Here is the BMW M8 prototype being developed in parallel with the 8 Series

Jason · 05-26-2017, 12:34 PM

BMW M8.
The BMW M8 is the icing on the cake of the sporty BMW 8 Series line-up.

Munich. Alongside the ongoing development of the standard 8 Series, the engineers at BMW M are also working flat out on the M model. A fully camouflaged, early prototype of the future BMW M8 will be unveiled in a driving presentation as part of the support programme for the Nürburgring 24-hour race. Classical M features like larger air intakes, modified brakes and a sports exhaust with four tailpipes hint at the significantly boosted power and dynamic potential of the car and whet the appetite for a driving experience of intense emotional richness.

“The conception and development of the standard BMW 8 Series and the M model run in parallel,” explains Frank van Meel, President BMW M Division. “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 that bears the familiar BMW M hallmarks and satisfies our customers’ most exacting requirements.”

Development is also underway of a race-spec car – the BMW M8 GTE – to spearhead the return of BMW Motorsport to Le Mans: “The BMW M8 GTE development programme for our Le Mans comeback is in full swing,” says BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. “Developing a new racing car is always exciting, and in the case of the BMW M8 GTE the anticipation is that much greater still. We can’t reveal any pictures yet, but I can promise you that the BMW M8 GTE will look spectacular. We are planning an initial roll-out for the first half of this year and are looking at giving the car its race debut in the Daytona 24 Hours in late January 2018.”

BMW M8 Prototype at M Festival

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///M Power-Belgium · 05-26-2017, 01:00 PM

# ///M8

AKRAPOVICOWNS · 05-26-2017, 01:07 PM

Oh god

Zirenz2006 · 05-26-2017, 01:09 PM

Arcades · 05-26-2017, 01:11 PM

Uh oh...

M2 CSL · 05-26-2017, 01:12 PM

A blimp on wheels!

cbertels · 05-26-2017, 01:14 PM

Instructions on setting up the GTS for "full aero?"

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insanecoder · 05-26-2017, 01:20 PM

ok so when is M9 and M10 going to be announced? next year? one more every year?
i3 M?

AKRAPOVICOWNS · 05-26-2017, 01:20 PM

So unlike the 4 and 6 concepts that were pretty much exactly the same as the production models that followed them, this 8er seems to be quite different than the concept, at least in the front..different grills and slightly wider headlights..probably will loose the 3D rear lights too.

clbmw · 05-26-2017, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by M2 CSL

A blimp on wheels!

I really hope not but I suspect you are correct

F85Matt · 05-26-2017, 01:21 PM

Good thing I'm here!

SliChillax · 05-26-2017, 01:21 PM

Don't think it's the M8. Might be the M850i or M860i whatever they call it. Those wheels and brakes don't seem like they come from a proper M car. Also it was spinning only one wheel in the video so no LSD I assume which means not the M8.

YasM4 · 05-26-2017, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SliChillax

Don't think it's the M8. Might be the M850i or M860i whatever they call it. Those wheels and brakes don't seem like they come from a proper M car.

The mirror seems to be a proper m mirror

duky · 05-26-2017, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SliChillax

Don't think it's the M8. Might be the M850i or M860i whatever they call it. Those wheels and brakes don't seem like they come from a proper M car. Also it was spinning only one wheel in the video so no LSD I assume which means not the M8.

The license plate in the video literally says M8. I don't think they would call it that if it was anything other than a full-on M car. Plus, what about the brakes doesn't look like any other M car brakes?

insanecoder · 05-26-2017, 01:24 PM

How about an M -bus? Our public transport drivers also need a thrill

MBimmer · 05-26-2017, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SliChillax

Don't think it's the M8. Might be the M850i or M860i whatever they call it. Those wheels and brakes don't seem like they come from a proper M car. Also it was spinning only one wheel in the video so no LSD I assume which means not the M8.

It clearly states M8 tho...

SliChillax · 05-26-2017, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ndukyh

The license plate in the video literally says M8. I don't think they would call it that if it was anything other than a full-on M car. Plus, what about the brakes doesn't look like any other M car brakes?

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Originally Posted by MBimmer

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It clearly states M8 tho...

I'm not saying they're not showing an M8, it just doesn't look like an M car judging it has the same wheels and brake calipers/rotors as the M550i. The F90 M5 had different wheels and brakes. Also during the burnout only one wheel is spinning, you're telling me the M8 will have an open diff? Nah

RACEM4TE · 05-26-2017, 01:32 PM

Is this an M8 Concept or a production version?

YasM4 · 05-26-2017, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RACEM4TE

Is this an M8 Concept or a production version?

From the looks of it, they will probably debut the prod version with some camouflage.

Dreading the inevitable.... a slush box transmission..

VCP · 05-26-2017, 01:34 PM

That's no 8 series

Shhhhhhh

Drew10 · 05-26-2017, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SliChillax

I'm not saying they're not showing an M8, it just doesn't look like an M car judging it has the same wheels and brake calipers/rotors as the M550i. The F90 M5 had different wheels and brakes. Also during the burnout only one wheel is spinning, you're telling me the M8 will have an open diff? Nah

It doesn't have positraction.

M3 Adjuster · 05-26-2017, 01:35 PM

it's always tease tease tease..

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