Striking hybrid supercar, based on Vision M Next, was heavily inspired by the legendary M1
The supercar was kept secret for four yearshead designer Domagoj Dukec on social media, the striking i16 could have been the M performance division's second bespoke model after the 1978 M1 supercar.
The i16 was conceived to use the i8's composite structure, no doubt in a bid to cut development costs and thus bolster its viability as a production car, but it isn't clear whether it would have used the same plug-hybrid powertrain. A battery in the transmission tunnel gave an electric-only range of more than 30 miles in later cars.
The Vision M Next hinted at what an i8 successor could look like, but plans to produce it were shelved over concerns about high R&D costs and low sales potential.
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