BMW has been getting a lot of heat for its latest designs, specifically its grilles. But in a recent interview, it said that not all of its vehicles would get the massive kidneys. Indeed, it looks like it meant it as the latest spy pictures of the facelifted 8 Series Gran Coupe roll in. Although there is camouflage hiding the front and rear fascias of the car, the grille appears to be staying roughly the same size and shape.
In fact, any differences up front look
like they’ll be subtle. It’s hard to say for sure, but these headlights might
be a little slimmer. It also seems that BMW is hiding the lower grille sections
with more than just camouflage, which might indicate changes to the design
there.
At the back, it’s much the same story.
Again, there might be some bumper work going on here and the graphics on the
taillights appear to have changed. Overall, as you’d expect, the handsome
four-door coupe is keeping a lot of the design elements that have acquitted it
so well up to now. The shots, unfortunately, don’t give us any hints as to
what’s going on inside, but some minor updates are likely. Powertrain updates
are also possible, though they’re likely to be minor, too, since this looks
like a mid-cycle refresh.
Having debuted in late 2019, the 8 Series
Gran Coupe isn’t all that old. Early sales of the 8 Series were disappointing,
though, so BMW might be trying to remedy that with a few quick updates. BMW
also recently noted that it planned to simplify its lineup in an attempt to focus
on EV development. Whether or not this speedy update will have any bearing on
what returns (or doesn’t) to the 8 Series lineup post-update will be
interesting to keep an eye on.
