最近谍照记者在瑞典拍到了正在进行寒冷气候测试的宝马i8 Spyder敞篷版。该车拿掉了i8轿跑车的后窗和后排座椅，用一个较短的盖板替代。该车的伪装掩盖了整个车身。之所以这么做或许是因为这是一辆i8改款车。它的前脸设计比现行版更简洁。去年底有报道称，i8改款车将于今年发布。该车除了外观改款，功率还将增加11千瓦/15马力至277千瓦/372马力。另外电池也将获得升级。作为Formula E的安全车，i8搭载的电池容量从道路版的7.1千瓦时提升至10千瓦时。另外，升级后的悬挂也将使车辆操控更锐利。

 

BMW i8 Spyder spied out of its element in the snow

After multiple concepts depicting the BMW i8 without a roof, the German automaker hasn’t hidden its intentions eventually to offer an open-top version. A new batch of spy photos is further driving home the point that the i8 Spyder is finally getting close to actually going on sale. When the high-performance hybrid eventually arrives on the road, don’t expect to see many of them on the snow-covered roads of Sweden like this example during cold-weather evaluations.

 

The Spyder ditches the coupe’s rear glass, and nacelles run behind the seats instead. Otherwise, camouflage covers the entire exterior of this prototype. It’s possible that the ample concealment might be necessary because this is the refreshed body for the i8. For instance, the front fascia appears to have a simpler design than the current part.

 

Late last year, a report suggested that the refreshed i8 would arrive sometime in 2017. In addition to a styling update, the hybrid sports car would allegedly get a 15-horsepower (11-kilowatt) power bump that would take the total output to 372 hp (277 kW). Battery updates might be among the improvements, too. For example, the version of the i8 that does safety car work for Formula E has a 10-kilowatt-hour pack, versus 7.1 kWh from the road-going version. An upgraded suspension would make the model a sharper handler, too.