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      05-10-2019, 03:15 PM   #82
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Originally Posted by advantage20 View Post
The 'gentleman's racer' slogan illustrates the double-faced nature of the 8 Series and its two-fold strategy: competing against 2 door GT luxury coupés (S-Class Coupé, DB11, Continental GT, Granturismo...) all the while competing against pure sportscars and their multiple layer lineup (mainly 911 and AMG GT). The latter however have a weight advantage over the 8er and would require it to put up a higher power output. So how about this?

M8 625ps
M8 Competition 650ps
M8 CS 680ps
M8 CSL 720ps
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I think the launch versions will be identical to the M5 power levels. I’d expect the LCI for both cars will get a 15-25ps bump but nothing more.

I personally think they should bump it at launch to have more than the gt63s but I don’t see if happening. The Urus already has 478kw or 650ps and I expect the new RS6/7 to share that engine as well - another thing for BMW to consider
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