M8 BMW Concept M8 Gran Coupé

[SKY]

@tristatez28lt1 I have read somewhere else that the M8 GC concept is not that representative of the production model. Since you have seen the production version of the 8er, what are your thoughts about the matter?

To be honest, based on the pics that leaked a few months ago, I would say this last concept looks fairly similar to what the production version seems to be. At least from the front end and the rear end, not sure about the side profile.

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Very similar. Of course details have to be changed for production but the look is very similar.

 

[Mii]

^ Since the introduction of F20 headlight and kidney grill combo, it was controversial on the look by many. It took BMW a generation or two to realize instead of flighting with headlight design, why not just change the kidney grill to hexagonal shape so the upper portion of the grill flows with headlight, problem solved!

Someone can photoshop the above M8 GC with vertical rectangle kidney grill and compare how it may look. We will probably have the same debate on headlight design or front nose.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

It now strikes me that BMWs' future design paradigm represents a combination of Audis' "technoid" precision and M-Bs' "organic sensuality" with the high proportional integrity of BMWs' RWD + 4WD derivative (CLAR) architecture. A winning formula, I suspect.

I am becoming increasingly convinced that the production 8 series cars, in 2 as well as 4 door guise, will be epically captivating.

 

[TheNewBATMAN]

They had one job. Turn the grill upside down. Cost many years and billions of dollars.

 

[Busty]

@Busty If it's not too much asking, what filed are you in ? Design ? UX ?

Both actually. Nowadays, in UX, Design, Marketing, etc., the boundaries are fluid. I studied industrial design and biotech engineering, and I earned my Ph.D. in engineering psychology and cognitive ergonomics.

 

[Deleted member 25]

That's some resume there, impressive.

 

[SCOTT27]

From the inside, they weren't exactly blue .

In Geneva, I met with a former student of mine who is probably the biggest BMW design nerd and currently works as a design researcher for a big supplier. When he spoke about what he missed a little bit of in the M8 concept, I just could not disagree. He called it 'crisp ribs' instead of 'meaty knuckle of pork' and referred to this here:

@hoffmeister_fan: With "6=8", I was just addressing the rumor that BMW did nothing but some rebadging. While I think that this in not the whole truth, my gut feeling is that the iconic 8 series badge meshes better with a two-door (and the particular vehicle the 8er seems to turn out to be in production guise) than with a four-door on various levels (tradition, character, looks, etc.). But I agree with you, the 8 series coupe has every chance to be a very cool, valuable, and high-class toy. Four doors would have deserved a 9er badge or some completely different label, imo.

They were as blue as a "Barcelona" Sky.

 

[Busty]

That's some resume there, impressive.

Thanks ... but, to be honest, there have also been plenty of failures along the way .

 

[fredilon]

Stunning

 

[Deleted member 1071]

I have yet to find accurate information regarding the exterior dimensions of the M8 Gran Coupe concept. There have been utterances indicating L: 5080mm, W: 1920mm, H: 1370mm.

Anything more precise ?

 

[SCOTT27]

I have yet to find accurate information regarding the exterior dimensions of the M8 Gran Coupe concept. There have been utterances indicating L: 5080mm, W: 1920mm, H: 1370mm.

Anything more precise ?

It's big.

 

[Monster]

It's big.

Now we wait for the inappropriate comments, memes.

 

[domleo999]

Now we wait for the inappropriate comments, memes.

Then the backlash about how Scott doesn’t know this for a fact....

 

[Monster]

Then the backlash about how Scott doesn’t know this for a fact....

Well sometimes, I do appreciate if there is less spin in his answers.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

It's big.

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[SCOTT27]

If you saw @ Geneva then you know it is big. If I want to estimate? Slightly shorter than the standard wheelbase of The 7.

 

[Busty]

It's big.

That's what H.E. (Hullabaloo & Exaggeration [Marketing & Communication]) said .

 

[sl123]

Not sure, but Autobild wrote about 5,78 meters in length?

 

[TheNewBATMAN]

Not sure, but Autobild wrote about 5,78 meters in length?

5.78m, huh? Let me tell you, man, not even when this car is so farking aroused by the exhaust pipe of the sexy S coupe in front of it, will it ever be 5.78 meters long!

Btw, what school did you go to ? I want Robin to be a math champion too.