After last week we introduced you to the new X5 M and X6 M (and their respective Competition versions), today we introduce you to the latest model to be targeted by the “magic” of the M division, the new M8 Gran Coupe .
After the Coupé and Convertible variants, the M8 range thus received another representative, in this case a more “family-friendly” version, with four doors.
Born to compete with models such as the Porsche Panamera or the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4-door, the new M8 Gran Coupe presents itself, as usual in the latest releases from BMW's M division, in two versions: the “normal” and Competition, even more sharp.
The numbers of the new M8 Gran Coupe
As you'd expect, under the bonnet of the new M8 Gran Coupe we find the same mechanics that animate the M8 in the Coupé and Convertible variants. This means that giving life to the M8 Gran Coupe is a “hot V” 4.4 V8 twin turbo already known from the BMW M5 (and more recently also applied to the X5 M and X6 M).
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In the M8 Gran Coupe the power is at 600 hp while in the M8 Gran Coupe Competition this rises to 625 hp. The torque remains always at 750 Nm.
These numbers allow the M8 Gran Coupe to complete 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.3s (3.2s in the M8 Gran Coupe Competition), numbers equal to those presented by the M8 Coupé (and below those of the M8 Convertible). The top speed can go up from 250 km/h to 305 km/h with the M Driver's Package.
The M8 Gran Coupe features a carbon roof as standard.
In dynamic terms, the M8 Gran Coupe, like the M8 Coupé and Convertible, has the adaptive suspension of the M, active differential and, despite having all-wheel drive, we have the possibility to disconnect the front axle, leaving only the rear axle. drive, thanks to the M xDrive traction system.
With its first public appearance scheduled for the Los Angeles Motor Show, the BMW M8 Gran Coupe is scheduled to arrive on the market in April 2020. The special BMW M8 Gran Coupe First Edition series will be available in the launch phase, but they are not yet known the prices of the third member of the M8 range.