The BMW i8 isn't even on sale yet and people are already having accidents in them. A BMW test driver was traveling at "excessive speed" in a preproduction version of the hybrid tourer in Germany, crashing into a highway median.
German news site Merkur Online reports that the driver skidded on a wet, rainy road, hit the median and bounced back into the highway. There were no injuries, but the car is totaled.
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Police say the driver may have been unfamiliar the i8 hybrid's power, which can go 0-60 in 4.5 seconds. Let's hope our test driver doesn't get into hot water with his employer if there's the chance there are some other hiccups with the car itself.
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