The BMW 8 Series will make a comeback next year after a 20-year break - and has been previewed by a bold Concept 8 Series design study.
The luxurious new two-plus-two coupe is planned to return to the BMW line-up in 2018 after an almost two decade hiatus as part of what company bosses describe as the biggest model offensive in the company’s history. The Concept 8 Series is being displayed this weekend at the Concorso d’Eleganza on the shores of Lake Como in Italy, and is the first in a series of ultra-premium cars from BMW.
Speaking at the Concept 8 Series unveiling, BMW board member Ian Robertson said: "We want to bring more cars into the upper luxury segment. We have already announced we are in the development phase of the X7. We are working on other products as we feel there is a lot of opportunity there. The new 8 series is part of this. In the next couple of years we will see the most comprehensive change in the history of BMW."
Will the BMW 8 Series succeed?
Set to challenge the likes of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe at the very top of BMW’s current 12 model strong line-up, the reborn 8 Series will indirectly replace the existing third-generation 6 Series, which is due to cease production in coupe and convertible guises after being superseded by a new fourth-generation liftback model in the form of the upcoming 6 Series GT later this year.
“The 8 Series will be the next model in the expansion of our luxury car offering and will raise the benchmark in the segment,” explained BMW chairman Harald Krüger. “It will demonstrate that razor sharp dynamics and modern luxury car go hand-in-hand, in the process strengthening our claim to leadership in the class.”
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BertoniBertone
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manicm
BertoniBertone wrote:
If Lexus designed this for BMW I couldn't care less - cos it's miles better than the current grandfather frump that is the current 6 series.
brauhut
beautiful 6-series
soldi
Lexus LC looks much better
GODFATHER
More like another GT
I think it probably has less in common with a Lexus and allot more in common with Aston. Just cover the front and rear lights in the picture and let me you don't see Astons design language not to mention the Bentley EXP9
spanco
That.....is.....FIT! On the
Ravon
i8 ?
Also BMW really don't get "looking after their customers" either, you spend a lot of money with them, then when you need any sort of service you are in the same queue with all the spotty faced young sales reps with their 1 series diesels. The car comes back from service notionally cleaned, but in reality they just shifted the dirt from one part of the car to another ! Don't think about them cleaning widows, a five year old would probably do a better job. Speak to the "dealer principle" and complain, he tells you how sorry he is, and the next time you go back the service is equally abysmal, nothing changes . Wonder if it's like this at a BMW Dealer in Germany ?
the instigator
Ravon wrote:
Had the same problem with BMW Broad Oak in Ashford Kent a few years ago... they admitted to... and even showed me the detergent canisters inside their own car wash shed... it was branded TRUCK WASH. Stripped the wax off my beloved E39.
I have given them a wide berth ever since until I needed my Xenons repaired whereupon they set my headlamp unit on fire trying to fix them... and they insisted I pay the £80 service inspection fee... Needless to say I no longer buy BMW and I immediately take them and Mini off the company fleet list whenever I change board level jobs
scrap
A car for the USA and China
abkq
Most diappointing generic
A pointless wide dinosaur for European roads, has nothing of the compact athletic distinction of the i8
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