After leave most car enthusiasts wondering what ’s next when it introducedthe all electric BMW i3 , BMW released some item about the upcoming plug - in intercrossed i8 . At a test caterpillar track showing off the sport machine , BMW unwrap that the i8 will be the first car to use Gorilla Glass for its window .
https://gizmodo.com/bmws-electric-i3-all-vroom-no-gas-948723099
Specifically , the rearward window will be equip with Gorilla Glass — two 0.7 mm layers will be slapped together with an acoustic flat solid inside . Yes , the same Gorilla Glass that ’s on your smartphone . Using the thin Gorilla Glass purportedly helped BMW keep weight off the i8 .
Other details : a mid - mounted turbocharged 1.5 - liter three - piston chamber spits out 231hp while a front - mount galvanizing motor pushes 131 horses for a total of 362hp , 420lb - ft of torque , 95mpg , an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph , zero to 60 in 4.5 seconds and a whole hatful of C fiberlike the i3 . [ Wired , Autoblog , Autoweek ]
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