Chapter 60: The First Sports Car in My Life
In the movie "Spy 4", the new BMW i8 hybrid two-door supercar left a deep impression on Zhang Junyi.
In terms of exterior design, the all-new BMW i8 has eliminated the structural front windshield on the original concept car, and retained the flying buttresses tail design. In addition, the rear wheel arches are positioned very close to the doors, and the position of the fuel tank cap is also placed on the wheel arches. In terms of door design, the production model will abandon the panoramic European-wing glass doors of the concept car, and the production car will use ordinary European-wing doors, which are slightly smaller than the glass doors of the concept car.
In terms of powertrain, the all-new BMW i8 is equipped with a high-performance hybrid system, highlighting the vehicle's superior power performance. The plug-in hybrid powertrain used in the new BMW i8 consists of two electric motors and a turbocharged petrol engine, producing a maximum output of 345 hp and a maximum torque of 800 Nm.
Among them, the 1.5-liter displacement three-cylinder gasoline engine uses direct fuel injection and variable intake turbocharging technology, which outputs power to the rear wheels of the vehicle, and two electric motors transmit power to the front wheels, driven by strong power, it accelerates from zero to 100 kilometers per hour in just 4.8 seconds, and the top speed is 250 kilometers per hour under the limits of electronic devices, and the average fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is only 3.76 liters. In addition, the all-new BMW i8 can also be driven purely electrically, thus achieving zero emissions in the true sense of the word.
According to European media Motor1, the BMW i8 prototype was tested in Germany, and the appearance of the car is slightly different from the regular version of the i8.
Of course, these materials are all information collected by Zhang Junyi in the official website, how the specific performance, all say that hearing is false, seeing is believing, how about this powerful new BMW i8 that has been touted by the outside world, and it is the most convincing to experience it in person.
In the early morning of September 3, 2014, before the sky was completely bright, Zhang Junyi couldn't help but get up early with the excitement in his heart, and actually completed today's morning exercise task, and even didn't care about breakfast, so in addition to the door of the apartment, he deliberately found an empty area where no one was there, and moved out the BMW i8 that has not yet been listed in China in the system warehouse.
However, for the production of the system, Zhang Junyi does not have any worries about this I8 in front of him, there will be any formalities, and the system must be a high-quality product!
Finally able to get close to the first sports car in his life, I have to say, regardless of the performance and specific parameters of the car, let's talk about the appearance, in the production of sports cars, the appearance of the force index can definitely reach five stars.
To a certain extent, Zhang Junyi believes that the BMW i8 is definitely one of the production models with the smallest design differences from the concept model!
From the Vision Efficient Dynamics that debuted in the movie "Mission Impossible 4", to the i8 concept car that was unveiled later, and finally to the production version of the i8 in front of me, the changes between them are not as obvious as other models.
Once upon a time, Zhang Junyi thought that only the French and Americans would be able to imagine and create extraordinary shapes in car design, but he did not expect that the Germans also had potential in this area. Creating a sense of technology is an easy task for the i8, and a casual family kidney grille will tell you that it is made in Bavaria and has pure blood.
The pure white body has a wide door on each side, yes, the iconic butterfly wing door design, with door hinges fixed to the bottom of the car's A-pillars and supported by pneumatic tappets when opened. There are no extra lines on the door, and there is no door handle, Zhang Junyi took the car key, gently stroked the upper edge of the rearview mirror next to his car, only to hear the "click" sound, the door was opened by Zhang Junyi elegantly.
In a word, this design will definitely allow Zhang Junyi to pretend to fly into the sky.
At this time, a strange year rose in Zhang Junyi's heart, that is, the shell of the rearview mirror will become the cleanest place for the whole car in the future.
Of course, if it is not for the sake of finishing, it is not difficult to open the car door, at least Zhang Junyi thinks that it is much easier to open the butterflies of i8 than to pry open the door of the girl's heart.
At the back of the door, the handle is placed in the groove between the door and the body, and you can find the i8's door opener.
Of course, such a design is not without a little flaw, although I8 is made of carbon fiber and aluminum, coupled with the support of the pneumatic tappet, it is not difficult to open and close, the butterfly wing door is not fixed in the middle position when it is opened, because it does not have a limiter, when lifted, Zhang Junyi feels that it can not estimate the space required to open it like an ordinary external door, so in the case of narrow parking space, it is estimated that it will be a little embarrassing.
Of course, parking on the ground has to face the tense parking space, and you have to be careful of the disobedient butterfly wing door when you open the door, but the harvest in exchange must be a variety of onlookers, whether it is the courier brother who comes to deliver takeaways, or the security guard who looks at the parking lot, or even his future classmates, one by one when he sees his two cars will be like the uncle who has seen the roller coaster in the capital, his mouth is full of "Ouch,!
Well, Zhang Junyi can expect that in the future, he inadvertently installed a bigg who can score a full score.
After talking about the body, let's talk about the tires, the i8 wheels are very characteristic in Zhang Junyi's opinion, although they are not cool, the size of the brake disc hidden behind is not very exaggerated, and there is no carbon ceramic material, but the tire size is very strange.
The exaggerated taillights at the rear are no different from the concept car, which should also be the most extreme of the split taillights.
Zhang Junyi remembered that in his previous life, there was a joke at the rear of the i8, that is, there was a Porsche 911 hidden here, well, Zhang Junyi didn't know what its designer had with the 911.
Stretched out his hand to open the car door, Zhang Junyi sat in the driver's seat, as the saying goes, whether the shoes fit or not can only be known if they wear it.
After Zhang Junyi moved his body into the i8 in a chic manner, he found that its interior was much more plain, of course, compared with his previous Audi Q7 model, the interior of the i8 still has some advantages in terms of color matching and technological content.
The steering wheel is actually round, and it is perfectly round, in this era when you dare to use a D-shaped sports steering wheel with a random label, Zhang Junyi can't help but be a little curious, i8Are you sure it's a sports car?
The dashboard behind the steering wheel is a screen, which has a higher degree of freedom in display than traditional instruments, and being cool is of course a must.
However, as a car owner, Zhang Junyi is very concerned about its reliability, if this screen collapses, the vehicle's driving information will not be available, but Zhang Junyi believes that BMW is fully capable of ensuring that all the screens on the car will not burp for two or three years.
As for saying that in two or three years, hehe, my brother will tell you what it means to be rich and capricious!