This Fake Rust BMW i8 Is Very Upsetting

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Look at this. Look at this shit.

I’ve seen some bad wraps. Hell, SEMA 2016 just ended and there were some, er, questionable design choices there. But I kept silent. With this, I cannot anymore.

This is a BMW i8 that MetroWrapz and zachonthat customized for Austin Mahone (I had to look him up, too). It’s supposed to have a rusted-out look. It’s wearing gold Vossen rims. The two clash magnificently.

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A closer examination of MetroWrapz’s Facebook page yields another “Rust Bucket” wrap and that one looks okay!

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Besides for fashion, the only other fathomable reason I can come up with for aesthetically rusting an i8 is because it won’t rust in real life. Here’s a look at its chassis:

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The rest of it is made from carbon fiber, aluminum and plastic.

I just... ugh. Take it away. I don’t want to see it.

via Carscoops

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