BMW M8, seriously impressive

wow wow!!!!! this is the fearest and most beautiful Bmw ever seen. its unratable because its already the best car world wild!

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One of BMW’s best-kept secrets is the canceled BMW M8 Prototype. Originally envisioned as a Ferrari competitor, only a single prototype was ever produced, equipped with a special 550 bhp (410 kW) version of the S70 engine, essentially a bored out version of the M70 with experimental multi valve cylinder heads. A common misconception is that this engine eventually ended up in the McLaren F1. However, when this was suggested to McLaren’s designer Gordon Murray, the idea was rejected because the engine was overweight and too long for the McLaren F1. A whole new engine was designed which has a closer resemblance to the later euro S50B30 BMW M3 engine.

The project was eventually scrapped because BMW decided that there was no market for an M8. The only prototype ever produced (one that was reportedly not even road safe) was locked away by BMW in the company’s Giftschrank (poison storage) and has reportedly been destroyed[2].

While the M8 was never produced, it is interesting to note that the 850CSi was also tuned by BMW’s “M” division. Aside from sporting an M-tuned engine (as identified by the S suffix instead of the M prefix that a true M car would wear), the car’s VIN identifies the car as being built by BMW Motorsport (identified by the WBS prefix) instead of BMW AG (WBA prefix). This effectively identifies the 850CSi as essentially a detuned version of the M8[3].

The 8 series was a car built between 1989 to 1999, it is not in production, the pictures your seeing is the concept successor the BMW CS, built to compete with the Porsche Maserati, Ferarri and Mercedes, high performance 4 door cars.

All I know is I saw one in San Antonio on Feb 10, 2009. It clearly showed the 850CSi emblem and what looked to me the M8 emblem. Are there any fakes out there?

Bring on the M8 please BMW !! what a fantastic looking car. Design-engineering at its best and if we can believe the spec’s, it sure will be BRUT POWER !! I drive the new M3 and the power coming from that small 4lt V8 engine is awesome.

Crockacrap no way can a BMW perform like that look at what happend to the M5 on top gear pieceacrap broke down. Anyway u need more that 1000bhp to clock over the 400km/h mark anyway also aero dynamics look all wrong was well until it is officially released by bmw and tested by Top Gear then I will remain sceptical

Hi Jaco, thanks for taking the time to comment.

As you can see from the post, I said that the pictures where emailed to me and that the specs were only rumoured.

Also, at the time of posting there were no search results for the BMW M8 or CS concept car, so there wasnn’t any way to dispute or validate the email.

Also, the blog post that you refer me to was posted in February of this year, 8 months after this post. So cool it before you start throwing a tantrum next time.

Kind regards,

Lester

O.K. First off.. I seen one of these at a stop light just YESTERDAY
June 02, 2009. It clearly said M8 on it and I was curious about it so I hopped online to find out more about it and my search lead me here. Seems like I accidentally stumbled onto a rare unicorn. But 100% YES IT DID SAY M8 I was no further then 4ft. away from its back end that clearly had a M8 badge branded on it. So they're out there people just keep your eyes peeled. I just wish I would have snapped a picture like I thought about doing.

Thanks for that Allen. I just got passed by a white M8 on El Camino Real in San Mateo near HWY92 and I seriously considered that I might be in a particularly lucid dream. I was sure the M8 didn't actually exist. You have confirmed my sanity and for that I am grateful.