Yeah, I've never understood the raving about the i8. I get that it's one of the first major performance efforts of a major car manufacturer, but it really isn'

Yeah, I've never understood the raving about the i8. I get that it's one of the first major performance efforts of a major car manufacturer, but it really isn't that great when you compare it to a Tesla. Compare it to the P85D; you get 23 miles of electric vs 253, you get 0-60 in 4.4s vs 3.1, you're still dependent on gas, plus it costs a heck of a lot more to buy +~$30,000. Although the total range is 330mi for the BMW, it's still not exactly mind blowingly better than the Tesla. If I was buying electric, I'd personally want to go all in. The only thing going for it is that it actually looks like a cool sports car where the Tesla does not. EDIT: Note that the one thing this article does not do, is compare it to a Tesla. I think the BMW marketing people must be avoiding that comparison ;)