New 8 Series a BMW with style and a sporty swagger
The new 8 Series is as good at taking curves as showing them
The new 8 Series Coupe, with its two doors and severely restricted rear seating space, is a car that definitively shuns practicality in favour of posing. But it is, many would probably agree, BMW’s most beautiful car. With an elongated silhouette and elegantly flowing roofline, and a central roof cutout that recalls the “double-bubble” styling of classic racing cars, the curvacious Bavarian has the styling glamour to slot effortlessly into millionaire’s playgrounds like Clifton or Monaco, with brands like Versace reflected in its windows. The 8 Series replaces the 6 Series as BMW flagship coupe, and it will soon be followed by the four-door 8 Series Gran Coupe. With its hunkered-down stance and wide track the BMW oozes speed-chasing intent, and the go-fast hardware beneath that sporting swagger doesn’t disappoint.
The first variant to reach local showooms is the high-powered M850i xDrive, available as a Coupe for R1,887,827 and a Convertible for R2,009,859. The turbocharged 4....
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