BMW i8 I12 / I15

Дата актуальности: 2026-08-13 I12: i8 Coupé I15: i8 Roadster Период: 2014–2020 Завод: Leipzig Статус: редакционная глава.

BMW i8 combined BMW i LifeDrive/CFRP construction with a plug-in hybrid AWD powertrain: combustion engine drives the rear axle, electric motor drives the front axle.

I12 Coupé — original production phase

Combustion engine

• 1499 cm³;
• I3 petrol BMW TwinPower Turbo;
• 170 kW / 231 hp;
• 320 Nm;
• rear axle via 6-speed automatic.

Electric

• hybrid synchronous motor;
• 96 kW / 131 hp;
• 250 Nm;
• front axle via 2-stage transmission.

System

• 266 kW / 362 hp;
• 570 Nm;
• hybrid-specific AWD;
• 0–100: 4.4 s;
• Vmax: 250 km/h;
• EV Vmax: 120 km/h.

Original battery

BMW production-final 2014 release:

• usable capacity: 5.2 kWh.

BMW Mexico technical data:

• gross capacity: 7.1 kWh;
• usable: 5.1 kWh;
• nominal voltage: 355 V.

The slight 5.1 vs 5.2 usable difference is retained as an official source/rounding/market conflict.

2018 LCI + I15 Roadster

Battery:

• cell capacity: 20 → 34 Ah;
• gross energy: 7.1 → 11.6 kWh.

Electric motor:

• 105 kW / 143 hp;
• +12 hp vs original.

Combustion:

• remains 231 hp.

System:

• 275 kW / 374 hp.

i8 Coupé LCI

• 0–100: 4.4 s;
• 250 km/h;
• electric range: 55 km in cited test-cycle figure.

i8 Roadster I15

• 0–100: 4.6 s;
• 250 km/h;
• electric range: 53 km;
• two-seat soft-top roadster;
• electric roof.

Regional US power label

BMW North America launch material used an SAE-rated total of 357 hp for the original i8 while global material states 362 hp at the same 266 kW system output.

This is a regional/unit-standard row, not a separate powertrain.

Production

BMW:

• 20,000th i8 built in December 2019;
• total production ended in 2020;
• later BMW production history states over 20,000 i8 produced.

Limited editions

Known factory edition sequence includes:

• Protonic Red Edition;
• Protonic Frozen Black Edition;
• Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition;
• Ultimate Sophisto Edition.

Ultimate Sophisto Edition

• Coupé + Roadster;
• final limited edition;
• 200 vehicles;
• 374 hp system.

Detailed: ../../special-editions/limited/BMW-i8-ULTIMATE-SOPHISTO.md

Sources

• original i8

www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0145324EN/the-bmw-i8?language=en

• final production specifications 2014

www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0171007EN/bmw-i8-deliveries-to-customers-starting-in-june-performance-and-fuel-economy-specifications-further-improved-%E2%80%93-real-life-fuel-consumptionreaches-small-car-level-%E2%80%93-world%E2%80%99s-first-production-car-with-innovative-laser-light-technology?language=en

• Mexico battery data

www.press.bmwgroup.com/mexico/article/detail/T0182706ES/llega-a-m%C3%A9xico-el-nuevo-bmw-i8%3A-el-veh%C3%ADculo-m%C3%A1s-innovador-jam%C3%A1s-creado?language=es

• Roadster / LCI

www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0276225EN/the-new-bmw-i8-roadster-the-new-bmw-i8-coupe?language=en

• production history

www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0306181EN/the-bmw-i8%3A-from-vision-to-icon-from-bestseller-to-classic-of-the-future?language=en