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New BMW 8-Series is Coming Soon…

New BMW 8-Series is coming soon! The iconic grand coupe of 1990s is going to be on market soon. Recently revealed Gran Lusso Coupe concept is the solid proof that BMW is planning to extend the coupe range to up to 8-Series to compete with brands like Aston Martin, Bentley, Maserati, Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz. This may sound crazy but BMW 8-Series hinders a huge potential for the BMW. 
And recently BMW released footage of the BMW 8-Series with author of BMW 8er: Power & Hightech, Niels Hamann. Neils is a real fan of the iconic BMW 8-Series and authored a book about it. He talks about the forgotten beauty of the 8-Series.
And all of a sudden BMW decided to release this video, emphasises the advanced technology 8-Series. Such as; 0.29 aerodynamic drag coefficients, first coupe without B-Pillar, first time standard Dynamic Stability Control. 
I don’t think that BMW wanted to create a romantic bond with 8-Series! They are preparing the foundation to introduce the new 8-Series! They did the same with the 6-Series as well ;)


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New BMW 8-Series | Gran Lusso

New BMW 8-Series, Gran Lusso. In 1990s, BMW 8-Series was one of the ground breaking GT cars on the market. And true competitor of Mercedes S-Coupe or CL-Class. However, BMW did not pursued to manufacture 8-Series and stop the production in 1999. In those years, GT car market was not that strong. Also, consumers were not that interested on GT cars, it was a very very niche market. Mercedes CL survived from that market but 8-Series could not.
BMW recently revealed the Gran Lusso (Designed by Pininfarina) concept car in Villa d’Este. Gran Lusso is one of the best looking cars in the market! I know this is a very bold statement but, I did not see any car more attractive and more beautiful. The interior of the Gran Lusso is magnificent. Even the new S-Class and the Aston Martin look out-dated. There will be a new CL or S-Coupe coming soon but if BMW manufactures the Gran Lusso as the new 8-Series, the fundamentals of GT market will change.
This concept car is powered by a V12 engine from 7-Series with 544 HP and 750Nm.


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