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According to this thread here:
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=901686 ... the G09 X8 is unofficially "confirmed" to "exist outside car journos' dreams." The Bimmerpost homepage has this picture of a pre-concept X8 rendering. Like other even-numbered X models, it appears to be a "coupe" version of the X7. Because there's no dedicated X8 forum here, probably best to discuss it here in the X7 forum. Me, I'd be VERY interested in this model, based on this assumption: because of the fastback roofline of the X8, I think it'd be unlikely for the X8 to have a 3rd row. (not enough headroom where the 3rd row would be, although in that rendering I think I see a 3rd row headrest, left over from the X7) I'm really disappointed that BMW made the X7 as just an X5-L model, putting every bit of extra length into the 3rd row. So... IF the assumption is true of no 3rd row in the X8, I would hope BMW would instead use the extra length of the X7/X8 and use it just like the 6-series GT, to give the 2nd row 7-series-like luxurious legroom. |
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And another news update, this one on the Bimmerpost front page, saying that the X8 is coming.
https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1638684 A partial quote of the section referencing the X8: Quote:
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Note the statement:
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11-12-2019, 12:43 PM | #7 |
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I'd agree with you. I'm not so much into the fastback. But since I'm the kind of person where function is more important than form, I'm all about the interior. If the interior has ultra-luxury for all 4 occupants, including massage and excess legroom for the 2nd row, then I'm all in. No need for a 3rd row. And the driving performance shouldn't be greatly affected by whether it's a traditional SUV back, or X6-like fastback.
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If they make an X8M, they can just take all my money.
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Does anyone know if they are looking to incorporating the plugin version for the X7?
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I assure you, the BMW X8 will look NOTHING like that! The X8 will go a totally different direction design wise from the X6 & X4. It will adopt a design with a silhouette similar to the Range Rover Sport.
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I wonder if it will be more like the Audi Q7 and Q8. Totally different designs.
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More updated news:
https://www.bmwblog.com/2019/11/21/b...tandalone-car/ Portions of that story, regarding the X8: Quote:
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12-24-2019, 03:42 PM | #19 |
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According to this thread, X8 "likely production start July 2022"
https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=901686 |
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Still very interested in the G09 X8/XM.
The X8/XM is still supposed to be BMW's first "built from the ground up" vehicle in the modern era, not sharing the CLAR with the other line. Will not be a coupe X7. On my recent PCD, I was at least able to confirm this much with various BMW staff, and that it's still coming. Oh, and that it will be built in Spartanburg. They're tight lipped about everything else. Most likely to have 2 luxury rows, not 3. Will be a competitor for the Rolls Royce Cullinan, Bentley Bentayga, and Lambourghini Urus. What I'm seeing, condensed info from the first post of that thread linked above:
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So a four passenger luxury limo SUV? Prices then fully optioned will probably be in the $180k and up range. The question is will it be a full size large SUV platform because I looked seriously at the Bentaga and it’s really a midsize SUV. |
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Yeah, it's also rumored to be the most expensive production BMW ever made, for those reasons. Unknown what the final size will be, but the few spyshots that have been purported to be of the X8/XM, have shown the vehicle size to be slightly less than the X7. Which I could see, if it's a luxury 2 row models, with no 3rd row.
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