Watch The Incoming BMW M8 Fill The 'Ring With Its Curious V8 Noise

M Division's version of the new 8-series has been spotted charging around the Nurburgring in test mule form

07 Nov 2018

The range-topping M850i version of the new 8-series is far from slow. With 523bhp being pummelled through a trick all-wheel drive system, it’ll happily shoot you off the line and to 62mph in just 3.7 seconds.

But that’s not where the 8er ends in terms of performance. M Division is busy prepping an M8, and a test mule has been filmed smashing around the Nurburgring Nordschleife.

It’s expected to use the same 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 engine as the current M5, something which is as good as confirmed by the exhaust note. It’s the same curious, almost flat-plane-like howl as the one belted out by the M5, a side-effect of the manifold layout rather than the crankshaft - it still a cross-plane V8, despite how it sounds.

The BMW M8 Gran Coupe concept was revealed earlier this year

Assuming it’s running the same tune, it’ll be good for 592bhp on paper, and probably more IRL. Whether or not it’ll have the same switchable four-wheel drive system as the M5, we’ll have to wait and see.

We’re anticipating a reveal date well in 2019 for the coupe, with a convertible and a five-door Gran Coupe version following shortly after. The latter was previewed earlier this year by the M8 Gran Coupe concept (above), which was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show.

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

I h8 M8 V8 memes

Gr8 b8 m8 r8 8/8

I feel like im the only one who thinks every new M bmw is the same: V8, long and wide, similar looks, etc

Except the M 4 , M 3 , M 2 series, and 1 M

“All BMWs are the same, except for these two which are different”

1 and 2 series don’t all have V8’s and the i3 and i8 look very different to the rest.

And M2

It’s only the M variants
Too only the ones with a series more than 5.

M5
M6
X5M
X6M
M8
750li.

And if you see how many varients of each car exists, it’s truly a massive majority

So just the 5 and the 7 then?

U WOT M8

HOLY SH8T IS THAT SOME REALLY SLOW BORING CARS ON THE ‘GREEN HELL’???

Why not stick that V12 from the 760 in it 🤔🤔 or at least make a 860i version

I think our dreams of a modern 850csi are a bit far fetched, sadly

Sooo why not give it 800hp?

Because then it would be too fast and they would have to make it much more exclusive.
Great idea though, that would be amazing

Gib v12 reeee

M8 yer V8 sounds Gr8

hey, M8 please r8 but don’t h8. make sure not to masturb8 this month, or else you will have to compens8 and we’ll have a huge deb8. and remember don’t b8 the trolls or else you will get a lot of h8 m8., and i’m sure we all can rel8 and convers8 with each other. anyway, i’m l8 to sk8 so don’t try to loc8 me and K8 at dinner eating a full pl8 of food and having a nice convers8ion