Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, BMW, Luxury
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Judging by the recent spate of i8 spy shots, BMW is cranking away on the plug-in supercar to make sure its primped and ready for its on-sale date in 2014.
However, one thing appears to be missing: the glass panel that extends down past the coupe's belt line. That same design element - [which BMW billed as feature for urban driving](http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/01/behind-i-bmws-vision-for-the-future-of-mobility/) - probably won't make it to the i8's little EV brother, the [i3](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/i3/), either.
But one element that appears to be making the leap from concept to production is the i8's butterfly doors. We've seen them on both the [original concept](http://green.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-concept-is-mean-ger/) and [the follow-up from last year](http://autoblog.com/tag/i8), not to mention [its cameo in the last *Mission Impossible* installment](http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/29/first-mission-impossible-ghost-protocol-trailer-shows-gl/). Now we have photographic proof that the i8's doors will flip up and out, similar to the [Ferrari](http://autoblog.com/ferrari) Enzo and past McLarens (both the [F1](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/F1/) and [SLR](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/SLR/)). And since the doors appear to open just passed the roof, BMW won't have to resort to the same explosive charges [Mercedes-Benz](http://autoblog.com/mercedes-benz) has to employ on the [SLS AMG](http://autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/sls-amg).
2014 BMW i8 caught with its doors open originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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