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EVO gave it 4.5 stars and says its highly capable and refined, more dynamic than the AMG S 63S coupe. The steering is lackluster but that's no shocker. The reworked N63 is a monster and the car looks great combining aggressiveness with sex appeal (with exception of the over sized Tom Selleck mustache grille) . The M8 will be a homerun. Too much baseless bitching going on here.
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Woah. What do you mean by faster than the f90 M5? There is absolutely no way. The f90 has more hp and from what I've seen, it's faster off the line. Perhaps you mean the f10 M5?
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Not very many roads with a speed limit of 180 mph. 0 to 60 is what most daily drivers care about. Obviously you occasionally gun it on the highway, but unless you are on a track, 0-60 is a pretty significant factor.👍🏼
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I care about performance, which to me is a combination of speed and handling. So I appreciate 0-60, but no matter how sophisticated the suspension, weight is always the enemy of handling.
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I also have to say that BMW never wants to admit that they're building GTs ("no, no, the 8 doesn't compete with the S-Class coupe"). It almost feels like they're embarrassed to be building the cars that they are.
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That's probably true, but iirc, even that car weighed a couple hundred pounds more than the Boxter. But it was a close comp for sure.
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This is a car intended for a different market. BMW can't build 10 different versions of the M2. If you want a driver's car, buy the M2 Competition. If you want a GT luxury cruiser, buy the 8 series. BMW has done a nice job of increasing its product choices. The only problem is the pricing. These cars are way out of price range for most people. Even a new 3 series is way too expensive for what you get.
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I guess no on remembers, but the previous gen 8 series wasn't much of a driver's car either. It was a pure GT car made for sporty cruising at Autobahn speeds. This is no surprise. Did anyone really expect BMW to gain Porsche levels of steering feedback in their luxo-barge cars?
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At this point, I'm hoping they release an 860i with a slightly breathed upon V12. The M8 sounds exciting and all, but to my mind, a GT proper should at the very least have a V12 as an option.
Come on BMW, you've been dangling a supercar carrot in front of us for what seems like aeons, the very least you could do is drop that sumptuous V12 into your new 8. It's the right thing to do. You know it, I know it, everyone knows it. Do the right thing, BMW. |
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