10 Things You Didn't Know About The BMW i8

[@VisioRacer]

More of these. The combination with such a music was excellent to hear, at least from my view.

[@EngineeringExplained]

+VisioRacer Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Mech-Bandit]

+Engineering Explained how much does the car cost so far

[@barney9008]

+Engineering Explained How do you get 356 bhp out of 3 cylinders, can you explain please?

[@zevi2000]

+Robert Perry turbo, and electric motor

[@VisioRacer]

+Robert Perry Higher turbo boost pressure. However the ICE itself has got 'just' 231 PS (metric hp), while the electric motor has 131 PS (362 PS together).

[@alicomputertech]

Kerbal Space Program music!!

[@EngineeringExplained]

+Ali Mosa Haha, had to look up what this was! :)

[@Scrobbles5683]

Well the I8 looks like a kerbal space program invention

[@menger88p]

+Ali Mosa yep recognized it immediately

[@theharlekin]

+Engineering Explained You actually might love this game, its about rocket science and involves physics :P

[@MrAbood900]

i knew it was familiar!

[@gigglesgames1]

the engine looks like a sad pirate

[@ItsMikeArre]

Isn't the inline 3 the same engine that's in the Mini Cooper ?

[@Electricalwav]

+Mike Arredondo indeed it is. Mini and BMW share a lot of parts tho.

[@ItsMikeArre]

+Eduardo Boquin well they r made by the same company since BMW purchased mini

[@Electricalwav]

+Mike Arredondo Yeah, makes sense from a financial point of view.

[@gigglesgames1]

I was just saying that it looks like a one eyes smiley face

[@TheAventadorSV]

3:19 but why? One of the main reasons why i would buy an electric car or a hybrid is the ability to sneak up on people or to be able to sneak out.

[@Turbo_96]

safety

[@TheAventadorSV]

ali han True

[@maxthrust976]

+TheAventadorSV I'd like to change that noise into a recording of myself going "VroomvroomVROOM!"

[@IIGrayfoxII]

+ali han Ever hear of look both ways before crossing? If you don't darwins law wants you dead, lets not prevent it

[@datsquazz]

+IIGrayfoxII That feature is mostly for blind people

[@pouryarezaeian2706]

ksp sound ?

[@alecbramlett]

yep

[@umarery]

Everyone knows that.

[@javeronh.3996]

that is what I was thinking as well

[@Theoneandonlybay2345]

2:10 it looks so sad!

[@drofty]

+Dean Bay yeah, look at all the dust that settled. how can one treat a beautiful car like that :(

[@proffesionalretard]

Because it's a pile of crap haha

[@Pertev777]

Was confused for a second because of the KSP build music theme :D nice music choice

[@victorsanjurjo4666]

That was interesting, BMW knows how to make a car.

[@guilhermeferrao5968]

I'm slowly beginning to fall in love with this

[@rotaryrotor995]

What sound does the pedestrian protection system produce? Does it mimic a gas powered engine sound? Really curious about that. Superbly nice vid by the way! and soundtrack too.

[@artur-ux7yb]

Rotary Rotor Literally it is spacelike sound of alienship floating :D

[@chrispridemore5562]

Can you make a video explaining how spoons work? How do they scoop so hard? :)

[@Taliemanco]

Could you please do a video explaining drag coefficient? And what those numbers actually mean?

[@EngineeringExplained]

+Talis Broks You got it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4i3pIuohbyfa7M

[@Taliemanco]

+Engineering Explained awesome! Thank you. Your video's are great! Super helpful.

[@KoeCars]

Good info, and nice music. No really the music was fine. :)

[@ericrubinoff2967]

Number 10 seems like a really important feature for a car of this characteristics. Excellent video like always, keep up the good work!

[@shasterdhari]

Hey! So I'm going to be majoring in engineering starting in September. I'm currently a grade 12 student. Can you provide any tips for first year engineering students, and some things you'd wish you would've known? Or how to prepare? Thanks!

[@DestDroid]

Does the pedestrian warning scream "I have more money than you!"?

[@IIGrayfoxII]

2: This is illegal in australia I would disable 10 Pedestrians should look before crossing the road, not Oh I don't hear a car I will go now

[@IIGrayfoxII]

+edals90 not due to the number of lights working, but the lights must illuminate at a constant rate. I would say this means no flashing during emergency(blinkers flash instead) or go dim and bright To me this law is a bit stupid, flashing brake lights make more sense when doing an emergency stop than flashing blinkers which flash by design

[@IIGrayfoxII]

+edals90 Yes you must have working brake lights, but the brake lights themselves must burn at a set rate. No flashing/strobeing , no starting off dim and getting brighter

[@derekjm1762]

+IIGrayfoxII You must have forgotten about blind people. They rely on sound to distinguish where a car is. If the car doesnt have sound, they have no idea the car is there. This has been becoming a common thing in electric vehicles given those situations.

[@Fists91]

+derekjm1 Even people that can see rely heavily on sound to keep track of their surroundings, given the option they should never step onto a main road without looking but in shared areas you can't expect them to be constantly looking behind them to see if some ninja car is creeping on them.

[@dimitriyedanilovic4333]

+IIGrayfoxII The feature is probably disabled on i8s sold in Australia.

[@zrzndn7943]

I love how he explains the features. Instead of saying fake exhaust sound, he prefer pedestrian awareness which I never thought in the first place. Tq✨

[@computerwiz38]

Hey can you do a video explaining what a transaxle is and its function? Thank you!

[@Hikarmeme]

The music made me double check if i had KSP running

[@mrholderproductions1]

Nice vids these days man ! +engineering explained

[@EngineeringExplained]

+J. Holder Thanks!

[@AdamLoya]

The energy recovery system was also shown in Audi LMP1 cars and it works like a charm. It's a shock though how little range you get out of the i8 for all the effort that was put in to making it.

[@marinko29005]

How exactly did you put your hands on BMW i8? Im relatively new to this channel and i'm still watching your videos and didnt come across the one where you "get promoted". I love your channel, it's educating as f. Keep it up. Cheers.

[@o3tomas]

Boadcasted driving noise??? That means... It can be hacked and replaced with human representation of driving noise?! "Oh look! Here goes an i8 -Brrrrrbubububub prrrrrr meeep meeep

[@duxsvobodi]

NIce reference to KSP! Because in ksp you need to build space vessels as fuel efficient as possible too, using different engines as they did in bmw or multistaging or both)))

[@hussilveridico3002]

Great Car

[@IsmaelMartinezPR]

Do you know if the 3 Cyl the same one as in the Mini?

[@nathanlewis5682]

question for Engineering Explained. uphill driving. does the i8 take on hills very well? like the hills in San Francisco?

[@EngineeringExplained]

+Nathan Lewis AWD and loads of torque, of course! :)

[@Dobhrionn]

I saw my first i8 on the road besides seeing on a showroom floor. It's possibly one of most beautiful pieces of engineering on the roads today. The likes of Tesla, BMW and Nissan will more than likely entice other manufacturers to introduce their own line of more appealing hybrids, with more of a reliance on the electric motors, or electric-only vehicles. My only gripe is the cost. At this moment majority of hybrids and full electric cars start around €25k. In the near future it would be nice to see affordable, practical motors in and around the €10,000 price tag that's not a second hand Prius.

[@Burroughsbikebuilds]

What does the pedestrian avoidance speaker sound like?...

[@jeffreyoldham55]

Excellent presentation. Now, perhaps a video on heel-and-toeing?

[@xinzhangli8324]

How many space does the i8 use to open door. I am talking about is i8 will open the door easily when parking in the crowded parking lot?

[@foundedinbucks]

Your videos are great - also +1 for the KSP music

[@oii8356]

How are you supposed to fill the oil or window washer fluid or coolint?I did not see any caps. Or is it electric?

[@NicoPlaysitAll]

Bozo69 69 washer fluid is infront by the driver side, little lid to pour it down

[@ducksonetime]

Video request! Old school Engineering Explained style video on the Miller cycle. I want to see that whiteboard again!

[@EngineeringExplained]

+ducksonetime You'll see the whiteboard tomorrow!

[@alexgonzalez514]

+Engineering Explained do a video about drag coefficient, and explain why the 2017 Audi A4 has a better drag coefficient than super cars.

[@alexandrugherghescu]

I wonder if you can disable the engine noise coming from the speakers.

[@NeXuZAudio]

The model you were driving didnt have the rear mirror replacement with cameras :D Thats a really unique and cool feature as well....

[@DwainDwight]

such cool cars - now own one. good video. thx.

[@kobek122]

Can you please review the BMW 650i?

[@mdshameer1452]

nice vid! all your vids are awesome! !!!

[@lazarocastro9730]

what does the pedestrian protection sounds like?

[@joshsolomon9149]

Great video. Super interesting thank you!

[@Mr.k3n]

learned alot here, good work EE!!!

[@Steve-gn4hk]

Most i8 info vids overlap. This had 10 new features I didn’t know about. 👍🏽

[@CorbettxD]

I heard that there are air ducts in the front that help to divert air away from the tires too.

[@wolfgaming9156]

Great Video Bro

[@muinasjutumees]

You have great videos with great content! Friendly suggestion for filming the stuff - get the white balance right and lock the exposure when needed (for example the brakelights :)

[@3mfreale]

I've been saying that the strength of breaking affecting the light should be a thing for years! Finally!

[@Notatearawrist]

Hey jason i think u should turn the gain down a little on you mic its redlining and starting to distort

[@juanlanda967]

Amazing! What will the future continue to hold?

[@xXBlackPlaguesXx]

How are the back seats?

[@brandon15787]

What is the 0-60 time when only using the electric motor?

[@DoomFinger511]

How did you get your hands on an i8 for a youtube review?!

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

I always use the VW beetle as a benchmark for drag coefficientcy which is .25. Also, I wish they could keep the simulated noise to the outside of the cabin.

[@seb5945]

Would the CD be better with the grill completely empty instead of that black cover?

[@Mortalomena]

+Sebastian Rosenberg Naa, if a bumper has holes that ar not "flow thru" it adds drag. Even the flow thru ones add drag but are usually there to convert drag into downforce.

[@saasrus]

Speaker for outer noise - great solution, i saw that problem with non-electrical cars very often, new (just bought) Hyundai Solaris at low speed have very low and non-structural noise, so you need to get very close to people to let them hear you, or use horn. Same problem was with Mitsubishi LancerX 2.0 L but it is hearable from 2-3 meters, instead of touching someones leg from behind (and he "oh, what's this?" than "POKE what are you doing here, sorry, go on please").

[@dknollRX7]

You're correct that the vehicle needs to see road speed and a harsh rate of deceleration before the ads give brake lights will illuminate. I don't know what version of the i8 you have in the video, but a special note is to be careful with the manual door release. Now there's a little red tab on the bottom side of the lever. You lift the lever up slightly, slide the red tab towards the rear of the lever which unlocks it and then continue to lift the lever upwards to open the door. Failure to do so will break the release lever. Another fun fact is that you need two people to open the hood and there's no good prop or shocks. You need to grab two tools (pocket screwdriver, punch, etc) and have a person on either side of the hood, open the hood and insert the tools into the mechanism to hold the hood in place. There's also an external speaker that is disguised to look like a muffler...which adds more external exhaust noise.

[@dknollRX7]

This car also just came out in the states with laser headlights.

[@711bravo5]

Doesn't it have a heads up display too like on the windshield I always thought that was pretty cool

[@noodlesthe1st]

This takes me back to the vehicle assembly building

[@KonstantinKraus]

AH Kerbal Space Program Main Menu Music is the same song, was a bit confused there

[@dazvaz144]

Cool video,thanks. It's always refreshing to get more gee wiz info on a car, especially one I'll never drive. Drag coefficient of 0.26? Not impressed. Same as a Mazda 6. They could've saved themselves tons of money (and the consuner) by spending less on aerodynamics that don't justify part of the price. The other stuff on the video is just neat. Thanks.

[@CK-de1zc]

Props on the Kerbal music :D

[@Lotus49b]

I think this is an amazing technologial achievment. Regardless of how it performs in sport situations, I think this definately paves the way for thoes futuristic cars potrayed in movies like "demolition man". I cant wait to see this merged with google's self driving cars

[@soonweihong1708]

How much cost for maintenance

[@MrQqt]

Great video

[@iturbo5733]

OMG, this car is perfect for somebody that has actually managed to convince themselves that they need a smart watch. How's the weather out there...I better check my watch before I look outside!

[@ondersar1]

how is it charge itself?

[@MaikEletrica]

Nice video.

[@SaceedAbul]

This is the car that got me into engineering. it better be good

[@sadakotube]

Lol, the music instantly felt familiar

[@riyazmohamed007]

Cool video!

[@ItsMikeArre]

What about the feature that tells u how long till the red light turns green ?

[@Mortalomena]

+Mike Arredondo That only works in some citys, I think. So no point reviewing a feature thats only available to only 0,1% of the people that is considering buying them.

[@ItsMikeArre]

+Mortalomena by some city's do u mean large metro areas where 99.9% of these car will be purchased and be drive in ?

[@MarioDallaRiva]

Great content. I'd pass on (any)added music track(s) as it's always distracting to said content. My opinion, of course. A KZbin "mute background music" feature would be a bonus so everyone's happy 😁

[@playwolf253]

ksp music nice :₩

[@RobPerry]

FWIW my 2015 Toyota Prius Plug-in makes a baby Godzilla roaring noise when at low speeds in EV mode to notify pedestrians. I believe the Nissan Leaf makes a sound at low speeds as well. However the other features seem unique to BMW and are pretty cool!

[@Evan2301]

It not the first 3 cylinders produced engine of BMW if you'd consider BMW motorcycles where BMW used to built the K75 with a horizontal 3 cylinders (the only motorcycle that I know with such a horizontal engine, crazy!). Although it's the first turbocharged 3 cylinders produced engine of BMW :)

[@JaySilva88]

Isn't this music copyrighted to Squad? I hope you don't have problems.

[@EngineeringExplained]

+Jaime Almeida Haha nope, it's available in KZbin's music library. You just have to provide credit in the video description (as I have).

[@theharlekin]

KSP Background Music, brilliant haha :D

[@ViralKiller]

My greatest achievement was buying this baby

[@Unb3arablePain]

11. If you remove the fuse for it, the engine sounds much more aggressive without The active sound being pumped through the speakers.

[@kuckian]

omg the music i cant concentrate KSP lol

[@ricksays7133]

It would be interesting to see laser headlights for U.S. bound i8.

[@iansoderlund3539]

The background is the same as kerbal space program lol.

[@thejeffinvade]

My friend has a black one in shanghai, I tried it once, very hard to get in and out of the car....

[@rickson50]

I was working at a bmw dealership and we had a white i8 in the shop. while walking though the shop everything sensed fine no imminent danger, but about 3 quarters though the massive shop I look back and INCHES behind me was the i8 driving. it made zero noise. i mean zero noise. this sumabitch followed me across the shop starting at the end of the shop inches behind me in this car and I had no clue. I literally screamed when I saw that car behind me. I've driven the i3 many times and at some 3 miles an hour it mostly silent except some tiny transmission noise you hear if it's only a few feet away, but this i8 made no noise at all at that speed, i imagine at some 10mph or so it would make transmission noise. sitting inside the car is incredible though, absolutely love the interior feel

[@philipkaiser5663]

"very low engine vibration" lol what. The torque forces kill it. The engine mounts and balance shafts are taking care of those forces. Have you ever driven a 3 cyl without balance shafts and relatively stiff engine mounts?

[@abgersaurus]

Could you maybe make a video explaining why some people put their car in 2nd gear while being parked?

[@KORTOKtheSTRONG]

that's pretty neat~

[@misterawesome1234]

what happened to the integra?

[@romoc0p]

Kerbal Space Program background noise? WTF.

[@croom332]

Kerbal Space Program's menu music?

[@xtracoolconcepts]

Next video: 5 Things I HATE about the BMW i8

[@EngineeringExplained]

+Joe C No hate, just love!

[@xtracoolconcepts]

Haha vehicle virgins reference?

[@JonssonCarl]

Wrong channel..

[@mitsx11]

+Engineering Explained to be honest, getting really tired of the 5 things I hate/love about whatever, don't be like those other guys, you're unique and have a good concept for your channel.

[@worldisawesome6789]

2:08 i did not know bmw i8 enigine is in back :o

[@jsjennhrhej5615]

This is my dream car 😍

[@RileyLawrence8]

I hear that Kerbal Space Program sound track in the background :P

[@nickharrison211]

While I don't really like this car, it is quite impressive in a lot of aspects.

[@Daschizznitt]

hahaha, thought my KSP was open...apparently so did a lot of other people!! i love the vehicle though :D

[@slipperypickel]

This guys voice is like Nails on a Chalkboard!!!!

[@imrantayab]

How far have BMW gone with weight saving? If someone wanted to save even more weight what could they get rid of or modify to make the car lighter?

[@otm646]

Very low vibration from an inline 3? Unless it is using a balance shaft you're off the mark. The apparent smoothness would be from the soft engine mounts and sound insulation. My EcoBoost 1L 3 cylinder (same basic architecture) is far from smooth at idle. The engine movement at idle is almost comical.