{"id":83863,"date":"2025-10-01T07:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83863"},"modified":"2025-10-01T07:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:13:32","slug":"alpina-i8-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83863","title":{"rendered":"This Is The ALPINA i8 That Never Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve always been fascinated by cars left on the proverbial cutting room floor. Whether it\u2019s a design sketch tossed in a trash can or a model canceled at the very last minute, I want to know more about it. BMWBLOG<\/em> first caught wind of an i8 modified in Buchloe over five years ago. Despite follow-up reporting, the electrified sports car was never officially revealed by BMW or ALPINA.<\/p>\n

However, all is forgiven now that images of the elusive plug-in hybrid coupe have surfaced. Our colleagues at Motor1.com Deutschland<\/em> spotted the one-off BMW i8 at ALPINA\u2019s 50th anniversary gathering. The event took place at the Penzing air base in Bavaria and brought together more than 650 cars, including a one-of-a-kind MINI Cooper S (R53) by ALPINA<\/a>. Sadly, that car too never saw the light of production day.<\/p>\n

What we\u2019ve been reporting about the special i8 all these years is true. ALPINA did give the car wider hips and a large carbon-fiber rear wing. The reworked diffuser houses a quad-exhaust setup, while front canards and a more pronounced spoiler lip further separate it from the standard BMW version. Of course, the signature multi-spoke ALPINA Classic forged wheels make it immediately clear this isn\u2019t a regular i8.<\/p>\n