[News-Oxcart Network]
Recently, BMW officially released the official map of the new 8 series family and the M8 family, the new car as a medium-term revamped model, still provides Coupe (two-door coupe), Cabriolet (convertible) and GranCoupe (four-door coupe) three body forms, but the M8 model canceled the ordinary version, only provide thunder version of the model. It is understood that the new car will start production in March this year, and the price of the entry-level model will be the same as that of the current model.
The appearance of the new BMW 8 Series has not changed much, mainly because the inner grille of the central network has been changed to a new U-shaped trim strip, and the new grille can be lit, the visual effect is more eye-catching, and the M850i model is equipped with the M exterior mirror originally designed for the M8 and the "M" logo on the middle network, which further highlights the sports atmosphere. In addition, the new BMW 8 Series and M8 are equipped with blackened Shadowline headlights to make it look sharper.
The interior of the new car also continues the design of the current model, the most obvious change is to upgrade the full LCD instrument and central control screen from the current 10.25 inches to 12.3 inches, and the operation interface has been optimized, and the more powerful BMW M8 can be equipped with M carbon fiber barrel seats.
In terms of power, the new BMW 8 Series offers 840i, M850i and 840d models, of which the 840i is equipped with a 3.0T in-line six-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 333 horsepower; the M850i is equipped with a 4.4T V8 engine with a maximum power of 530 horsepower, and the three body forms are all four-wheel drive; the diesel version of the 840d is equipped with a 3.0T in-line six-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 340 horsepower and a 48V micromix system.
The new BMW M8 is powered by a 4.4T twin-turbo V8 engine with a maximum power of 626 hp and a peak torque of 750 Nm, a transmission system that matches an 8-speed automatic manual transmission and is equipped with a four-wheel drive system, the new car accelerates from 0-96km/h in just 3 seconds, and the model with the optional M-suite has a maximum speed of 306km/h.
Summary: Although it is a mid-term redesign, the changes in the new BMW 8 Series/M8 series are not large, mainly in terms of details have been more sporty adjustments, and larger screens are also in line with the current trend. As BMW's flagship sedan, the power performance of the 8 Series, especially the M8, has always been at a very high level, and the zero hundred acceleration ability of about 3 seconds is enough to make many opponents afraid.