BMW recently confirmed its mysterious M8 prototype doesn’t feature a mid-mounted engine, but maybe it should have as the model crashed on the Nürburgring earlier today. According to spy photographers who caught the aftermath, the car “crashed into the guardrail on both sides of the track” near the Pflanzgarten section of the Nordschleife. It then […]
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Earlier this week, our spy photographers managed to snap a few pictures of a mysterious prototype based on the 8-Series Coupe. Due to the vented rear window quarter panels, some suggested that it might be a development vehicle for a future mid-engined model, you know, like as a new supercar, perhaps a modern-day M1. However, […]
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If a standard BMW M8 Competition with its 625 HP (616 HP) and 750 Nm (553 lb-ft) of torque doesn’t tickle your fancy, maybe you should give AC Schnitzer a call. The German tuner offers a complete performance and styling upgrade for the BMW M8 in Coupe, Cabriolet and Gran Coupe body style. For the […]
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A recent test of the 2020 BMW M8 Competition reveals that it is not just the most accelerative BMW on the market but it also one of the quickest cars currently on sale. Powering the M8 Competition is a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 with 616 hp and 553 lb-ft (750 Nm) of torque. Mated to this […]
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Last month, rumors suggested BMW was going to drop the M8 Coupe and Convertible in the United States. That has now come to pass as the automaker has officially confirmed the models are going away. BMW was coy on specifics, but said the “M8 Coupe and Convertible will not be imported for MY21, only the […]
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Here’s another 2020 BMW M8 Competition Gran Coupe model for your viewing pleasure, specced with BMW Individual options both inside and out. The car was photographed at BMW Abu Dhabi, rocking a stylish BMW Individual Ametrin Metallic paint ($1,950) to go with the optional M Carbon Pack ($5,400), which does its best work on the […]
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BMW launched the M8 Coupe and Convertible, in both regular and Competition specs, last summer, so it does not make any sense to continue testing prototypes – unless, of course, they are planning to launch a new version. This M8 Convertible was spotted doing the rounds on the Nurburgring recently, and if it wasn’t for […]
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<!––> <!––> BMW’s flagship M cars, the M5 Competition and M8 Competition, both use the same 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 as each other, a powertrain virtually unchanged from the previous F10-generation M5 and the old M6. While the current M5 and M8 Competition have 50 hp more than the old M5 Competition Package, that’s not the […]
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<!––> <!––> With BMW remaining steadfast in its belief that it doesn’t need a supercar in its line-up, the M8 Competition remains its fastest model and the German marque’s best rival to the likes of the Mercedes-AMG GT S and Audi R8, even though it is quite different in philosophy. Whereas the Audi R8 and […]
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The M8 Competition is BMW’s most powerful production vehicle ever, but despite bearing this bold title, it’s by no means a supercar. Nevertheless, it’s got supercar-like performance and can put a really big smile on the face of its driver. So, the most powerful Bimmer ever can smoke a lot of big names in a […]
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