BMW Will Reportedly Make An M8, And Is Turning The 6-Series Into A 911 Killer
While we adore the rakish old E31 8-series, BMW hasn’t really needed to revive the name. After all, it has the 6-series (below) for its leggy grand tourer requirements, so why bother making a new 8-series? Well, thanks to a planned reinvention of the 6er as a sports car to take on the Porsche 911 - apparently fuelled by competition from the Mercedes-AMG GT - suddenly there’s room for a Mercedes S-Class coupe-rivalling 8-series.
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard 8-series comeback rumours, and in late March Munich even went so far as trademarking a bunch of names like 830, 850 and even M8. But according to an insider source cited by Auto Express, the trademarking was more than a case of preserving a load of potentially useful names for a rainy day - BMW is indeed about to shake up its GT offerings.
When the 8-series does arrive, expect a range of turbocharged straight-sixes and V8s powering most models. The M860 meanwhile will almost certainly use the M760Li’s new 6.6-litre V12, but the powerplant choice for the M8 is less clear.
A fettled version of the M5/M6’s 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 seems the obvious choice, but who knows - perhaps a more powerful edition of the aforementioned 6.6-litre V12 could be on the cards. BMW has steered clear of V12s for almost all of its M cars, but the old 8-series did spawn an M8 concept plus the 850CSi - an M car in all but name - so it could happen…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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YES PLS I LOVE THE GRAN LUSSO <3
The 2008 M6 V10 is still my favorite though…
Saaame, my neigbor had one, every time he would start it up the entire street would think there was an earthquake happening. I LOVE that M6.
Yes! I love it in a hardtop! You kind find them fairly cheap now too, mid $30k for a clean one with lowish mileage
I was just thinking about an M8 what a coincidence
M8… It will be the most friendly BMW…
U wot m8
Just random thinking here. If you’re texting with your friend
You: Yo, m8
Friend: Wot
Y: I just recieved me new bimma
F: Which one?
Y: The new BMW M8
F: Yes, but which one?
Y: The new one, M8
F: I know, but which one for crying out loud
and it will be a long story
And thats why we write correct english ^^
I think we got a comment of the week here fellas
Congrats on comment of the week
sim simma in my bimma
but then the M9 comes out…..m9
And I also have a question for BMW, if the M6 is going to be a rival Porsche 911 then what car will be the M4 rivalling?
The M4 has never been an rival of the 911, it’s just a sportier (although really fast) coupe/sedan (M3). It’s rival of the C63 AMG, AUDI RS6, and all other sport versions of regular saloon cars.
A Prius
You wot m8?
Nice work Dr. Seuss!
gr8 b8 m8 I r8 8/8 but it’s okay
Now we’re all waiting for the M8.