We remorse to tell you it is the top of the street for the M8 Coupe in the US. Identified by its “F92” codename amongst fans of the Bavarian model, Munich’s bruiser has been quietly faraway from the configurator. After noticing it is gone, we determined to ask BMW whether or not the high-end efficiency coupe is certainly useless within the US. In an e-mail to Motor1, BMW spokesperson Jay Hanson confirmed sellers are now not taking orders.
Nonetheless, you possibly can nonetheless purchase a two-door M8 within the US by choosing the convertible. As well as, Jay informed us that the extra sensible M8 Gran Coupe is sticking round in the interim. The sedan can be provided as an Alpina B8, so you continue to have choices. The four-door M8 and the fancier B8 might be strong options to the brand new M5, particularly in the event you’re not a fan of the latter’s styling, plug-in hybrid powertrain, and insanely excessive curb weight.
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Now that the M8 Coupe is useless in America, it is a good alternative to do not forget that BMW additionally made an M8 within the early Nineteen Nineties, through the life cycle of the unique 8 Collection (“E31”). Sadly, it did not evolve previous the prototype stage. That is an actual disgrace because the first-gen M8 had a monstrous 640 horsepower. Even in 2025, that is nonetheless greater than some other pure gasoline mannequin ever bought by BMW. That title goes to the M5 CS, with 627 hp.
The old-school M8 had a large 6.0-liter V-12 rated at 479 pound-feet (650 Newton-meters) of torque with out “dishonest” by resorting to turbochargers. The “S70/2” engine you would possibly bear in mind from the McLaren F1 routed its output to the rear wheels through a six-speed handbook transmission. BMW claims the M8 E31 that by no means was may high out at greater than 186 mph (300 km/h).
The M8 prototype weighed lower than 3,200 kilos (1,450 kilograms) after utilizing glass-reinforced plastic for the hood, trunk lid, and doorways. In comparison with an everyday 8 Collection, it misplaced the nifty pop-up headlights for higher aerodynamics at greater speeds.
As for a third-gen M8, we would not essentially rely on it. A number of stories state the entire 8 Collection household will probably be retired sooner or later in 2026. The truth that the M8 Coupe is already gone from the US may sign the start of the top for the 8er.
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