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It's been 4 years since the BMW 8 Series was released in 2018, and for this luxury GT sports car, Munich engineers have all the preparations for the mid-term revamp. On January 25, BMW officially released the official picture and details of the Coupe, convertible version and four-door Gran Coupe of the 2023 8 Series and M8.
There is little change in appearance, with U-shaped air intakes under the front bumper that echo the shape of the central mesh, and the ambient lights in the central mesh are automatically lit when the vehicle unlocks or opens the doors. Of course, the driver can choose to turn off the function manually. In addition, the new car has added five body colors (including skyscraper metallic gray, San Remo metallic green, Portimao metallic blue, BMW custom Tanzanite metallic blue and glacier pure grey) and two new styles of rims for consumers to choose from. The most significant change in the interior came from the central control screen, which was upgraded from the current 10.25 inches to 12.3 inches.
In addition, the M850i xDrive Coupe, Convertible and four-door Gran Coupe models also ushered in a series of exterior upgrades, including the M8's same mid-net and rearview mirror M logo and the BMW Motorsport logo to replace the blue sky and white cloud logo, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the BMW M Gmbh division.
In addition, BMW offers owners of the M850i xDrive a new optional package called M Sport Package Professional, which includes a blackened double kidney net, brake calipers, spoilers and headlights.
On February 17, BMW will also launch the 8 X Jeff Koons limited edition model, a special 850i xDrive Gran Coupe that will exclusively enjoy the artist's 11-color body color scheme and top-of-the-line interior leather materials. In addition, as the prestigious BMW royal modification brand, the ALPINA B8 model will also be based on the new car in the future.
In this redesign, the high-performance version of the M8 in addition to sharing the upgraded appearance and instruments with the ordinary version of the model, but also added an exclusive carbon fiber sports bucket chair for optional installation, the seat not only has an exclusive M8 badge and carbon fiber trim panels, the sports effect is bursting, but also a collection of heating and electric adjustment functions. All 8 Series with this seat will also add additional door panels and Alcantara trim on the centre console.
At the same time as the release of the mid-term redesign, BMW also announced that the future M8 model will only retain the high-performance Composite model, and the ordinary version of the M8 will be discontinued along with the old model. In terms of power, there is no change from the current M8 Competition, which is equipped with a 4.4L V-type 8-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 460 kW (617 hp) and a maximum torque of 750 Nm, which is matched with an 8-speed automatic transmission. The all-wheel-drive GT sports car can accelerate 100 km/h in 3 seconds and has a top speed of 306 km/h with the optional M Driver's Package package.
In terms of price, the 8-series Coupe and Gran Coupe models start at US$85,000 (about 537,000 yuan), the convertible version starts at US$94,400 (about 596,000 yuan), the M8 Coupe and Gran Coupe models start at US$130995 (about 828,000 yuan), and the M8 convertible version starts at US$140495 (about 888,000 yuan). The new vehicles will be supplied to the North American market as early as March this year.
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