宝马明年将发布动力更强劲i8，不过不会推出M版车型。目前这款高功率版i8正在开发之中，虽然动力更强，但车重仍将维持在1485公斤。这款车将不会继续搭载现行版i8的1.5升三缸引擎，而是将搭载2.0升四缸汽油引擎，功率将达到224千瓦/300马力，加上标配的电机，综合输出功率将达到约336千瓦/450马力，比现行版i8增加了近100马力。虽然更大排量引擎会带来重量的增加，不过宝马将通过降低内装和采用碳纤维车身面板来抵消掉增加的重量。由于功率更强，车重保持不变，预计该车百公里加速时间将从现行版i8的4.4秒提升至不到4秒。目前暂且将这款车称为i8S，该车很可能作为纪念宝马成立100周年的特别版车型发布。

 

More powerful BMW i8 believed to be on track for 2016 release, won't have M badge

UK media is reporting BMW will unveil a more powerful version of the i8 in 2016.

 

BMW M ruled out any involvement in a hypothetical beefed up i8 last year, but that doesn't mean the hybrid sportscar can't get a more powerful sibling. Citing company insiders, Auto Express says a higher specification i8 is currently in the works and will be out as soon as next year with more power and roughly the same 1,485 kg (3,273 lbs) weight.

 

The more potent version is bound to lose the three-cylinder, 1.5-liter turbo in favor of a larger four-cylinder, 2.0-liter gasoline engine. This new motor is believed to develop more than 300 bhp (224 kW) and together with the standard electric motor will bump combined output to approximately 450 bhp (336 kW), thus making it almost 100 bhp (75 kW) more powerful than the regular i8.

 

The report goes on to specify the added weight of the larger engine will be offset by a stripped-out two-seater interior cabin and unpainted carbon fiber body panels. By adding more power and trying to keep the weight intact, BMW's engineers are expected to lower the 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) sprint time of the i8 from 4.4 seconds to less than 4 seconds.

 

Tentatively called BMW i8S, the hotter derivative of the hybrid sportscar could serve as the company's rumored 100th anniversary special model.