BMW Vision EfficientDynamics May Become the “i8″
By Chris Weiss
Back in November, BMW confirmed that it will be building a production plug-in hybrid based on the Vision EfficientDynamics concept introduced at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. And though we loved the concept so, we really couldn’t fathom months upon months of writing the entirely unwieldy “Vision EfficientDynamics.”
Well, it looks like BMW may have a little Christmas gift for us auto media folks. The company is reportedly considering naming the production version of the VED the “i8″. That’s much easier on our keys.
The i would be for Project i and the 8 would indicate the model’s upmarket place in BMW’s line. Sounds reasonable enough, so here’s to hoping…[via Motor Authority]
