German Special Customs doet de BMW i8

When the production BMW i8 Plug-in Hybrid was presented at the
IAA 2013, onlookers were surprised at how little its design had
altered from the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept car shown
four years earlier.

Now, tuning specialists, German Special Customs (GSC) from
Chemnitz have set about giving the most technically advanced sports
car of our times a visual makeover for an even more purposeful and
masculine appearance.

As the BMW twin grilles on this Plug-in Hybrid are merely symbolic,
they set the stage for the imitation air intakes on the bespoke GSC
front spoiler. Made from carbon-fibre to match the rest of the car, this
aggressive new ‘face’ weighs just 2.8 kg and gives the i8 significantly
enhanced overtaking presence. Integrated side skirts continue the
carbon-fibre tuning fest, while the roof and roof spars receive a
glossy carbon-fibre finish.

Project partner, handWERK-folien, then wrapped the sleek bodywork
in matt grey foil with light blue accents, while the wheel arches are
filled by 8.0×22 and 9.0×22-inch two-piece COR International rims,
painted metallic cool blue. Together with H&R sport springs that
lower the ride height, these larger wheels and tyres give the GSC i8
its more menacing stance and improved handling.

To complement the its futuristic exterior, German Special Customs
had their craftsmen re-trim the i8’s equally avant-garde cabin in blue
and black leather and Alcantara with carbon-fibre trim inserts.