FUTURE MODELS
Performance division already has its hands on the powerful new 8
Just days after revealing the 8 Series concept, BMW showed a M8 on the race track writes Michael Taylor
Well, that escalated quickly. BMW only just showed the world its 8 Series and now it’s pushing that car’s edgy boundaries even further, filling it with the extra power and grip and menace that can only come from the house of M. In the minutes before the start of the Nürburgring 24 Hour race, BMW’s M division showed a camouflaged sneak peek of how its version of the range-topping BMW coupe will look and, more importantly, sound. For anyone thinking the concept 8 Series was a just-rolling styling exercise, think again. It drove under its own power on the shores of Lake Como and M insists it’s been working on engineering the M8 for years. "The conception and development of the standard BMW 8 Series and the M model run in parallel," BMW M’s president Frank van Meel says. "The future BMW M8 will build on the genes of the 8 Series and augment its DNA with added track ability and generous extra portions of dynamic sharpness, precision and agility. "It all flows into a driving experience th...
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