[G80beydoun]

I’ve been in the market for either an M5 or an M8 Competition Coupe, and i’ve seen so many M8s on lots sitting being discounted. Now yes that does sound amazing to lease one and not eat the loss at resale, but that’s not my concern. How does M8 drive? does it drive like a 2 door sports car Gt or is a fat heavy car that doesn’t corner well, I genuinely don’t know and would like to know M8 owners review on the M8, and also 1 last question would you guys rather have the current M8 or the new upcoming hybrid elephant M5 curious to see what others think and what they will choose.

Thank you!

[Tenac]

Current M8 all day long. If you track all the hybrid issues the XM is having you might want to wait till next year or two for a system like that. Heck I tried buying an XM with 27k discount and it was on a stop sale due to issues a few.

The M8 is a handling monster for its size, a true "Sports GT", but also a large amount of luxury all in one package. I've always said this and I've owned MANY brands no body does it better than BMW. They hit so many check marks they always make sense. Myself I took the opportunity to get my vert M8 because it fits a space I don't have in the stable. Many on here daily theirs its solid no troubles. The M8 like many high dollar luxury vehicles are taking a bigger hit in this market settling time. Let's face it who is buying a 130k+ car often enough to keep the demand that high for these things. Quote my words now the M8 will resale in the future for over 100k when it goes down as the last true all V8 BMW. There will be a value rebound over the next 10 so years for this car.

[G80beydoun]

Originally Posted by Tenac

Current M8 all day long. If you track all the hybrid issues the XM is having you might want to wait till next year or two for a system like that. Heck I tried buying an XM with 27k discount and it was on a stop sale due to issues a few.

The M8 is a handling monster for its size, a true "Sports GT", but also a large amount of luxury all in one package. I've always said this and I've owned MANY brands no body does it better than BMW. They hit so many check marks they always make sense. Myself I took the opportunity to get my vert M8 because it fits a space I don't have in the stable. Many on here daily theirs its solid no troubles. The M8 like many high dollar luxury vehicles are taking a bigger hit in this market settling time. Let's face it who is buying a 130k+ car often enough to keep the demand that high for these things. Quote my words now the M8 will resale in the future for over 100k when it goes down as the last true all V8 BMW. There will be a value rebound over the next 10 so years for this car.

That was an awesome review and message i appreciate that! that was also my concern on the hybrid system of the new M5 but my guess is all the problems that the XM suffers will be resolved with the new M5 but hey time will tell!

[Broccoli-mobile]

I have a '23 M8 GC which weighs almost 4500lbs. Before this I had a '17 Cadillac CTS-V. I can feel the extra 300lbs as it does not handle/corner as well as the CTS-V. But, it is definitely more luxurious and comfortable. Traction is amazing, coming from a 640hp rwd sedan. Get on it hard from a stop and you can just roast the tires. The M8 just goes. So while there are some trade-offs, I am pleased with the M8

[Tenac]

If you want a further deep dive in the handling performance just watch some of the lap times set by the pros out there, which will be far more than I would assume many of us will ever have to care for. lol M8 on some circuits push some of the equivalent cost 911's which have also gotten big though too.

[Vic55]

Zero hate--- more like excessive production and poor price points on a car that sits in a world of 911 pricing and is technically a coupe. Thus the rebates, trunk money, discounts, etc are OUR gain except for a small period in time circa 2022.

As for the car-

Looks amazing
Sounds great
Excellent luxury
GT level performance that can be tracked too
Easily modded/access to products if one chooses

Its just a niche car and falls under the "german coupe" death stamp (Benz and BMW). So no hate, just lack of desire for some.

[m3_08]

why wouldn't you test drive couple times and see for yourself?

[G80beydoun]

Originally Posted by m3_08

why wouldn't you test drive couple times and see for yourself?

Bcz the dealers around my state are assholes and want a credit application and run my credit before i can even drive it

[VeeTec2000]

I owned an M5 and recently sold it and ended up purchasing a 2024 M850i Gran Coupe. Initially I was in the market for an M8 and did have an opportunity to drive one. It's an incredible car (BEAST). Like my M5, it rode rough which wasn't a deal killer but when I stopped by my local BMW dealer I ended up test driving the M850i. I was actually quite impressed with it. 0-60 it seemed just as quick as my M5 but the ride is much more comfortable. And the M850i stock
sounds so much better than both the M5 and M8 not to mentions the $30K difference in price versus the M8. If you're truly interested acceleration and more horsepower at higher speeds, then the M8 would be the way to go. I can honestly say, I'm extremely happy with my M850i Gran Coupe. So as not to void my warranty, I'll hold off any mods for the first year but after that I'll considering tuning, exhaust and few other things and after that, I bet it will hang with a stock M8.

[m3_08]

Originally Posted by G80beydoun

Bcz the dealers around my state are assholes and want a credit application and run my credit before i can even drive it

wow. sorry. credit application to test drive? wow.

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by VeeTec2000

I owned an M5 and recently sold it and ended up purchasing a 2024 M850i Gran Coupe. Initially I was in the market for an M8 and did have an opportunity to drive one. It's an incredible car (BEAST). Like my M5, it rode rough which wasn't a deal killer but when I stopped by my local BMW dealer I ended up test driving the M850i. I was actually quite impressed with it. 0-60 it seemed just as quick as my M5 but the ride is much more comfortable. And the M850i stock
sounds so much better than both the M5 and M8 not to mentions the $30K difference in price versus the M8. If you're truly interested acceleration and more horsepower at higher speeds, then the M8 would be the way to go. I can honestly say, I'm extremely happy with my M850i Gran Coupe. So as not to void my warranty, I'll hold off any mods for the first year but after that I'll considering tuning, exhaust and few other things and after that, I bet it will hang with a stock M8.

"0-60 it seemed just as quick as my M5 but the ride is much more comfortable."

Yup. This^^^^^^^

[monkeyman8]

Originally Posted by Vic55

Its just a niche car and falls under the "german coupe" death stamp (Benz and BMW). So no hate, just lack of desire for some.

This. As I recall S coupes didn't really fly off the shelf either. Small niche market, some might say "throw away money". Yet all big German coupes remain solid, good looking and offer strong performance with long haul luxury. There is nothing else like them.

[Wavy]

The SL was just redesigned and there were huge discounts right after release. Coupes just don't sell well.

[Bbm8]

Nah it's definitely not hated, could be misunderstood because of the weight of the car, but hey remove the seats from the back and that helps lol, those seats are useless