M8 – New Supercar From BMW

The Bavarian manufacturer intends to propose a model that will compete with the Audi R8, BMW M8, which will go into production in 2016. BMW had no car so since 1981 when it sold the last of a total of 453 copies of the legendary M1. The spiritual successor to the M1 will have some retro details, but also the latest, modern technology of BMW.

Construction and the body are made of light materials such as aluminum, carbon fiber, magnesium or even titanium used in the aerospace industry in order to limit the total weight of 1250 kg vehicle.

BMW's intention to offer supercar interpreted as an attempt to highlight publicly the sports brand, damaged somewhere with the presentation of the vehicles, such as electric or hybrid models, the i3 and i8, or active Tourer Concept MPV . For M8 is preserved as BMW's reputation as a manufacturer of sports and racing cars.

Is expected to be placed in future M8 platform i8 hybrid coupé, while the engine is improved direct injection turbo TwinPower 4.4 liter gasoline used in the BMW M5. Engineers from the German manufacturer plans to strengthen the existing unit 600-650 hp and the engine must be provided with eight changes of the automatic transmission with double clutch.

M8 is designed to dominate the market and compete with models like the Audi R8, Mercedes SLS AMG and Porsche 911 Turbo recently introduced.

Development of the new BMW supercar, strongly supports the head of the class M sport ', Friedrich Nitschke. If BMW M8 finally gets the green light, the car can be expected in showrooms in 2016. The M8 reports will be one of the most expensive cars in history to be produced by BMW and cost about $ 326,000.