BMW had presentated a prototype of the Roadster version of the i8 at the Beijing auto salon in 2012. From then they did not release any official communication and the production of the BMW i8 Roadster was postponed. After several delays, the CEO of BMW, Harald Krueger, confirmed that the BMW i8 Roadster will be added to the range of the Bavarian company in 2018.
Krueger said in a press interview in Santa Monica, California, on Tuesday that the Roadster version of the i8 will go on sale in 2018. Although he refused to give more information about the car. Accorind to rumors the convertible version of the model, will be provided with higher capacity batteries and a more powerful electric motor, compared to the current model, that will give it a greater autonomy and a better performance.
