Fill Your Ears With The Throaty V8 Roar Of The New BMW 8-Series
Ladies and gents, prepare yourselves for the throaty noise that is the song of the all-new BMW 8-series. Well, just about - sadly it’s damn near drowned out in places by some excessively bombastic music in this footage of the car testing in Aprilia, Italy, but there’s enough proof here that the V8 version of the 8er is going to sound damn good. And to think, this isn’t even the M8.
Along with the video, BMW has also released a series of photos of the test mule. Even wearing camouflage, it cuts quite a striking figure, doesn’t it?
Underneath, it’ll be much the same as the current 7-series. So, that means on the engine front we can expect six-cylinder petrol and diesel models - badged 840i and 830d, respectively - and a 4.4-litre, twin-turbo V8-powered 850i with 444bhp.
The M8 is expected to use the same 592bhp powertrain as the new M5, and hopefully a V12-powered version should be somewhere in the mix at some stage.
Looking forward to full reveal? That should be in the next few months, potentially during March’s Geneva Motor Show.
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.
Comments
WE NEED V12!!!!11
We’ll get one in the M860i hopefully
M8 I like your M8,it’s not an R8 but it’s still GR8
B¡tch please 😂😂 (check M8 GTE post on CT)
M8 its a throaty V8 M8.
The 250 speed limit sign at the 40 second mark.. LIKE!!!
Hopefully it’ll be available with a manual
It’s supposed to be more of a GT car. Like Mercedes S-Class or Lexus LC500. A manual would be unnecessary
it looks like a giant 2 series
S coupe competitor ha? HA.. HAHA… HAHAHA…
It’s not a hybrid!
Now BMW needs to fit this engine into the M4/M3.
Ready to make some music
am i the only one who thinks that ass looks a bit weird???
yes just look at the leaked photos!