The M850i Gran Coupe Is Coming To Ruin The Panamera's Day
Like the idea of the new BMW 8-series, but expecting to be carrying rear-seat passengers with relative frequency? Allow us to present your ideal car.
It’s the four-door ‘Gran Coupe’ version of the two-door 8-series that was released a few weeks ago, in range-topping M850i trim. The footprint of the car should be the same, it’s just that there’s an extra pair of doors squeezed in, and it has a raised roofline to make life for the rear-most occupants a little more pleasant.
Weight should be similar to the two-door version, and the 523bhp and 553lb ft 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 won’t have changed. With that in mind, you should still be able to go from 0-62mph in a moderately absurd 3.7 seconds. Praise be for modern all-wheel drive systems.
Expect it to debut in 2019, and be priced similarly to the coupe. That means £76,270 for the entry-level 840d diesel and £100,045 for the full-fat M850i.
The question is, would you go for the two-door, or the four?
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
What is the difference with the 6 series ?
I’m gonna try convincing my dad to get a BMW 840i GC as his next car
Because 4 doors are too mainstream “The question is, would you go for the two-door, or the four?”
Ooooh a big Boi
BMW Worker who loves classic BMWs: We should bring the 8-series back
Execs: You know what, actually, that’s a pretty good idea!
Worker: Great!
Execs: We can make a 4-door version of it too!
Worker: Wait…
I saw this coming.
Yet I’ll still take a Panamara ANYDAY
Wait so this is a 4 door version of a 2 door car of a 4 door version, pull a VW and say “nien, ze 4 doors only!”
This is FAR more appealing than the Mercedes AMG 4-door GT thingy imo.
I’m sorry but those BMW Gran Coupe, BMW GT and Audi A7 (actually all Audis’) don’t make sense to me and are pretty ugly compared to the 2 door or Sedan they are based on.