BMW joins the upper class coupe segment with a new contender. New only by design as its name has been printed in BMW’s history. The new BMW Concept 8 Series previews the production car which will launch in 2018, first in a coupe shape, followed by a convertible and potentially a Gran Coupe as well.
Typically design concepts presented at motor shows and event such as the Concorso at Villa d’Este are based on actual prototypes of the car in the pipeline. They serve to test public reaction, allowing the design to be tweaked if necessary prior to launch and helping to set pricing and sales expectations. And this new concept is already being praised and admired by BMW fans from around the world.
In contrast to the squarish proportions of its predecessor, the new 8 Series Concept features lines that flow like water over its Barcelona Gray Liquid body. Creases along the hood and large side air intakes give the concept a fluid look. Bold arches framing 21-inch alloy wheels hint at the car’s rear-wheel-drive athleticism.
At the front, we can see that the kidney grilles are actually made of one grille surround, which is a BMW first. These massive kidney grilles are not likely to make it to the production car, though. At the rear end, we get a close look at the taillights, which have some genuinely interesting geometry to them, as they stick out and create interesting shapes.
Inside the cabin, look for sport seats with a carbon-fiber shell, red-anodized paddle shifters, and aluminum accents. The iDrive controller is new and also made from Swarovski glass.
Powertrain options remain unknown at this point, but the coupe could borrow engines from the 7 Series, including a 3.0-liter turbo-six, a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8, and even a 6.6-liter twin-turbo V-12. An M8 is likely in the cards as well.
[Source: Bimmertoday]
BMWs under Adrian van Hooydonk have been accused of being ‘too conservative’. But one can’t say this about the 3.0 CSL Hommage, X2 Concept and 8 Series Concept.
Wait till you see the M8 :) Stay tuned tomorrow
M8 coming tomorrow?
Sort of, yes. Stay tuned tomorrow morning!
What you mean sort of… It’ll be camouflaged, like in the video they posted ?
Yes
I really hope they’ll keep the seats, they are AMAZING
Yeah, me too! I hope they keep almost every detail of the interior; it’s simply gorgeous! Except for the steering wheel, which obviously isn’t going to make it to production.
For me, it seems very closer from BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso V12 Coupé
http://www.guiadeautomoveis.com/noticias/novo-bmw-serie-ja-esta-entre-nos
BMWs are beautiful cars, technologically fabulous though some reviewers seem to think Audi is better. Still, why does neither car rank as highly in reliability as Lexus or even Mercedes. I have owned 2 Mercedes and am on my 3rd Lexus LS. Both Mercedes started having unscheduled, expensive repairs at about 50,000 miles. The first 2 Lexuses didn’t begin having issues until 75-80,000 miles. My 3rd Lexus has 53,000 miles and has had nothing other than scheduled maintenance. The LS is rated 5 stars. The Mercedes E and S classes are rated 4.5 stars but I am leery of after 50k miles. Can BMW and Audi improve their reliability to 100k to 5 stars?
Where’s the all electric version? Not even a Hybrid!?
Change the grille… and it could have been the DB9 successor that Aston should have come up with. Now BMW did. Best-looking BMW since the first Z4.