The verdict on the i8 Roadster from BMW? It is electric

BEFORE I wrote this review of the BMW i8 Roadster, I looked back on the last three years of this column.

Not for a misty derailment of memories or the like.

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I wanted reminding myself which cars were there when released – a few years spent boxing bad as a youth and a maturity affection for Guinness means that memory is not what it should be.

Things have not changed much. Almost every week a family car was launched, SUVs were still as popular as Harry Styles during a summer camp for girls' guides.

And the occasional supercar of ambitious outfits like Lambo and Aston kept these pages shiny, just like they do today.

But one thing stood out – electric and hybrid cars were rare. We are only halfway through 2018 and this column is already graced by the Jaguar iPace, Renault Zoe, Nissan Leaf, Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid and an abundance of hybrids from Volvo and Lexus.

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It is clear the battle has been won by Team Green in recent years. In the early days EVs and hybrids were easy to criticize, but that has changed.

Auto & # 39; s different from other technology – think of the early mobile phones? You could use them as a door stop when you're done with your crazy vocation, which was probably frying your brain cells.

If you are still resistant to the idea of ​​electrified engines, I think the BMW i8 Roadster will make you a believer.

Have you seen a cooler looking car? I would have a hard time answering yes.

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. Normally when manufacturers strive to come up with a "groundbreaking design", it seems like an eight-year-old has done it, like the VW XL1. But not this.

The wing doors, normally found on the wall-worthy McLarens, almost justify the price tag of £ 124,000 alone.

But looks mean nothing without performance. Fortunately, the i8 Roadster turns out to be fun. Scratch that, it's ridiculously fun.

On paper, the 0.62 km / h time of 4.6 seconds is not very impressive, considering that the iPace with an SUV format turns it off in 4.8.

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But the driving position is lower than that of a snake, so squeezing in the in the cockpit you can imagine that you are driving an F1 car.

It feels stoneware fast – the 141 hp electric motor delivers an instant torque and its partner 1.5-liter turbo petrol (228 hp), while the revs scream while the needles are sweeping well.

This i8 of the second generation is a much more reliable electric vehicle than the previous one, thanks to a new and improved battery.

Although screwed up with 12, it has significantly increased the distance of 20 miles. to 33 – and those are figures from the real world. [19659031] The coolest way to learn to drive a car … in a £ 100,000 BMW i8 supercar