Any car that gets the kind of attention that the BMW i8 has received is going to be on the radar of a lot of aftermarket companies. It's not so much a question on if a tuner will build a program for it as it is when somebody will be the first to do it.

Well, it looks like Lumma Design already has the leg up over the competition.

The German tuning firm is jumping in on the i8->ke4622 phenomenon with a preview of what it plans to do with BMW->ke178's all-new electric sports car->ke506.

Nothing is final as of yet, but the preliminary announcement from Lumma has the i8 receiving a host of high-tech carbon components, including a new front spoiler, new side skirts and a new rear bumper with an integrated diffuser tacked on to it.

In addition, the aptly named CLR I8 program also gets a fancy set of new wheels and the most distinguishable modification of them all, tailor-made stickers -- yes, stickers -- that change the blue accents on the standard i8 into a shade of green that, quite frankly, looks a lot better than the standard blue hue. And if anything, it goes with the eco-friendliness of the electric hybrid. Just sayin'...

No performance upgrades have been announced, but rest assured we're going to expect significantly more than the 362-horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque output of the standard i8.

2015 LUMMA CLR I8 Concept

Specifications
  • Make: Array
  • Model: 2015 LUMMA CLR I8 Concept
  • Engine/Motor: inline-3
  • Horsepower: 362
  • Torque: 420
  • Transmission: 6 speed automatic
  • [do not use] Vehicle Model: Array

2015 BMW i8

The production-version BMW i8 made its world debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show->ke235 after a series of concept->ke169 cars were revealed in the previous years.

The i8 is powered by a hybrid powertrain that combines a 1.5-liter, three-cylinder engine that delivers 231 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels with an electric motor that produces 131 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque driving the front ones.

With a combined output of 362 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque, the i8 goes from 0 to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds and sprints to a top speed of 155 mph.

On the U.S. market the i8 is priced from $135,925.