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The price is insane! If I were going to spend this kind of money 911 GT3 all day over this. I am very happy with my 2018 GT 350 for 60K, just as good if not better than every M3 I have owned. The NA flat plane V8 sound alone beats anything turbo BMW has at the moment, not to mention the handling and brakes. I do like the new X5 I have, but that might be my last BMW.
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Barley 2.5 pages after several days - a car this capable with a 600hp V8 should be generating a lot more posts. That's a data point.
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It is a nice car for sure, not sure how in US, but as I am based in EU, I would rather pay 2000 euros for lamborghini huricane than 1500 euros for BMW M8... (per month)
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First to admit there aren't a ton of buyers like myself out there though. Perhaps after some m8 writeups and head to heads there might be more interest as a result. |
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I also highly doubt most buyers will be doing anything cross country in 150k+ cars.
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At that price point I'd get a 911 turbo or GT car all day long. $170k???
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I have a 991.2 TTS Cabrio and it’s a rocket ship when you want to go fast, tame when you don’t. Very light and nimble. Back seat is nearly useless (can fit 3 ppl for short drives), but could be a fantastic daily driver if one desires. M8 Gran Coupe is more of a GT. Designed for long rides for 3-4 comfortably, with ability to be sporty. Different machines / categories. I’m struggling with the 8 though.... likely picking up a M850i Gran Coupe for my daily (May wait for the M8), but something feels like it’s missing - has been hard to get excited about it. |
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1. Halo cars don’t make profit but generate brand excitement which sells the sensible stuff. Example Porsche (911, 718) AMG (GT). 2. The 8 is a challenging one bearing in mind I have an M8 on allocation. In my eyes it is a missed opportunity; not luxurious or plush enough to mix it up with Bentley or the S Class Coupe and not sporty enough to hit the AMG GTS, 911 Turbo, AM Vantage or AMR. 3. The M8 has some pretty neat characteristics that can mix it up with the best but no stand out features that give it a place in the hierarchy of greats. As a BMW fan, I am aching as i know they have the ingredients to produce the best but somehow choose not to; why is that? |
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I would also say that there are probably not many people who would even try do drive significantly long distances in a GT3, much less cross country. I can appreciate that some people will buy the M8, but I am also guessing it will perform the worst from a sales perspective when compared to the other M cars. You're just getting into a pricing point where not nearly as many people can swing it...now whether or not those figures = success to BMW, whatever they might be, that remains to be seen.
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1) the finance department takes over (no disrespect to all of the finance professionals out there) 2) manufacturing cannot tolerate unique elements in a highly homogenized and commoditized supply chain 3) the supervisory board prefer a more conservative appearance for the brand aligned to its history of aviation - motorcycles - cars 4) cosmic rays from outer space interfere with the referential integrity of the BMW six-sigma, lean, dev-ops, agile processes |
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Well, that's a first! I've never seen the term 'referential integrity' used in a car forum. I see it/use it all too often at work... someone's a dev methinks.
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