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A celebrated design at BMW and within the auto industry, the 8 Series is a modern classic penned using CAD tools and the wind tunnel. The cooler and costlier sibling of the 6 Series also happens to be the first road-going car to combine a V12 with a six-speed manual, and back then, it was one of a handful of road cars fitted with drive-by-wire throttle. 43 photos
Revealed at the 1989 Frankfurt Motor Show, the E31 as BMW refers to the sleek-styled coupe is one of the first Bimmers to feature a multi-link rear axle. Unfortunately for the Bavarian automaker, the 8 Series didn’t sell as well as originally anticipated over unforeseen events such as energy price spikes, the Gulf War (1990 to 1991), and a global recession (1990 to 1992).
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Have you ever considered which 90s BMWs are the coolest in your book? Most BMW enthusiasts might answer by saying the M3 E36 was the coolest Bimmer of the late 20th century, but there s a good chance that some will think of the 8 Series. And as the M8 that BMW envisioned at the time never made it to production, the 850CSi was the best one you could have. 41 photos
For almost a decade, BMW sold around 30,000 units of the BMW 8 series, and five different engines were offered during that time, ranging from a 4.0-liter V8 to a 5.6-liter V12. That means any 90s BMW 8 Series you might be looking at is going to have between 282 horsepower and 375 horsepower.
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Unveiled with great pomp and circumstance in 2018, after its racing version went official at Le Mans, the current generation of the 8 Series is not that long in the tooth yet. On the other hand, it is not what it seems either. 36 photos
Available as a coupe, a convertible, and even as a swoopy sedan that’s more like a four-door coupe, the modern iteration of the BMW 8 Series lineup is mostly a re-marketed 6 Series, which is why it doesn’t excel in passenger space compared to a 4 Series, for example.
What it does excel compared to a 4 Series, though, is the use of a more traditional deign language, especially when it comes to older BMWs that don’t have a giant kidney grille throning at the front of the car.
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