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

Anonymous

It wont beat Phil after the V6 swap

06/19/2018 - 19:24 |
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Anthony 15

But after that what’s the point

06/20/2018 - 20:45 |
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Metrickzcz (Prelude Squad)

3.7 seconds, exact same as my CBR if it were stock :)

06/22/2018 - 17:52 |
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Carguyken 918

R.I.P. F40. Also, what about the 430 “Scuderia”?

08/09/2018 - 01:52 |
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Anonymous

Its really sad when 0-60 times is all whats mostly interesting to car guys, its not about the drive itself, not the car. This coming from a bmw fanboy.

12/30/2018 - 10:13 |
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