BMW dropped the first official teaser image of the 8-Series model’s concept, ahead of
its public debut later this month.
BMW will reveal the 8-Series in a design study form
on May 26 at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, providing a look ahead to
the production Coupe model that’s slated for 2018.
The new 8-Series is going to be based on the same
CLAR platform with the 5- and 7-Series, with BMW aiming to position the new
model more upmarket than the outgoing 6-Series Coupe.
The production
version of the 2018 8-Series Coupe will compete in the 150,000 euros-plus range
(US$ 165k). A convertible version will follow on 2019 as well as a
range-topping V12 version. BMW says that they still haven’t decided if they
will build an M8 version.
