Image Gallery: BMW M8 Coupe and Competition unveiled

Team OD Updated: June 07, 2019, 08:08 PM IST

Team OVERDRIVE drove the BMW 8-Series recently, and this time around the Germans have unveiled the more athletic versions of the same - M8 Coupe and Competition. The cars pack more oomph as they carry the 'M' badge and are available in both coupe and convertible body styles. That said, the cars are scheduled to be unveiled later this month in Munich between June 25 and 27, 2019. The M8 Coupe and the Competition Coupe will come to India but expect a launch sometime in 2020. The M8 Coupe rivals the Mercedes-AMG S 63 Coupe and the Bentley Continental GT.

The cars are available in both, coupe and convertible body styles

The M8 has a power output of 608PS at 6,000rpm and 750Nm of torque between 1,800rpm and 5,600rpm

The M8 Competition Coupe, on the other hand, has a power output of 633PS at 6,000rpm and 750Nm of torque between 1,800rpm and 5,600rpm

Both the coupes are powered by a 4.4-litre twin turbo V8 engine that is mated to an eight-speed automatic gearbox

The coupes are available with 20-inch lightweight alloy wheels

The headlamp unit is all-LED

Deactivating stability control, the coupes turn rear-wheel drive

The feature list also includes configurable engine response, damper setting, steering feedback

The cars get an all-digital instrument cluster

With an eight-speed automatic transmission, the cars get paddle-shifters

Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 2.15 Crore
Displacement
4395cc
Transmission
Automatic
Max Power(ps)
600
Max Torque(Nm)
750
Mileage
6.95 Kmpl
Price (Ex-Delhi)
Starts Rs 3.29 Crore
Displacement
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Transmission
Max Power(ps)
507
Max Torque(Nm)
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Mileage
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