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      03-06-2018, 07:03 PM   #109
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Originally Posted by asiflicious View Post
It's a beautiful car but I don't understand why it's being called an 8 series. It looks like a new 6er. And they're putting in the same power plant found in the F90 M5? That doesn't make any sense to me. If they really want to make this car the new 8 series and first ever M8 they need to put a very special power plant and interior in it.
it's just rebadging. No different than launching the 4-series or 2-series a few years ago. They decided that the 6er going forward will be the outgoing 5er GT.

So all the F12/13/06 6er is going to be rebadged as the 8er for the next generation.

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