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Written by Paul Horrell
If we invited you to a magical world where the BMW M8 and i8 were mashed together, you"d surely come along with us. Imagine the i8"s planet-saving disposition, and its exotic looks, construction and layout. And the M8"s thundering performance. Meet the Vision M Next. It was unveiled today as a concept car, but someone with knowledge of the situation told Top Gear something rather like it will go on sale as a standalone M car in a few years. "It won"t be exactly like this. But remember how the Vision EfficientDynamics turned into the i8." It"s a mid-engined wedge, futuristic as you like. But at the same time it"s slyly looking in its rearview for some very fine design references: we"re seeing the 1978 M1 and come to that the 1972 Turbo concept, as well as the i8. Design director Adrian van Hooydonk told us, "the M1 and i8 are unavoidable references. They still rank high in our minds. The i8 was instrumental in launching the hybrid sports car. All manufacturers are going that way now".
Date written: 25 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16127
If we invited you to a magical world where the BMW M8 and i8 were mashed together, you"d surely come along with us. Imagine the i8"s planet-saving disposition, and its exotic looks, construction and layout. And the M8"s thundering performance. Meet the Vision M Next. It was unveiled today as a concept car, but someone with knowledge of the situation told Top Gear something rather like it will go on sale as a standalone M car in a few years. "It won"t be exactly like this. But remember how the Vision EfficientDynamics turned into the i8." It"s a mid-engined wedge, futuristic as you like. But at the same time it"s slyly looking in its rearview for some very fine design references: we"re seeing the 1978 M1 and come to that the 1972 Turbo concept, as well as the i8. Design director Adrian van Hooydonk told us, "the M1 and i8 are unavoidable references. They still rank high in our minds. The i8 was instrumental in launching the hybrid sports car. All manufacturers are going that way now".
Date written: 25 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16127
