The supercar of the Argentine champion, who passed away in November 2020, is up for auction in Dubai. The car was purchased new in 2015, during Maradona’s stay in the United Arab Emirates
There BMW i8 Of Diego Armando Maradona will be auctioned in Dubai by Sbx Cars Thursday 13 November. The plug-in hybrid coupe has to its credit 21,690 km and was owned by the Argentine champion during his residence in the United Arab Emirates, where he held the role of football ambassador. The i8 is a sports car inspired by the BMW concept car “Vision EfficientDynamics” of 2009unveiled as a world premiere in 2013 at the Salone di Frankfurt. The car represented a real laboratory on wheels, one of the first attempts to combine a hybrid engine with a high-performance sports car. Also for this reason, as well as because of the high price, it was produced alone 20 thousand specimens, made up to June 2020when she left the scene.
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The BMW i8 is powered by a three-cylinder turbo engine 1.5 litres combined with an electric engine, for a total power of 262 HP and a couple of 570 Nm. It sprints from 0 to 100 km/h 4.4 secondswith a maximum speed of 250 km/hbut with approved consumption worthy of a city car, thanks to the plug-in hybrid system. Despite which the weight of the car is still less than 1,500 kg. The interior expresses a futuristic interpretation of luxury: perforated leather seats Ivory White electrically adjustable, seat belts”the Blues“, audio system Harman Kardonmultimedia system iDrive with 8.8 inch display and LED ambient lighting.
According to the inspection report, the car is in good overall condition: the brake pads are at 80%, the battery is efficient and requires only light maintenance. The sports car features a stainless steel bodywork Crystal White Pearl with inevitable blue inserts (typical of BMW i) while the 20-inch forged aluminum rims mount tires Bridgestone. The last service was carried out inApril 2025 and since then the car has driven approx 200 km. It is worth noting that this model actually has slightly less power, because Maradona’s BMW i8 was purchased before the 2018 technical update which introduced, among other things, a slight increase in performance.
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