{"id":84555,"date":"2026-01-05T12:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84555"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:42:22","slug":"ultra-low-mile-2020-bmw-i8-auction-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84555","title":{"rendered":"Ultra-Low-Mile 2020 BMW i8 Hits Auction \u2014 Is This the Tipping Point for i8 Values?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BMW i8 is a weird car. It\u2019s very pretty, and has butterfly doors more befitting a McLaren or Lamborghini than a BMW. At the same time, it\u2019s not particularly quick \u2014 relative to those two, anyway \u2014 and relies on a bit of a controversial powertrain to get around. Since the car left production six years ago, whispers of \u201cfuture classic\u201d have come, gone, and resurfaced. But the fact remains that with very few exceptions, the BMW i8 has remained a five-figure car, never really bringing the money it did even when it was new \u2014 let alone achieving a \u201ccollector status\u201d premium. Last week, another low-mile car surfaced on the online auction site Cars and Bids. And it\u2019s arguably the i8\u2019s best shot yet at getting big money.<\/p>\n

BMW i8 Pricing and Why This One Matters<\/h3>\n

The 2020 BMW i8 up for grabs on Cars and Bids isn\u2019t the lowest-mile example to hit public auction, but it\u2019s close. Its 426 miles closely rival a 400-mile example that sold on Bring a Trailer back in 2019. But that car didn\u2019t even sell, with bids ceasing at $75,000 and failing to meet the buyer\u2019s reserve. It\u2019s also worth remembering that in 2019, you could still buy a BMW i8 brand new. A much better juxtaposition might be in order, then. In 2024, an E-Copper Orange i8 sold for $81,553 with 480 miles on the clock. However, there are some good reasons this i8 could command even more. And it isn\u2019t just the mileage.<\/p>\n

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For one, this car is fairly unique. Crystal White exterior paint isn\u2019t terribly uncommon, but it hides a fun E-Copper\/black interior. This is ordinarily paired with the exterior color scheme of the same name. But in this case, it serves as an interesting contrast to the white paint and also recalls the E-Copper coloring that only became available late in the car\u2019s production (2017). Which brings us to the car\u2019s next positive point: it\u2019s a very late production car, with 2020 being the last model year. Generally, later production run cars are more desirable as they enjoy the benefits of BMW\u2019s LCI<\/a> (mid life-cycle refresh) as well as perceived quality improvements. The auction platform itself is also a potential bolster to this i8\u2019s value. Cars and Bids has a just slightly higher sell-through rate on i8\u2019s than rival Bring a Trailer (79% vs. 78%). So, it\u2019s perhaps marginally more likely the right people will be tuning in.<\/p>\n

The Best May Be Yet to Come For BMW i8 Values<\/h3>\n

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Of course, there\u2019s a bit of a catch here. While the 426-mile coupe could bring sold money if the right people notice, the i8 Roadster<\/a> is likely where true collector appreciation will take hold. Its lower production numbers<\/a> will likely make it the collector sweetheart. After all, BMW only ever produced 3,884 examples, making it an order of magnitude rarer than the regular i8, of which BMW made 16,581. A 1,000-mile Roadster sold on Cars and Bids in 2022 for $105,000, considerably more than even low-mile coupes were trading for at the time.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, it\u2019s probably unlikely this car will make real waves for the i8 market. What\u2019s more probable is its role in establishing the trajectory. A sale higher than the 2024 E-Copper car will make it clear that there\u2019s a future for collector condition and delivery-mile BMW i8s. Meanwhile, an RNM (Reserve Not Met) or number significantly lower than that E-Copper car could indicate that the i8 still needs a little bit of time to age \u2014 a la fine wine. You can check out the 2020 BMW i8 auction<\/a> and follow along \u2014 it ends January 9th<\/sup> at 11:48 AM PST.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The BMW i8 is a weird car. It\u2019s very pretty, and has butterfly doors more befitting a McLaren or Lamborghini than a BMW. At the same time, it\u2019s not particularly quick \u2014 relative to those two, anyway \u2014 and relies on a bit of a controversial powertrain to get around. Since the car left production […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}