BMW's experimental, hydrogen-powered i8 is pure evil - Top Gear
This isn’t BMW’s Mad Max moment, despite that 80s-spec bodywork. No, this is an experimental BMW i8 supercar, reworked as a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle. It was presented at one of BMW’s ‘Group Innovation Days’ at its testing ground in France, which, as the name suggests, is a day full of weird and wonderful things we might see in the future. Things like the i8’s ‘standard’ drivetrain in a 2-Series Active Tourer, a water-injected BMW M4 engine with more power , and of course, this unnamed, i8-based hydrogen FCV and a hydrogen 5-Series GT. First drive: BMW M4 MotoGP Safety Car. We’re told this hydrogen i8 prototype was actually built in 2012 - before BMW signed a collaboration deal with Toyota - and is one of the very first i8 test mules made. But, BMW reckons that this hydrogen tech allows for emission-free driving, ‘instantaneous power delivery and impressive dynamics’, and refuelling in under five minutes. “Fuel cell technology makes an ideal addition to both the BMW i models and, in the future, the series-produced models from the BMW brand,” says BMW. Source: www.topgear.com
