston Martin in Die Another Day. Well, almost.

However, the Vision Efficient Dynamics [3] concept, from which the i8 takes its design, is set to be featured in Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol, so it certainly fits the espionage bill. ®