Articles about Bmw 8 Series

Two extra doors and bigger storage room yield a better GT than the regular 8

The BMW 8-Series Gran Coupe is the latest car to join the increasingly well-populated sector that lies somewhere between sedans and coupes. Up until the Mercedes CLS first arrived-way back in 2004, just to make you feel wistful about

BMW calls it a 4 + 1-seater

Puh-lease. In BMW language, a GC is a four-door coupe-ish thing-in this case, a version of the ritzy 8-Series Coupe, with added doors. It's not just some lazy stretch job. Every exterior panel is different aft

BMW has released M Performance parts for the new 3-Series Touring

Always dreamed of a BMW M3 Touring? So have we. At least every other night. There have been prototypes, unofficial renders...even a blooming M3 pickup. But not a proper Touring.While we continue to wait, BMW is teasing us of what

“It’s a point-to-point device”

If BMW is to be believed, this is basically the new M4 a year early-only a bit taller. The X4M was developed to behave like an 'M4 X,' we're told: a taller sports sedan instead of a faster crossover.Powering

It’s a ‘good-looking BMW’

We've always wondered about the new 8 Series. Not special enough. Nor charismatic to be a range-topper. Is this new Gran Coupe the big BMW's sweet spot? Certainly looks sweet, in any case.Welcome then, to the brand new

Yay or nay?

BMW has made a very lengthy, detailed announcement about its new setup and M Mode functions in its performance car range, debuting first in the M8 and M8 Competition.It's essentially a simpler offering than what M currently does in its

The flagship model of the brand, before the M8’s arrival

What exactly is a BMW M850i xDrive?A monster. A big, brash, flashy coupe booted up the road by a 4.4-liter V8 mated to a pair of turbos. A 1,965kg multiplex of screens, speakers, and leather chairs, that just

Torque is also up from from 749Nm to 869Nm

BMW has never made a production M8 before-not even when the 8-Series had proper, sports car-spec pop-up headlights - so you can forgive us for being a wee bit impatient for the new one's arrival.Solace has arrived

It looks great on its production line, doesn’t it?

BMW's design has ruffled a few feathers lately. The latest Z4 and 3-Series have certainly split opinion, though our eyes reckon the 8-Series is a bit more successful.A lot more successful if these new pictures are anything to

This is how we dream of going topless

Like for like, here is a twin-turbo, convertible V8 BMW that's over 100kg heavier and two-tenths slower to 100kph than its equivalent twin-turbo, coupe V8 BMW.So, welcome everyone, to the inevitable: The new BMW 8-Series Convertible,

The new BMW 8-Series is here

Broadly, the 8-Series replaces the 6-Series. But it gets a new number because it's grander than that. Also, the number 6 now resides on the rump of a big, practical hatchback, the 6-Series Gran Turismo.Really, though, in

Clad in full camo

Here's your first look at the brand-new BMW 8-Series Convertible. These pics were taken during the car's hot weather testing phase. No doubt crucial for this car's core competency, no?Because what is a luxury coupe if

An automotive icon from the '90s

Welcome to the New BMW. Not just specifically this all-new 8-Series coupe, resplendent here in its range-topping, £100k (P7 million) M850i suit, but deeper than that. This new 8-Series ushers in a new design form that'll soon

Welcome back, BMW 8-Series

The new BMW 8-Series coupe is nearly here, and if these test photos from the German marque are anything to go by, it's going to be one hell of a luxury sports car. The BMW team is currently in Wales

Is this the future of luxury performance?

It's called the BMW Concept M8 Gran Coupe, which is a bit of a mouthful, and also sounds a bit like something an imaginary two-door grandmother might drive. But despite the weird images it conjours in your head, what we

This thing looks fast

If you're getting back into the business of making a big, plush, swift mega-coupe for the first time in decades, like BMW is with the new 8-Series, then you better be damn sure it can handle autobahn commuting as

It promises to be spectacular

In 1991, BMW's M Division partnered up with BMW Technik to work on a very, very hush-hush project; a project only known about by a few, and kept secret for years. An 'M8.'It packed a 550hp V12 with much

A sign of things to come

Once upon a time, BMW produced a flagship coupe known as the 8-Series, which it built from 1989 to 1999. Although it didn't sell in high numbers, it was luxurious, powerful, and attractive, especially with its M1-style nose and

Make of it what you will

Last year at Villa d'Este, BMW's Adrian van Hooydonk told us that as a company, BMW is "constantly looking to expand [the] range as we have done in the past. We're looking at every opportunity, and maybe an 8-

A company executive muses

Rumors are swirling that BMW is readying a brand-new 8-Series. This is good news, because we rather like the BMW 8-Series.Seems BMW's vice president of Group Design, Adrian van Hooydonk, is open to the idea, too. When