Just a handful of BMW i8 Protonic special edition models will be sold in
Australia, at a cost of US$ 303,300 plus on-road costs.
The Protonic versions of the BMW i8 will be sold in extremely limited numbers.
Only five will be available in Frozen Black (available to order now) while a
single version in Frozen Yellow will be arrive in November.
It’s not just the paint that separates the Protonic
versions of the hybrid supercar from the regular models from the outside – it
has distinct 20-inch matte-finish light alloy wheels.
The interior sees a bunch of changes as well: there
are model-specific touches such as new door-sill finishers, Amido leather trim
on the seats and i8 logo embossing in the head-rests, contrasting grey
seatbelts and yellow stitching highlights and piping on the floor mats. The
roof lining is “soft anthracite” in colour.
Nothing changes in terms of the drivetrain, with the
i8 retaining its entertaining 1.5-litre three-cylinder petrol-electric
drivetrain. The rear-mounted petrol engine teams with an electric motor at the
front axle, with combined outputs of 362 Hp of power and 570 Nm of torque, and a
fuel use claim of only 2.1 litres per 100 kilometres.
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