BMW i8

I12 LCI / I15 2017 2020 · 1.5T

Stage 1

E85

E85 + Stage 1

	Original	After tuning	Diff
Power hp	374	410	+36
Torque Nm	570	650	+80

Power gain

+10%

Torque gain

+14%

Ready to feel these +36 hp on the road?

Get your ready-to-flash Stage 1 file for the BMW i8

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✓ Original file back-up ✓ Delivered in ~30 min ✓ Support included

Power graph / Stage 1

PowerTorqueStock

	Original	After E85	Diff
Power hp	374	390	+16
Torque Nm	570	590	+20

E85 adaptation (no Stage 1)

Just the fuel switch: the ECU is adapted to run Superéthanol E85 (up to 85% bio-ethanol) with no Stage 1 chip on top. You get a small power bump from ethanol's higher octane (~104 RON) and a much cheaper fill-up. Fully reversible; the car still runs on regular petrol whenever you want.

Save €2 608 a year at the pump

Get your E85 adaptation file for the BMW i8

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✓ Original file back-up ✓ Delivered in ~30 min ✓ Support included

Fuel cost — E85 vs petrol −48%

Petrol · 100 km

~~17.5 L~~ · €35.95

E85 · 100 km

21.8 L · €18.57

You save ≈ €17.39 every 100 km — about €2 608 a year (over 15 000 km)

E85 uses ≈ +25% more litres, but the pump price (€0.85/L vs €2.06/L) more than makes up for it.

	Original	After E85 + Stage 1	Diff
Power hp	374	440	+66
Torque Nm	570	700	+130

E85 + Stage 1 remap

Chip tuning re-optimised for Superéthanol E85: the ignition and boost maps are calibrated to make full use of ethanol's higher octane (~104 RON). Bigger power and torque gains than either Stage 1 on petrol or E85 adaptation alone, plus the same cheap fill-up.

+66 hp and €2 608/year saved — both

Get your E85 + Stage 1 file for the BMW i8

Order tuning file →

✓ Original file back-up ✓ Delivered in ~30 min ✓ Support included

Fuel cost — E85 vs petrol −48%

Petrol · 100 km

~~17.5 L~~ · €35.95

E85 · 100 km

21.8 L · €18.57

You save ≈ €17.39 every 100 km — about €2 608 a year (over 15 000 km)

E85 uses ≈ +25% more litres, but the pump price (€0.85/L vs €2.06/L) more than makes up for it.