The Grand Sport was the sweet spot in the 2010 Corvette lineup. It blends Z06 looks with base-model approachability. The 2010 ...

Four-seats, carbon fiber construction, a mid-mounted three-cylinder engine, two transmissions and a pair of electric motors.The BMW i8 truly is an unusual car.Built as part of the company’s ...

For as much success as BMW has seen as a German auto manufacturer or otherwise, not every vehicle has been a massive hit with its audience.

Its combination of scissors-style doors, a very low roof and extremely wide carbon-fiber sills make entry feel like a beginner’s lesson in limbo dancing, but less fun.

After all, it's a mid-engine carbon fiber supercar body with an engine from a Mini, a hybrid system, 15 miles of electric range, only 357 horsepower, no manual transmission and a holographic wrap.

The rest of its chassis is reportedly built to a similarly extreme standard, with an LMP1-derived cockpit and crash structures of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer and honeycombed aluminum.

This isn’t BMW’s first rodeo when it comes to lightening the load. 18 years ago, the company launched the 2003 M3 CSL with a roof completely comprised of carbon fiber. Since then, further strides have ...

Would You Spend $140,000 On This Modified BMW i8 Roadster Dripping With Carbon Fiber? Creative Bespoke claims to have spent $50,000 modifying this BMW i8 Roadster ...

The BMW i8 was not only the first BMW I ever drove. It was also the first sports car, the first hybrid, the first to be constructed even partially from carbon fiber, and of course the first car ...

It leaves BMW's car feeling agile and urgent through twisting roads, the combination of all-wheel drive and a curb weight that's unusually light even today helping the i8 dart and pivot neatly.

After six years, BMW's hybrid carbon-fiber sports car is retiring.