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Is the 2020 BMW i8 a good car?

Starting price: rank among 5 coupes

2ndof 5

  • Yes. Top half on 2 of 3 numbers.
  • Starting price: $147,500.
  • 2nd lowest of 5 coupes close in size and price.
  • Best: mpg (1st of 5), price (2nd of 5).
  • Weakest: power (5th of 5).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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Subject
CLASS OF 2020 ยท COUPESAMG GTMercedes-Benz AMG GTi8BMW i8570SMcLaren 570SDB11Aston Martin DB11GTMcLaren GT2nd of 5
5 coupes from 2020, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2020 BMW i8 in a class of 5
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$147,5002nd of 575%
Best combined mpg27 mpg1st of 5100%
Most horsepower369 hp5th of 50%
Cargo behind rear seats5.0 cu ftN/AN/A
Rear legroom28.0 inN/AN/A
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: starting price

  1. Mercedes-Benz AMG GT $99,950
  2. BMW i8 $147,500
  3. McLaren 570S $192,500
  4. Aston Martin DB11 $198,995
  5. McLaren GT $210,000

Coupes in 2020: 40. The photo shows the 5 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

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