Rumors are still swirling regarding the new 8 Series coming in 2018. It seems fairly certain from various automotive publications that there's going to be a beefed up 4.4l twin-turbo V8 slated for the M8, paired to some advanced 8 speed auto with all 4 wheels driven.
And who knows what Alpina is going to do...I generally appreciate their passion for BMW enhancing, but to be honest I'm not a huge late model Alpina fan- boi.
I think BMW GmbH has a great opportunity here, to pay some homage to the E31 community and to the M8 that never was, but is soon to be.
I don't have so lofty a dream to ever expect a manual transmission in the new 8'er, but I must say that a V12 engine option would be just about the coolest thing BMW could do with the new platform. In researching for this post, I see the Wikipedia article is already prognosticating exactly what I'm also foreshadowing (i.e. dreaming of).
It must have been an executive with some serious knackwurst stuffed in his (or her) lederhosen to get approval for making the N74B66 powered M760i xDrive, but God bless them. The motor's out in the wild now, and although peak horsepower will virtually match the tweaked V8 powerplant, the nearly 600 ft-pounds of torque should arrive at almost 1500 RPM sooner with the 12 pot mill.
I'll tell you right now, any protruding forked grill sin committed by Hooydonk on the production car will quickly be forgiven should a V12 badge be validated for the rear deck lid of the M8!
I think the possibility of this motor eventually being included on the M8 is greater than 50%. Part of me believes the M760i was created as a test bed for this plan. Isn't automotive-conspiracy theory fun?
If BMW doesn't follow through with what I believe to be an obvious play, I think ~30 of us should all pitch in about $10k each, and buy the needed M760i xDrive donor car and a 2019 M8 so we can have the ultimate 8'er wrench-fest/engine swap party. Are we all in agreement on ordering the M8 in Hellrot?
Last edited by Chamberlin; 09-10-2017 at 02:44 PM.
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2021 F56 JCW (Rebel Green) - 2000 E38 740i Sport (Titanium Silver)
2017 F26 X4 M40i (Carbon Black) - 2007 E91 328iT (Deep Green)
2012 E82 135i M Sport (Marrakesh Brown) - 2015 E84 X1 (Cashmere Silver)
2005 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Kalahari Beige) - 2000 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2000 E38 740i Sport (Oxford Green) - 1999 E36 M3 Coupe (Fern Green)
1995 E31 840Ci Canadian (Oxford Green) - 2000 E36/8 M Coupe (Oxford Green)
2004 E46 330Ci (Oxford Green) - 2001 E36/8 Z3 3.0i Coupe (Oxford Green)
2002 E39 525i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2002 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2001 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2007 E63 M6 (Silver Grey)
1995 E31 840Ci (Oxford Green) - 2006 E86 M Coupe (Sepang Bronze)
2001 E39 530i Sport (Aspen Silver) - 2009 E92 M3 (Space Grey)
2001 E38 740i Sport (Sahara Beige) - 2008 E92 M3 (Melbourne Red)
2000 E38 740i Sport Canadian (Sahara Beige) - 1997 E31 850Ci (Jet Black)
v12's are not off-this-time anymore..... (love to see it but don't see it happening)
Hybrid or e-drive is more likely.
And red is for ferrari's (sorry not my color for an 8-series), just my taste.
BMW 850 CSI march 1994 (EU spec), SOLD. https://www.classiccars-forsale.com/...94-bmw-850csi/
BMW 850 CSI november 1994 (EU spec)
Have no fear - BMW will produce a V12 M-version of the new G14/G15/G16 8-series.
The company has already invested heavily in developing and producing that powerplant, so it would make economic sense not to limit it's application to just the G11/G12 7-series.
Current:
1994 E31 850CSi Sterlingsilber/Anthracite Buffalo
Previous:
1987 E28 M5 Delphin
1986 E23 M745iA Arctic Blue
1986 E24 635CSi Polaris
1976 E3 3.0 Si Arctic Blue
2006 R53 JCW (British Racing Green) - 1994 E31 840Ci 6spd (AVUS Blue)
2021 F56 JCW (Rebel Green) - 2000 E38 740i Sport (Titanium Silver)
2017 F26 X4 M40i (Carbon Black) - 2007 E91 328iT (Deep Green)
2012 E82 135i M Sport (Marrakesh Brown) - 2015 E84 X1 (Cashmere Silver)
2005 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Kalahari Beige) - 2000 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2000 E38 740i Sport (Oxford Green) - 1999 E36 M3 Coupe (Fern Green)
1995 E31 840Ci Canadian (Oxford Green) - 2000 E36/8 M Coupe (Oxford Green)
2004 E46 330Ci (Oxford Green) - 2001 E36/8 Z3 3.0i Coupe (Oxford Green)
2002 E39 525i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2002 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2001 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2007 E63 M6 (Silver Grey)
1995 E31 840Ci (Oxford Green) - 2006 E86 M Coupe (Sepang Bronze)
2001 E39 530i Sport (Aspen Silver) - 2009 E92 M3 (Space Grey)
2001 E38 740i Sport (Sahara Beige) - 2008 E92 M3 (Melbourne Red)
2000 E38 740i Sport Canadian (Sahara Beige) - 1997 E31 850Ci (Jet Black)
Have to throw it out there, but who wants a brand new 8 series that's is 4 short? Old logic still applies in the modem era!
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94 e31 840 Ci (6 speed conv.) Avus Blau (This car was Awesome!)
03 e46 325 Ci (Auto) Jet Black
91 e31 850i (Auto) Diamond Black, Yes, two!
91 e31 850i (Auto) Diamond Black
00 e39 528i (Auto) Jet Black
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