BMW i8 Coupe (Research & Development)

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The BMW i8 Coupe's Research & Development event was released as part of the Fast Lane Update and held on the following dates:

• As the 55th event on February 14, 2019.
• As the 79th event on August 16, 2019 in the Showdown Update after the 2018 McLaren X2's fourth Championship rerun, this time with different recommended ranks, main goals, test sequence, Quality Check requirements, number and type of R&D boxes awarded.
• As the 106th event on July 1, 2020 in the Wild Cards Update.

There are 4 labs spanning a total of 50 tests that must be completed within 12 days once the challenge is started.

The labs will unlock in the following schedule:

• Lab 002: 2 days later or pay  800
• Lab 003: 5 days later or pay  1,000
• Lab 004: 8 days later or pay  800

Tests

Test	Recm Rank	Track	Game mode	Required QC	Max QC	Primary Goal	Secondary Goal #1 (QC)	Secondary Goal #2 (QC)	Collectable QC on track	Auto-Test Price	Rewards
Lab .001.
.001.	1040	Clifftop Run	Classic	10	11	Collect Quality Checks	Knockdowns: 3 (2 QC)	Flat Spins: 4 (2 QC)	6	45	1,500  5
.002.	1064	Mountain City Rally	Classic	10	12	Collect Quality Checks	Perfect Nitro Triggered: 10 (2 QC)	Barrel Rolls: 1 (2 QC)	7	45	1,600  5
.003.	1089	King's Highway	Classic	10	11	Collect Quality Checks	Flat Spins in One Jump: 3 (2 QC)	Perfect Runs: 2 (2 QC)	6	55	1,700 R&D Advanced Kit Box
.004.	1114	Citadel Clash	Classic	10	11	Finish Third	Barrel Rolls: 2 (2 QC)	Flat Spins: 5 (2 QC)	6	60	1,800  10
.005.	1124	London	Elimination	6	12	Finish First	Knockdowns without Wreck: 4 (2 QC)	Drift Distance: 600 (2 QC)	7	70	1,900 R&D Professional Kit Box
.006.	1134	Mount Teide	Classic	12	12	Finish First	Flat Spins: 8 (2 QC)	Perfect Nitro Triggered: 10 (2 QC)	7	75	2,000  5
.007.	1144 1139 NSTK	Azure Coast	Ultimate AI Challenge	-	-	Beat 1:57:612	- ( QC)	- ( QC)	-	250	5,000  25
Lab .002.
.008.	1154 1153	Dragon Tree	Classic	14	12	Finish First	Total Air Time: 30 s (2 QC)	Flat Spins: 24 (3 QC)	6	80	2,350  10
.009.	1164 1166	Westminster Bridge	Classic	12	12	Finish First	Knockdowns: 6 (2 QC)	Perfect Runs: 4 (3 QC)	6	85	2,500  5
.010.	1175 1179	Barcelona Reverse	Infected	14	12	Finish First	Flat Spins: 12 (2 QC)	Flat Spins in One Jump: 3 (3 QC)	6	90	2,650 R&D Advanced Kit Box
.011.	1185 1179 NSTK	Test Site: Omega	Classic	21	12	Finish First	Knockdowns: 10 (2 QC)	Perfect Nitro Triggered: 18 (3 QC)	6	100	2,800  5
.012.	1200 1179	Oceanview Derby	Classic	16	12	Finish First	Barrel Rolls: 8 (2 QC)	Perfect Runs: 4 (3 QC)	6	100	2,950  10
.013.	1215 NSTK 1248	Azure Coast Reverse	Classic	6	12	Beat 4:00	Knockdowns: 10 (2 QC)	Perfect Nitro Triggered: 22 (3 QC)	6	105	3,100 R&D Advanced Kit Box
.014.	1228 1270 NSTK	Market Square	Elimination	16	12	Finish First	Flat Spins: 3 (2 QC)	No Wrecks (3 QC)	6	115	3,250  5
.015.	1240 1292	The Rose of the Desert	Classic	24	12	Finish First	Knockdowns: 6 (2 QC)	Perfect Nitro Triggered: 16 (3 QC)	6	125	3,400  5
.016.	1253 1313	Alps	Gate Drift	16	12	Reach 10,000 points	Drift Distance: 1,700 (2 QC)	Drift Distance: 1,900 (3 QC)	6	215	3,550  5
.017.	1256 NSTK	Azure Coast	Classic	21	12	Finish First	Perfect Runs: 8 (2 QC)	No Wrecks (3 QC)	6	135	3,700 R&D Basic Kit Box
.018.	1279 1361 NSTK	The Secret Lab	Ultimate AI Challenge	-	-	Beat 1:31:443	- ( QC)	- ( QC)	-	450	7,500  40
Lab .003.
.019.	1291 1387	The River Fort	Classic	24	13	Finish First	Knockdowns: 8 (3 QC)	Drift Distance: 1,200 (3 QC)	6	135	3,800  5
.020.	1304 1412	San Diego Harbor Reverse	Infected	14	13	Finish First	Flat Spins: 20 (3 QC)	Flat Spins: 26 (3 QC)	6	135	4,000  10
.021.	1323 1438	Rapido Park	Classic	27	13	Finish First	Knockdowns: 8 (3 QC)	No Wrecks (3 QC)	6	145	4,200 R&D Basic Kit Box
.022.	1342 1446 NSTK	Iceland Reverse	Classic	9	13	Beat 3:42	Flat Spins: 12 (3 QC)	Perfect Runs: 8 (3 QC)	6	160	4,400  20
.023.	1358 1454	Wall Ascent	Classic	27	13	Finish First	Knockdowns without Wreck: 8 (3 QC)	Drift Distance: 1,800 (3 QC)	6	170	4,600  5
.024.	1373 1462	The London Eye	Elimination	24	13	Finish First	No Wrecks (3 QC)	Barrel Rolls: 4 (3 QC)	6	180	4,800 R&D Advanced Kit Box
.025.	1389 1470	French Guiana	Classic	27	13	Finish First	Flat Spins in One Jump: 3 (3 QC)	Total Air Time: 22 s (3 QC)	6	200	5,000  5
.026.	1404 1474 NSTK	Crystal Lake	Ultimate AI Challenge	-	-	Beat 1:21:180	- ( QC)	- ( QC)	-	600	10,000  50
.027.	1420 1478	Temple Drive	Classic	26	14	Finish First	Knockdowns without Wreck: 6 (3 QC)	Knockdowns without Wreck: 8 (4 QC)	6	220	5,200  10
.028.	1436 1484	The Great Wall	Gate Drift	18	14	Reach 11,000 points	Drift Distance: 2,400 (3 QC)	Drift Distance: 2,800 (4 QC)	6	235	5,400 R&D Basic Kit Box
.029.	1467 1490	Temple Drive	Flawless	30	14	Finish First	Flat Spins: 12 (3 QC)	Barrel Rolls: 8 (4 QC)	6	250	5,600  10
.030.	1498 1497 NSTK	Dubai	Classic	8	14	Beat 1:51	No Wrecks (3 QC)	Flat Spins in One Jump: 3 (4 QC)	6	270	5,800  40
.031.	1525 1502	Iceland	Infected	32	14	Finish First	Knockdowns: 8 (3 QC)	Flat Spins: 6 (4 QC)	6	295	6,000 R&D Basic Kit Box
.032.	1553 1510	Cloud Nine	Classic	34	14	Finish First	Perfect Runs: 6 (3 QC)	Barrel Rolls: 8 (4 QC)	6	315	6,200  15
.033.	1580 1526 NSTK	Nevada	Ultimate AI Challenge	-	-	Beat 1:08:640	- ( QC)	- ( QC)	-	900	15,000  50
Lab .004.
.034.	1608 1542	Alps Reverse	Classic	42	15	Finish First	No Wrecks (4 QC)	Flat Spins: 8 (4 QC)	6	340	6,400  5
.035.	1644 1559	Classified	Elimination	44	15	Finish First	Barrel Rolls: 8 (4 QC)	Perfect Runs: 4 (4 QC)	6	370	6,600  5
.036.	1681 1573 NSTK	Venice	Classic	22	15	Beat 2:43	Total Air Time: 17 s (4 QC)	Knockdowns without Wreck: 6 (4 QC)	6	400	6,800  15
.037.	1681 1588	Sky Drop	Flawless	44	15	Finish First	Knockdowns: 8 (4 QC)	Flat Spins: 14 (4 QC)	6	435	7,000  10 R&D Basic Kit Box
.038.	1681 1602	Dubai Reverse	Gate Drift	42	15	Reach 10,000 points	Drift Distance: 2,300 (4 QC)	Flat Spins: 4 (4 QC)	6	470	7,200  20
.039.	1681 1616	Barcelona	Classic	44	15	Finish First	Flat Spins in One Jump: 3 (4 QC)	Perfect Nitro Triggered: 16 (4 QC)	6	510	7,400  5
.040.	1681 1632 NSTK	Tokyo Reverse	Classic	22	15	Beat 3:33	Flat Spins: 12 (4 QC)	Barrel Rolls: 10 (4 QC)	6	560	7,600  10 R&D Professional Kit Box
.041.	1681 1649 NSTK	Nevada Reverse	Infected	44	15	Finish First	Knockdowns without Wreck: 6 (4 QC)	Flat Spins in One Jump: 4 (4 QC)	6	620	7,800  5
.042.	1681 1665	The Mirage	Flawless	40	15	Finish First	Perfect Runs: 5 (4 QC)	Drift Distance: 1,800 (4 QC)	6	680	8,000  5
.043.	1681	San Diego Harbor	Classic	55	15	Finish First	Flat Spins: 16 (4 QC)	Perfect Nitro Triggered: 18 (4 QC)	6	740	8,200  15 R&D Basic Kit Box
.044.	1681 NSTK	Fr. Guiana Rev.	Ultimate AI Challenge	-	-	Beat 0:59:466	- ( QC)	- ( QC)	-	1,600	20,000  75
.045.	1681	The Great Wall	Classic	52	17	Finish First	Barrel Rolls: 20 (5 QC)	Perfect Runs: 6 (5 QC)	6	800	8,500  5
.046.	1681	London	Gate Drift	48	17	Reach 16,00 Points	Drift Distance: 2,200 (5 QC)	Drift Distance: 2,600 (5 QC)	6	860	8,500  5
.047.	1681 NSTK	Route 375-1	Classic	26	17	Beat 2:16	No Wrecks (5 QC)	Barrel Rolls: 8 (5 QC)	6	920	8,500  10
.048.	1681	Sector 8 Reverse	Elimination	54	17	Finish First	Drift Distance: 2,300 (5 QC)	Flat Spins: 10 (5 QC)	6	1,000	8,500  15
.049.	1681	Venice Reverse	Flawless	65	17	Finish First	Knockdowns: 6 (5 QC)	Perfect Runs: 4 (5 QC)	6	1,100	8,500  25
.050.	1681 NSTK	Alps	Ultimate AI Challenge	-	-	Beat 0:49:005	- ( QC)	- ( QC)	-	2,000	25,000  150 BMW i8 Coupe

Showdown Update rerun changes

Tests 1, 2 and 3 have a reduced Quality Check requirement of 5. Test 4 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 7. Test 5 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 11. Test 7 has an Ultimate AI time of 2:03.453 Test 8 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 8. Test 9 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 9. Test 10 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 12. Test 11 has a main goal of Beat a Race Time of 3:08 and a reduced Quality Check requirement of 14. Test 12 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 14. The placement of Test 13 and Test 14 are swapped. Test 13 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 14. Test 14 has a main goal of Beat a Race Time of 3:35 and an increased Quality Check requirement of 22. Test 15 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 22. Test 16 has a main goal of Reach 9,000 points, an increased Quality Check requirement of 23 and a reduced auto test price of  125. Test 17 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 24 and the recommended rank doesn't have boosters. Test 18 has an Ultimate AI time of 1:25.107. Test 19 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 14. Test 20 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 16. Test 21 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 17. Test 22 has a main goal of Beat a Race Time of 3:13 and an increased Quality Check requirement of 26. Test 23 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 26. Test 24 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 27. Test 25 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 28. Test 26 has an Ultimate AI time of 1:16.131. Test 27 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 16. Test 28 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 16. Test 29 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 17. Test 30 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 26 and a main goal of Beat a Race Time of 1:46. Test 31 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 28. Test 32 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 30. Test 33 has an Ultimate AI time of 1:09.564. Test 34 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 30. Test 35 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 32. Test 36 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 32 and a main goal of Beat a Race Time of 2:39. Test 37 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 34. Test 38 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 34 and a main goal of Reach 12,000 points! Test 39 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 34. Test 40 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 46 and a main goal of Beat a Race Time of 3:29. Test 41 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 46. Test 42 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 46. Test 43 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 58. Test 45 has a reduced Quality Check requirement of 48. Test 46 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 52. Test 47 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 52. and a main goal of Beat a Race Time of 2:15. Test 49 has an increased Quality Check requirement of 68.

Total Costs/Rewards:

•  303,750
•  735
• 134 cards from R&D Boxes
  • 6 R&D Basic Kit Boxes (7 cards)
  • 4 R&D Advanced Kit Boxes (13 cards)
  • 2 R&D Professional Kit Boxes (20 cards)
• Auto-Test:  19,815
• Quality Checks: 1,152
• Minimum Number of Proto Keys Used: 106

Test Count by race mode:

• Classic: 27
• Ultimate AI Challenge: 6
• Elimination: 5
• Gate Drift: 4
• Infected: 4
• Flawless: 4
• Time Attack: 0
• Unplugged: 0
• Knockdown: 0
• Main goal as Beat time test: 6

Boxes

Second run

R&D Basic Kit Box – Last checked: Aug 24, 2019 "Grants 7 cards for the R&D BMW i8 Coupe!" Rewarded for test: 13, 17, 24, 31, 43  Common: 85.71 % | Rare: 14.29 % Availability: Research & Development (only during the BMW i8 Coupe R&D) Observed: 1 i3 Engine 1 Mid-Tech 1 Early or Initial Tech 4 Class B Parts (random)

R&D Advanced Kit Box – Last checked: Aug 24, 2019 "Grants 13 cards for the R&D BMW i8 Coupe!" Rewarded for test: 21, 28, 37  Common: 84.62 % | Rare: 15.38 % Availability: Research & Development (only during the BMW i8 Coupe R&D) Observed: 3 i3 Engines 2 Mid-Techs 4 Early and Initial Techs 4 Class B Parts (random)

R&D Professional Kit Box – Last checked: Aug 24, 2019 "Grants 20 cards for the R&D BMW i8 Coupe!" Rewarded for test: 40  Common: 85 % | Rare: 15 % Availability: Research & Development (only during the BMW i8 Coupe R&D) Observed: 4 i3 Engines 3 Mid-Techs 5 Early and Initial Techs 8 Class B Parts (random)

First run

R&D Basic Kit Box "Grants 7 cards for the R&D BMW i8!" Rewarded for test: 17, 31, 37  Common: 100 % Estimated: 2 Early or Initial Techs 5 Class B Parts (random) R&D Advanced Kit Box (Type 1) "Grants 13 cards for the R&D BMW i8!" Rewarded for test: 3, 13  Common: 84.62 % | Rare: 15.38 % Estimated: 3 i3 Engines 2 Mid-Techs 4 Early and Initial Techs 4 Class B Parts (random) R&D Advanced Kit Box (Type 2) "Grants 13 cards for the R&D BMW i8!" Rewarded for test: 10  Common: 84.62 % | Rare: 15.38 % Estimated: 2 i3 Engines 2 Mid-Techs 5 Early and Initial Techs 4 Class B Parts (random) R&D Advanced Kit Box (Type 3) "Grants 13 cards for the R&D BMW i8!" Rewarded for test: 24  Common: 84.62 % | Rare: 15.38 % Estimated: 2 i3 Engines 2 Mid-Techs 2 Early and Initial Techs 7 Class B Parts (random) R&D Professional Kit Box "Grants 20 cards for the R&D BMW i8!" Rewarded for test: 5, 40  Common: 85 % | Rare: 15 % Estimated: 4 i3 Engines 3 Mid-Techs 5 Early and Initial Techs 8 Class B Parts (random) During the the event, a Mini Kit Box is also occasionally available for purchase. R&D Mini Kit Box † ( 75,  25 per trial) – Last checked: Feb 26, 2019 "Grants 3 cards for the R&D BMW i8 Coupe!"  Common: 83.52 % | Rare: 8.24 % | Legendary: 8.24 % Availability: Research & Development (only during the BMW i8 Coupe R&D) Like the Lamborghini Centenario R&D Mini Kit Box †, this box seems to grant at least 1 i3 Engine in almost every box. Strangely, this box also grants Advanced Tech sometimes, even though this car doesn't require it for its Pro Kits. The box was not offered the second time the R&D was held.

Tips / Warnings

• The minimum upgrade setup required to complete the event is [5545 5052]. This requires  1,645,000 +  2,640, 42 i3 Engines and 26 Mid-Techs.
  • As the event gives a total of 21 engines, this leaves 21 to be obtained by other means.
  • As of the 2019 Spring Update, this tune costs  2,646,000.
• As there are no free upgrades in this event, the Car Mastery rewards for the following cars should be claimed before updating to the Fast Lane Update—the update is mandatory from February 22, 2019, so these upgrades will not be available after that date.
  • A total of 15 Class B free upgrades can be obtained:
    • Lotus Exige S Coupe (#10) ()
    • Volkswagen Golf Design Vision GTI (#10) ()
    • DS Survolt (#10)
    • Aston Martin DB9 Coupé (#10)
    • Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary (#10)
    • Lotus Evora Enduro GT (#5) ()
    • Ferrari Testarossa (#5)
    • Aston Martin V12 Zagato (#10) ()
    • Ferrari 458 Italia (#10) ()
    • Mercedes-Benz Biome (#5)
    • Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 2013 (#5) ()
    • Spada Codatronca TSS (2x #5)
    • Ford Shelby GT500 (#5, #10) ()
  • As of the 2019 Spring Update, the BMW i8 Coupe no longer has any token-only upgrades.

• Frequencies
• Minimum cards

Average relative frequency (%) of a card per box
		Name					B Parts
		Champion Kit Box	0.00	8.06	8.43	3.98	8.06
		Daily Kit Box †	0.64	0.00	0.00	7.63	17.02
		Engine Box 1-5	4.06	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
		Extra Fusion Box †	0.00	9.78	10.63	0.00	8.94
		Finish Line Box	1.40	2.37	2.27	2.71	9.23
		Multiplayer Pro Box	0.00	7.31	9.25	0.00	7.96
		Optimal Shuffle Box	0.00	8.01	7.81	1.17	26.56
		Optimal Split Box	0.00	13.37	13.37	0.40	20.52
		Parts Box 1-5	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.57
		Random Box 1-5	0.02	13.05	12.58	0.06	12.79
		Specialist Kit Box	0.00	10.74	9.63	0.00	8.52
		Starter Fusion Box †	0.00	13.46	12.96	0.00	12.22
		Tech Box 1-5	0.00	35.41	35.65	19.54	0.00
		Ultra Fusion Box †	0.00	2.64	3.52	0.00	3.27

Trials (cards) needed to get at least 1 card with 90 % probability
		Name					B Parts
		Champion Kit Box	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	28	27	57	28
		Daily Kit Box †	359	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	30	13
		Engine Box 1-5	56	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	9999999999999999999 $\infty$
		Extra Fusion Box †	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	23	21	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	25
		Finish Line Box	164	96	101	84	24
		Multiplayer Pro Box	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	31	24	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	28
		Optimal Shuffle Box	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	28	29	196	8
		Optimal Split Box	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	17	17	575	11
		Parts Box 1-5	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	10
		Random Box 1-5	11,512	17	18	3,837	17
		Specialist Kit Box	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	21	23	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	26
		Starter Fusion Box †	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	16	17	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	18
		Tech Box 1-5	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	6	6	11	9999999999999999999 $\infty$
		Ultra Fusion Box †	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	87	65	9999999999999999999 $\infty$	70

• Players who have many unopened boxes may use the statistics table to the right as a guide to decide which boxes to open first. For further details and more boxes, see the Average frequencies and Minimum card requirements pages. Additional box rules:

• Champion Kit Box – at least 1 Mid-Tech (undocumented)
• Daily Kit Box † – exactly 1 Mid-Tech or Advanced Tech with an average ratio of 4:1 (undocumented)

• Current average distribution in 1 Part - B Boxes (May 2, 2020):
  • 26.96 % Tires
  • 26.69 % Suspension
  • 22.70 % Drivetrain
  • 23.66 % Exhaust

Quotes

Main article: BMW i8 Coupe (Research & Development)/Quotes

Trivia

• The BMW i8's R&D event uses the general R&D layout used by many R&Ds, starting from the ED Design Torq's event, but in a similar manner to the Renault Alpine Celebration's event, the i8's R&D has its third Ultimate AI Challenge at Test .026. instead of .027.
• The BMW i8's R&D is the first generic R&D that does not reward any free upgrades.