Originally teased as the MegaCity concept, the BMW i3 will be the ... power alone. If a rear-drive, EV hatchback doesn't stoke your enthusiast flames, then the i8 might be more to your tastes.

BMW i8: Engine specifications Engine 1.5-liter turbocharged ... as the engine is mounted mid-rear. Perhaps its most dramatic styling pieces were the flying buttresses on the C-pillars - maybe ...

We're not talking about the globetrotting explosion-fest it came wrapped up in, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol; we're speaking of the BMW Vision ... albeit carrying the i8 moniker.

The BMW i8 stands out, though ... and the drop-top model we tested had a little magic of its own, as the rear seats in the Coupe have disappeared entirely, and there is also a flashy power ...

LED Headlights w/Cornering Lights Wheels: 20" x 7.5" Front & 20" x 8.5" Rear Turbine BMW i light alloy Style 625 Giga Full Perforated Leather $4,500 Starting MSRP $4,500 Starting MSRP Wondering ...

As the BMW i8 coupe approached half a decade on our roads ... as it has since the Mini-sourced unit was positioned behind the rear seats and ahead of the rear axle in the original coupe.

BMW i8 is comfortable in its own amazing skin ... The engine is a tiny 1.5-litre turbo three-cylinder, mounted transversely ahead of the rear wheels. Tiny, but mighty: it produces 231bhp.

You might have spotted the BMW i8 concept in the film Mission ... the i8 is more affordable to run than those cars. Driving the rear wheels is a 228bhp 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine.