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Are M cars going to become BMW's "luxury" brand? Are M cars going to be like Mercedes proliferated AMG models, where every car gets a big engine and is considered special?
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It is not particular to M specifically. He was merely saying that, like the 8 Series and X7, the M8 will also be part of BMW's new elite brand presence for premium models. As mentioned in the article at the link I posted, the signature of this line will be the black and white propeller logo with the words “Bayerische Motoren Werke” below it.
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But again we only have the view from prototypes at a stage where materials are not essential and the leaked photograph is barely describable. The interior is exactly laid out as in the concept. And that includes the switchgear and transmission stick. The blanking plate afore the gearstick is removed from the concept and in its place features a sliding cover for the cupholders. One common issue is that the interior is not driver orientated? It is. On the concept and on the production. It just the layout is much different now. But quality is there as this will be an expensive car. And as per usual models of this standard and segment. There will be a full line of personalisation and customisation available through BMW Individual.
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7er,8er,M8,i8,i8 Roadster,iNext,9er,X7 and the all new X5. And maybe an X8
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But they should be available on all markets by late November.
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Not too long now.
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You might think it's a rebranded 6er. But it's elevated higher than a 6er in performance,driving dynamics,quality and status. And of course it looks every inch a premium sports car. When you add in everything that is expected on the M8 from the M8 GTE against the standard 8er. You are going to end up with two very different cars indeed but built with the same genes. The 8er is being benchmarked as is the M8 with the top high performance cars from Porsche,Aston Martin and Bentley. So they are aiming for a more elevated customer from the 6er. Where the M8 fits in? Is to be something truly individual. They went back to the stillborn M8 to see what can be learned from it. And like the other M models they are looking to increase each series. So M8 is not the ceiling but the start of further progress stretching BMW M further. Using the Bayerische Motoren Werke branding allows separation from the core BMW models. The current web site allows all models to be selected. As does the Audi and Mercedes-Benz web sites. But once everything is in place you won't see a 7er slumming it with a 1er as the A with the S or the A3 with the A8. The new marketing also allows further differentiation and marketing of the more less interesting areas such as CFRP use. These tend to be the sub-messages of a general marketing campaign rather than the driving message. It all goes back to the debut of the Vision Future Luxury Concept. Where I discussed in length the need for a separation of core and luxury models. In order for this to be achieved there had to be the realisation of further concepts to sustain that level of marketing. However this was not new for BMW as in the advent of the run-up to the E65 it was clear that enthusiasts were not buying luxury models. Therefore the E65 had to appeal to a new generation of customer. Especially in the advent of the technological age. This led to the dropping of the global Ultimate Driving Machine message being regulated to the English speaking markets and the introduction of a more appealing to a more diverse customer base message of Sheer Driving Pleasure. Bayerische Motoren Werke is similar. Progression by being radical to expand your customer base by offering a new level of luxury, status and individuality never seen before. The exciting aspect about all these new models. Is that they live up to that message and their expectations. It's an exciting time for BMW and the 8er will more be desired and bring more enthusiast-related expectations to the brand you have not seen this past decade. And your LCI 7er gets one of these.
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Obviously the new 8er Coupe features a B-Pillar for increased structural rigidity to better its dynamic ability.
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I was so looking forward to this car! My M4 comes off lease later in the year and I had planned to get the 8 series and then immediately trade up to the M8 when it came out in 2019. The concept car was absolutely amazing looking but if any of these spyshot/leaked images are real it looks to be pretty far from the concept vehicle. Such a huge shame and I cant make sense of why they would do that?
Is there are reason that this car in the leaked shots is so far off the concept they clearly spent a ton of time developing? The front end is very different! Air intakes are much smaller and completely different shape, entire shape of the leading edge is "boxier". I'm bummed. I am really hoping that when we see the actual production version of this car its MUCH closer to the Concept. I've owned BMW's since 2008 and love them but if those leaked pics are the production car I will be looking for something else which really disappoints me. C'mon BMW!!!! Do the right thing......or just let me buy one of the Concept cars please! |
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Taillights are also fatter in the production version, the license plate opening in the render is way too narrow and can't even fit a US plate, height-wise. Sure it was shot with a potato, but the end result will be more like the potato, and less like the beautified render. |
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But had a complete session to view everything says that the render is 98% correct. Anyways we will find out very,very soon.
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