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    Quote Originally Posted by LiamT4 View Post
    Look at the claimed mpg for the bmw i8, something like 130mpg?
    I think pistonheads managed about 38mpg, which is good for its performance, but its some way of 130mpg.................
    Had a look around one at a pistonheads meet and there's a lot of R and D gone into it but 100k quid? Like f#@k.
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    Quote Originally Posted by M-R-P View Post
    The new 450bhp triple turbo 2.0L 4-pot has been stuffed into a S60 mule recently. Hopefully, it'll make it to production

    I've had a rant about the T8 before - I don't care about the performance or fuel economy, a T8 should be an 8-pot with a blower. End of.
    Agreed, but can you imagine the controversy that Volvo caused when they launched the S/V40 range, that was a nail in the coffin for the old designation entirely...


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    Quote Originally Posted by M-R-P View Post
    Had a look around one at a pistonheads meet and there's a lot of R and D gone into it but 100k quid? Like f#@k.
    I had a couple of hours in one (A good friend is pretty high-up in BMW, he had one for a weekend), amazing car


 

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