BMW knows its place in this already competitive hybrid market, and wants to deliver the best products for its sensitive customers. This is why the luxury car manufacturer has set a deal with the famous Alpha-N Performance to tune the great i8.

The i8 is set to be one of the hottest supercars from its class, proudly standing forward amongst its direct rivals from McLaren P1 or Porsche 918 Spyder with its new team from Alpha-N Performance.

The car looks fabulous and sportier than the current version. There are a lot of modifications to be noticed at the fresh tuned i8.

First, let`s have a look at the front side of the car, where the i8 received some extra carbon fiber. At the back, there is a large wing displayed, along with the fresh-new golden alloys.

The i8 hybrid also received some other minor tweaks and it will be up to Alpha-N Performance to decide if the car will receive the special upgrade package for sale.

To remind you of the car`s specs, the i8 is a performance hybrid due to its 1.5-liter three-cylinder TwinPower Turbo engine and 231 horsepower. Additionally, there is also an electric motor at the back of the car, supplementing the power with an extra 131 horses.

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Tuning leads to mistakes. It happens very often and you can’t help but feel sorry for the car that was used at the beginning of the process.

In this particular case, things have gone pretty good. In terms of drag racing at least, this modded E30 BMW 3 Series turned out pretty good.

The video after the jump shows us what you should expect to happen when you put your heart and soul into a car and make it work rather than take out your credit card and go racing.

His rival for the acceleration race is one of the most beloved cars of our current time; the Ferrari 458 Italia sports car.

So how did a red blooded Italian car with a mid-mounted V8 setup fare against a compact sedan which had sporting credentials 30 years ago?

Not great, the E30 driver clearly knew that the Italia (which was probably in standard form) had no chance against the output his engine was capable of.

The description of the videos as well as the guys at GTBoard who were the ones to publicize the clips is pretty vague.

From what we’ve been able to figure out, the basic car had a 2.8 liter straight six cylinder naturally aspirated engine.

It has been extensively modified to get a turbocharger and a lot of extra work to make it work. A nitrous kit was also used and that alone can provide an extra 200-300 horsepower easily.

We almost feel sorry for the Ferrari driver but we do have our Bavarian pride to consider, don’t we?

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