Being a car lover and an ardent fan of the BMW make, I could not miss the recent news about the BMW M8 and M8 Competition. Although we still have to wait for the premiere of these vehicles – this will be held in late June in Munich – but I can already tell you more about the Competition model to be available in the cabrio and coupe versions.
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BMW M8 Competition is a more powerful version of the M8 which premiered at the same time. It represents everything that I value all M series cars for. It has the typical side mirrors, widened wheel shell, a black spoiler on the hood, large air intake system, and quadruple exhaust pipes.
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In short, the car is supposed to look fierce and it is – at first glance, the vehicle has an edge and there is no point in trying to race it on German highways where the car can show what it’s got.
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What does it hide under the bonnet?
The BMW M8 Competition is powered with a well-known M5 4.4 V8 biturbo engine with 625 hp and torque of 750 Nm. The eight-gear automatic box (the only option of the box) provides smooth driving. The car has a 4×4 drive but the front axis can be shut off. Owing to this, the M8 Competition boasts excellent performance: the coupe accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds and the slightly heavier cabrio – 3.3 seconds. The car also features a new brake system with sensitivity control.
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Do not expect a revolution as regards the interior, though – M8 Competition is inspired by the existing solutions used in the 8 series. But the seats have been redesigned and they were actually fitted with illuminated M8 logo.
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As you like it
The BMW M8 Competition allows for extensive personalisation – you can adjust the settings of the engine, snubbers, braking system and steering system. The driver has three driving options to choose from: road, sports and track. Interestingly, the last of the three reduces to the minimum all “disruptions” – it turns off the audio system and the head-up display, allowing the driver to focus exclusively on the driving.
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The price
No official information about the price of the car was announced yet. We will probably find out in the last week of June during the #Next-Gen BMW Group. Unofficially the price tag is said to be roughly EUR 200,000.
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What do you think?