Gearing up to launch their new, eco-friendly "i" division, BMW recently hosted a press conference in Frankfurt, Germany, where they pulled the wraps off of two new concept vehicles, including the i3 EV and i8 plug-in hybrid . The concept we want to focus on today is the i8.

Following BMW's newly adopted "LifeDrive" philosophy, the Bavarian-made i8 plug-in hybrid has been developed in two distinctive stages:  "Life" (body shell, encompassing cabin) and "Drive" (powertrain and chassis). The recent unveiling of the BMW i8 evidenced that under the "Life" component, the new concept offers a body crafted largely of carbon…