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BMW i8
The nice people in the corporate team at Chandlers in Portslade
invited me to test drive something that they seemed a little
excited about, a plugin hybrid supercar.
On first glimpse the only possible
reaction is ‘wow’, this car is stunning to
look at with its futuristic lines. The car
was in a tasteful Sophisto Grey which
made it look mean and muscly, the
wheels were a 20” turbine spoke style
that sported a low profile tyre, warning
me that this car was going to be quick.
The car was low to the ground and if the
wheels had been covered it would look
like it hovered. As a kid I would have
had a poster of this on the wall.
Getting into the car for the first time
was an adventure. Whilst the gull-wing
door opened effortlessly, getting over
the deep sill into the low seat was far
from graceful. However, once inside it
was like being in a spaceship built for
me. The sporty seats fitted my ample
contours beautifully and the controls
were exactly where I wanted them.
An 8.8” central display allowed me to
control pretty much everything about
the car down to what colour I wanted
the interior trim lights to be.