8 Cars The BMW M850i Can Beat To 62mph

With an M8 on the way the M850i isn't even the fastest version of the 8-series we'll ever see, but it's still stupidly quick
8 Cars The BMW M850i Can Beat To 62mph

The new BMW 8-series is here, and perhaps the only thing more dramatic than the way it looks (check out the size of those kidney grilles!) is the performance of the M850i. Yes, with 523bhp available from its 4.4-litre V8, the top-of-the-range 8er isn’t exactly wanting for power. But even so: this is a big car which you wouldn’t expect to be as quick as it actually is.

We don’t know the weight figure yet, but despite all the carbonfibre-reinforced plastic and aluminium used in its construction, it isn’t going to be light. And yet, thanks to its clever ‘xDrive’ all-wheel drive system, it’s absurdly fast off the line, hitting 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds. And to think, this isn’t even the fastest version of the 8er we’ll ever see - an even faster ‘M8’ should come along at some point.

So to put that acceleration figure in perspective, here are some sports cars and supercars that the M850i could - based on factory figures - beat to the benchmark speed. Progress is a wonderful thing, isn’t it?

Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 - 4.2 seconds

8 Cars The BMW M850i Can Beat To 62mph

Ferrari F430 - 4.0 seconds

8 Cars The BMW M850i Can Beat To 62mph

Aston Martin V12 Vantage S (manual) - 3.9 seconds

8 Cars The BMW M850i Can Beat To 62mph

Nissan R390 - 3.9 seconds

8 Cars The BMW M850i Can Beat To 62mph

McLaren-Mercedes SLR - 3.9 seconds

8 Cars The BMW M850i Can Beat To 62mph

Ferrari F40 - 3.9 seconds

8 Cars The BMW M850i Can Beat To 62mph

Porsche 911 GT3 (manual) - 3.9 seconds

8 Cars The BMW M850i Can Beat To 62mph

Mercedes-AMG GT S - 3.8 seconds

8 Cars The BMW M850i Can Beat To 62mph

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Comments

Simon Wyatt (four arm squad)

And I would take any of those over the m850i…

06/18/2018 - 18:39 |
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Anonymous

And think if you put more modern tires on the F40, SLR, and R390 that might change. Still a very fast car though!

06/18/2018 - 19:13 |
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Toby Westlake

Still can’t get over that rear end, too fussy & spoils the car for me

06/18/2018 - 21:32 |
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Anonymous

Ok but what if some of the older cars had modern tires?

06/18/2018 - 23:24 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Tires will not spruce up acceleration that much. Cornering, poise, grip and braking will be truly different, but acceleration will suffer only marginal improvements.

06/19/2018 - 09:27 |
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Anonymous

Some of these cars are a decade+ old so I’m not too surprised.

06/19/2018 - 05:06 |
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Xige (tf happened on here)

Australians are gonna love the M8.

06/19/2018 - 05:51 |
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GR8 joke M8
I R8 8/8 M8

06/19/2018 - 10:31 |
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Anonymous

still slower than an e class

06/19/2018 - 07:04 |
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Anonymous

0-60 times seem so useless for most cars. 40-80. 60-100. 100-150. These are some more driver relevant numbers, besides, I’m not sure how many will be drag racing their flagship BMW since the acceleretion is not even its hallmark, but being a well rounded executive GT.

06/19/2018 - 09:31 |
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CannedRex24

I never said it’s not gonna come out

It’s already been green lit to the public

Not much else is known though

06/19/2018 - 09:51 |
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Anonymous

Laughs in Tesla Roadster

06/19/2018 - 14:08 |
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