BMW i3 electric and i8 plug-in cars on display at Frankfurt

We have seen ‘em as sketches and we have seen ‘em having fun at the snow , but now, upon getting about a upgrades , they’re parked at the stage at Frankfurt. BMW rolled out its new i3 and i8 electric cars, a part of a brand new sub-brand eager about efficiency and responsive driving — though it’ll ultimately be as much as the motive force to work out just how responsively these behave at the road.

The i3 is a pure electric, 150km range (about 100 miles) and a totally lightweight construction of both aluminum and carbon fiber. The i8, meanwhile, is a plug-in hybrid this is said to deliver about 87MPG and yet still get from 0 – 60MPH in under five seconds. Spunky, then. It also sports those funky laser headlights which are both way more efficient and much more awesome sounding than current LED models. Here’s what they seem like inside the flesh, and if all goes in keeping with plan you can be seeing them for yourselves after they enter production in 2013.

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