Yahoo Autos BMW Designer Reveals Rakish i8 Replacement That Never Was
BMW hasn't offered a high-dollar, flashy sports car since the departure of the i8 in 2020, but the company's head of design recently showed off a shelved successor.
Domagoj Dukec, BMW's head designer, recently posted a series of sketches and renderings to his personal Instagram account, revealing the previously unconfirmed vehicle.
According to Dukec, the i16 was developed as a successor to the i8 and evolved from the 2019 Vision M Next concept car.
Oh, what could have been. Reaching back into the vault, BMW's Head of Design Domagoj Dukec recently took to Instagram to show off previously private sketches of the i8's replacement. Throughout the post, Dukec refers to the vehicle as the i16, which he says he was involved in personally.
“The I16 had all the style of a future classic, but there were still novel touches that moved the design forward from the M1,” Dukec wrote on Instagram. “Within less than 12 months the car was ready—inside and out. The key was to use the composite structure of the BMW i8. If you look closely, you will find a few cues!”
