BMW 8 Series Concept Breaks Cover

The BMW 8 Series Coupe is slated to be launched next year.

By Carandbike Team

1 mins read

Published on May 26, 2017

Highlights

8 Series Concept gets agressive next generation BMW design
The production ready 8 Series Coupe will be launched in 2018
Competition will include luxury coupes from Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin

The BMW Concept 8 Series was unveiled yesterday at the 2017 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. The concept model, part of the biggest model campaign in the German carmaker's history, will serve as a preview of the upcoming BMW 8 Series Coupe which is scheduled to be launched in 2018. Under the purview of its NUMBER ONE > NEXT strategy, the BMW Group plans to considerably grow its sales and revenues in the luxury class. The BMW 8 Series Coupe, promised to be a union of "razor-sharp dynamics and modern luxury", will play a crucial role in the achievement of that goal. Harald Kruger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, explained, "The number 8 has always represented the pinnacle of sports performance and exclusivity at BMW. The forthcoming BMW 8 Series Coupe will demonstrate that razor-sharp dynamics and modern luxury can go hand-in-hand. This will be the next model in the expansion of our luxury-car offering and will raise the benchmark for coupes in the segment. In the process, we will strengthen our claim to leadership in the luxury class." BMW 8 Series Concept is a part of the company's NUMBER ONE > NEXT strategy The new BMW Concept 8 Series comes sporting a large kidney grille, slim twin laser headlights, and large air intakes. Its profile is reigned by a clean arrangement of surfaces, crisp lines, flowing roofline, 21-inch light-alloy wheels, and flared wheel arches. Its rear is rounded off by the L-shaped lights, carbon-fibre diffuser, and the trapezoidal exhaust pipes. The BMW 8 Series Coupe will be launched in 2018 Inside, the new BMW study car receives carbon-fibre shell sports seats, steering wheel with hand-polished aluminium spokes, a faceted ground gearshift lever and the iDrive Controller made from Swarovski glass among others. The iDrive Controller is made from Swarovski glass Adrian van Hooydonk, Senior Vice President BMW Group Design, said, "The BMW Concept 8 Series is our take on a full-blooded high-end driving machine. It is a luxurious sports car which embodies both unadulterated dynamics and modern luxury like arguably no other... The design of the BMW Concept 8 Series provides a fresh interpretation of iconic BMW styling cues. And it also showcases a new approach to the use of forms which is reflected particularly prominently in the car's surfacing. A handful of crisp lines mark out clear surfaces, and the car's volumes are powerfully sculpted. Together, these elements make a forceful statement and create a model brimming with character. In short, this is a driver's car." The BMW 8 Series Concept's steering wheel gets hand-polished aluminium spokes While BMW has not yet revealed detailed specifications or information about the model's powertrain, the production BMW 8 Series Coupe's flagship powerplant will be a twin-turbo 6.6-litre V12 engine. Furthermore, the company's M division will build a faster M8 model, which will come powered by the BMW M5's bi-turbo V8 motor.