{"id":25089,"date":"2018-06-17T11:36:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T11:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/?p=25089"},"modified":"2018-06-17T11:36:53","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T11:36:53","slug":"new-bmw-8-series-coupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/new-bmw-8-series-coupe\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is The New BMW 8 Series Coupe"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are the first pictures of a production-ready BMW 8 Series, the company\u2019s new flagship coupe.<\/p>\n

Last year, BMW announced there\u2019d be a revival of the 8 Series that was killed off at the end of the last century. Much joy ensued \u2013 we absolutely adored that old 8 Series, and a killer coupe has been missing from BMW\u2019s line-up for quite some time.<\/p>\n

And so we were teased with concept cars<\/a>, testing photos, and racing versions. But this is the first time that BMW has shown and told us what the new 8 Series will be about.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll notice that some of the clean lines of the concept have been smudged a little bit to make way for real-world tech and safety systems. However, overall, the production 8 Series really stays quite true to the concept model. A it\u2019s a good job that the new 8 Series is a looker \u2013 BMW says that this sort of styling will filter down to its less expensive cars in due course.<\/p>\n

Underneath the pretty body is where things get quite exciting, though. At launch, the only model we\u2019ll have in this region is the range-topping M850i. It\u2019ll cost more than AED 500,000, but for that, you do get a lot of power. Over 520 bhp, to be precise.<\/p>\n

That comes courtesy of a heavily reworked version of BMW\u2019s award-winning 4.4-litre, twin-turbo V8. It\u2019s got a new crankcase, better pistons, new piston rings, and upgraded cylinder walls. Though it weighs the same as its predecessor, it generates 67 bhp more power, and torque is 553 lb-ft.<\/p>\n

As a result, despite not being the full-fat M8, the M850i will do 0-100 km\/h in 3.7 seconds. That makes it quicker than the Aston Martin DB11<\/a>, the Mercedes-AMG GT, and only a tenth of a second slower than the new Bentley Continental GT<\/a> (which packs 100 bhp extra). Top speed is limited to the customary 250 km\/h.<\/p>\n

That engine is linked to a revised version of BMW\u2019s 8-speed automatic gearbox, which the brand says will adapt to different driving inputs and road conditions. There\u2019s permanent four-wheel-drive, but it\u2019s rear-biased and aims to send 80% of the power to the rears as often as possible. There\u2019s also active steering as standard, active roll stabilisation, active cruise control and hazard monitors.<\/p>\n

And the 8 Series is reasonably practical too (this is a big GT coupe, after all). There\u2019s 420 litres in the boot, plus back seats that your children might actually be able to use.<\/p>\n

So, what do you think? A worthy update to a modern classic?<\/p>\n

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