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      07-10-2018, 08:53 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by Penguino View Post
A 650i XDrive Gran Coupe, that's a premium over a 650i coupe, starts a $96,000. The BMW 6 Series 650i xDrive Coupe started at $86,000. So this 850i at $112,000 is starting at a $26,000 premium over the previous 650i for having an 8 instead of a 6. That's ludicrous.

At $112k starting and a possible $120k-$130k well-optioned, there are way too many options at that range that I'll start to consider.
I'm sorry, I must have missed the part where the 8-Series was literally just a previous generation 6-Series with a higher number slapped on. You know, since nothing on the car is the same as before, and they don't look the same. By that logic, a 6-Series had no business being so much more than a 4-Series.

Anyway, the majority of 650xi's were in the $100-110k range once you stuck some options on them, and there were/are plenty of cars to consider at that price, as well. Plus, while the M850 starts in that same price rance, it also includes as standard a bunch of things that were extra on the 6-Series (M Sport, 20" wheels, Active Roll Stabilization, etc.) or not available at all (laser lights, extra power, rear wheel steering, etc.). A base M850 is more car than a loaded (or even typically equipped) 650 was, for the same money.

So if you don't like it, don't get one. Personally I think it looks like an Aston Martin, only with better performance and better tech, for less money. And it's a bargain compared to the competition at Benz. I'd take one in a heartbeat.
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