We weren't convinced about the practicality of the BMW i8's butterfly doors during our time with the car, but it's easy to forgive that considering its head-turning looks.

A 600-hp hybrid concept with butterfly doors shows that BMW doesn't think our hybrid future has to be boring. By Brian Silvestro Published: Jun 25, 2019 9:00 AM EDT. Save Article. BMW.

The i8 isn't your typical hybrid, sporting butterfly doors, 374 horsepower, 420 pound-feet of torque, and a 0-to-62-mph time of 4.4 seconds. You can still buy an i8 today.

The BMW i8 hybrid gets a new roadster variant for 2019. ... The i8, with its butterfly doors and chiseled futurism, still captures attention like few other cars on the road.

Per BMW, they're no thicker than those on the Coupe, which is not only an impressive engineering achievement given the butterfly doors now hinge off them but also cold comfort from behind the wheel.

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The 33 Stradale received a limited-edition modern supercar iteration, first unveiled in 2023 with an eye-watering $1.6 million price tag.And yes, that variant features butterfly doors. In fact ...

Butterfly doors are perhaps the most spectacular of the entire bunch. They are named so because when opened they kind of look like the wings of a butterfly, and they really add a touch of class to ...

When stats for the 2019 BMW i8 coupe and its roadster counterpart came out last year, I was disappointed that BMW didn’t give this spaceship-like hybrid more power. This was its chance to ...

It discontinued the economical grand tourer with wicked butterfly doors in 2020. The i3, however, remained in production for two more years. BMW made over 250,000 copies between 2013 and 2022.

Butterfly doors may be the most beautiful of them all, and there are a few visually titillating vehicles that show why ...