The New BMW 8-Series Will Make Its Grand Debut At Le Mans
A new BMW 8-series is coming, and while Gorgeous concepts and shots of disguised prototypes are all well and good, you’re all itching to see the real deal, aren’t you? Thankfully, we don’t have long to wait: BMW has just announced that its all-new coupe will be revealed on 15 June at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the firm’s M8 GTE racing car will be taking on the famous endurance race.
We’ve also been treated to a new teaser image of the 8-series, which shows it lurking in the shadows behind the GTE version. Zoom in and brighten it up a bit, and this is what you get:
Looks promising, no? And from what we can see, it’s not much of a departure from the striking 8-series concept revealed last year.
The first version we’ll see will be the M850i xDrive Coupe, powered by the 523bhp 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 also found in the 7-series, with which the 8-series shares its platform. We can expect other 7-series engines to make an appearance, meaning six-cylinder petrol and diesel versions should eventually be available, and possibly one powered by the M760Li’s 6.6-litre twin-turbo V12.
At the pointy end of the range will be an M8, expected to use the same 592bhp V8 found in the M5 to scramble your internal organs and terrify passengers with every prod of the throttle.
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M8 im so pumped the m8 is coming out
U wot m8 with your M8?
GR8 Joke M8 I R8 8/8 IGN
Would definitely BMW again
Incredibles 2 - 15th June
BMW M8 full reveal - 15th June
Conclusion - God exists.
AND Nas is releasing a new album (produced by none other than the Yeezus himself) the very same day
One is forced to choose…
Slight typo there with the “M760Li’s 6.6-litre V8”…
A 6.6 liter V8, bigger than the engine of some Corvettes !
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BMW betrays Toyota for Ford?
But will Toyota win the Le Mans?
If the cars can take the beating, victory is certain
Well the 2015 z28 camaro had a N/A 7.0L LS7, not to mention the various V8s of the the 1960s that went well into the 7.5L range.
440 dodges are 7.2L
Wasnt there an 8 liter Camaro in the Mid 1980s
You know the 1980s camaros that absolutely sucked dud to the catalytic converter regulations
Ugghhh more M8 puns 😂
I hope we’ll have a V12 8 series like the old one
It would be good, but I wouldn’t count on it. You never know though
Base model price estimate?
I would expect the price to be the same as the S class coupe, LC500 and etc.
Too bad it already leaked like 3 months ago haha