Yes, I’ve been gone for almost two months. Not just from the blog, but from home as well. In a big out-of-town trial that just keeps going…and going…and going… So the blog’s been on hold. I missed Formula 1, two Cars and Coffee events, the Jaguar Land Rover of Austin grand opening, the BMW i8 […]
Tag Archives: BMW i8
October
25
Keeping an Eye on the i3
posted by Motorista
Full disclosure: today was my opportunity to drive the forthcoming BMW i3, the electric vehicle for the well-to-do urban hipster. And I blew it. I went, I saw, but I did not drive. The truth of the matter is, I have a cold, my head felt like a bowling ball, the line was long, so […]
September
15
Frankfurt: the Wrap-Up, or Volvo is Queen for a Day
posted by Motorista
The automotive journalists went to Frankfurt, they saw, and now, surprise, surprise, they have plenty of opinions. Here’s a round-up of what they thought: Automobile Magazine – Frankfurt Hits and Misses and Frankfurt Diary Motor Trend – Best and Worst of Frankfurt Autoblog – Top Five Frankfurt Debuts Jalopnik – full coverage of the Frankfurt Motor […]
September
14
That’s More Like It…
posted by Motorista
BMW revealed the production version of its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar at Frankfurt and…it is not a puggle! In fact, it is very alluring, if not nearly as attractive as the Porsche 918 Spyder. While I only saw it in concept form at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, I thought the i8 boded well for […]
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