(Munich/Beijing) 2019 is BMW’s “Year of Large Luxury Cars” and also the Year of BMW Sports Models. As an important part of the new “First Strategy”, BMW Group continues to deepen its layout in large luxury cars and continuously expands the BMW 8 Following the successful launch of the BMW 8 Series Coupé and BMW 8 Series Convertible, it has successfully ushered in the world-famous work-the all-new BMW 8 Series Four-Door Coupé. The all-new BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe will have its world premiere on June 25 at the BMW Group’s #NEXTGen Future Summit, followed by the 8 Series Coupé, 8 Series Convertible and M8 Dual in September. The Coupe Coupe was officially launched in China during the Chengdu International Auto Show. From now on, the Chinese market will start the pre-sale of the 8 Series family products. The recommended pre-sale price of the new BMW 8 Series four-door coupe starts at 970,000 yuan; the suggested pre-sale price of the new BMW 8 Series coupe is 1,100,000 yuan; The recommended pre-sale price of the convertible coupe is 1,200,000 yuan; the suggested pre-sale price of the new BMW M8 Coupe starts from 2,100,000 yuan.
In BMW, the number “8” always represents the pinnacle of sports performance and ultimate luxury. With the understanding of the ultimate driving machine with a pure bloodline, the new BMW 8 Series Coupe is a large four-door luxury coupe that combines pure dynamics and luxurious style. The design language full of emotional charm clearly and precisely conveys Emphasize sports aesthetics, and practice the group’s pioneering leadership in D/ACES, namely design, automation, interconnection, electrification and sharing, with a brand-new modern luxury concept.
In BMW’s view, a luxury car must be a master of top achievements in many fields. Modern luxury must have an authentic and compelling connotation, nourished by tradition and constantly innovated, all of which rely on years of experience, deep knowledge and innovative endowment. The new BMW 8 Series series represents BMW’s new understanding of luxury, that is, inspiring aesthetic design, freewheeling driving pleasure and heartfelt individual expression. The all-new BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe is the only model in its segment that has been directly developed from the coupe. The model-specific chassis tuning achieves a perfect balance between sporty performance and ride comfort.
Unique and elegant appearance design, modern luxury from the heart to the table
The all-new BMW 8 Series four-door coupe is a combination of inheritance and innovation. It not only inherits the consistent BMW style, but also incorporates new design concepts and manufacturing technologies. Under the large body surface, the beauty of the lines in one go makes the sporty style and the exquisite heart shine brightly, and the finely crafted lines outline the simple body lines, making its appearance achieve a unique balance between dynamic tension and noble elegance. sense of balance. The new BMW 8 Series four-door coupe is 5,088 mm long, 1,932 mm wide, and 1,410 mm high, with a wheelbase of 3,023 mm, which is 201 mm longer than the 8 Series coupe. At the front of the vehicle, the large BMW kidney-shaped grille is connected with adaptive LED headlights, making it even more stretched. The dynamic front face design bears the characteristics of the BMW 8 Series family, and the wide and close-to-the-ground front of the car presents a ready-to-go attitude, indicating that a completely different driving experience is about to begin.
The side lines of the BMW 8 Series four-door coupe are elegant and powerful, and the dynamic body proportions can convey its powerful sporty performance even when viewed from a distance. Compared with the 8-series coupe, the front windshield is steeper, smoothly connecting the higher roof line, and also provides more spacious headroom for the front and rear rows. At the same time, the angle of the rear window is slightly raised, and the roof line extends all the way to the rear through the side windows and the C-pillar, perfectly blending with the rear of the car. The sharp and dynamic sideways lines complement the vehicle design. The rear edge of the side window is slightly turned back to form a classic Hofmeister corner. The slightly vertical shape creates a unique sporty temperament, which perfectly demonstrates BMW’s commitment to “modern luxury” and brand aesthetic design. A new interpretation, resolute yet elegant.
The outwardly expanded rear fenders and wide wheelbase not only enhance the visual impact, but also bring a proud sense of movement, and play a finishing touch on the rear shape. The tail design of the all-new BMW 8 Series four-door coupe is dynamic and exquisite, revealing the unique visual impact of the 8 Series models. Horizontal lines and sculptural surface contours give the rear a wide and airy shape. The slender full LED taillights extend to the fenders on both sides, the trapezoidal bilateral exhaust pipes and the rear deflector below the rear of the car will bring out the inherent dynamic temperament.
The luxurious interior is full of dynamics and luxury, showing passion and elegance
When designing the interior of the all-new BMW 8 Series four-door coupe, engineers also strive to find a balance between sensibility and mechanics, dynamics and luxury, which fully demonstrates the model’s excellent sense of movement, and exquisite materials create a unique and high-end atmosphere. In terms of interior space, the design of the four-door car and the longer wheelbase provide the unprecedented spacious and comfortable rear space of the coupe; the shoulder and head space of the rear seats are significantly improved compared with the 8-series coupe, Fully meet the comfort needs of the passengers. The transparent and wide panoramic sunroof of 1.5 square meters extends from the windshield to the rear window, bringing a dreamy light experience to the driver and passengers.
In addition, the all-new BMW 8 Series four-door coupe has reached a new level in terms of luxury. In the cabin, from the instrument panel, door shoulders to headrests and backrests, a large number of Merino leather and decorative parts with superior texture, as well as integrated electric sports seats, endow the car with an extraordinary, elegant and luxurious atmosphere, highlighting the unique personality of the car . The rear seats adopt an independent seat design, which has the same horizontal support and integrated headrest configuration as the front seats, so that the occupants can experience the same pure sports car feeling as the driver. The rear seats can be folded in a ratio of 40:20:40, and at the same time support the one-button down function of the rear seats. The luggage compartment has a volume of 440 liters, which is enough to accommodate 3 golf bags, and easily meets the daily needs of the driver.
Inheriting the glorious blood of the family, the surging fun of driving emerges spontaneously
The new BMW 8 Series four-door coupe demonstrates the BMW Group’s understanding of an ultimate driving machine with a pure bloodline by condensing a large amount of valuable experience from the track. The 8-series four-door coupe developed based on the 8-series coupe and M8 GTE, supplemented by the professional technical tuning and design optimization of BMW M Motorsport, the well-tuned chassis not only has excellent sports performance, but also enhances the Driving comfort. In addition, thanks to carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) and optimized aerodynamics, the weight of the new BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe has been minimized.
In addition, Adaptive M Suspension with Active Roll Control, Integral Active Steering that ensures body stability in extreme driving situations, xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive system and M sports differential lock, and equipped with 20 inch lightweight aluminum alloy wheels, etc., also endow the BMW 8 Series Four-Door Coupe with impeccable dynamic driving performance, making the new BMW 8 Series Four-Door Coupe have unparalleled strong power and precise and flexible handling .
The new BMW 8 Series four-door coupe includes two models, the BMW 840i four-door coupe and the new BMW 840i xDrive four-door coupe. The new car is equipped with a 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder engine with BMW TwinPowerTurbo twin-scroll turbocharged technology, providing the vehicle with Proud power output. Take the new BMW 840i xDrive four-door coupe as an example. Its maximum output power is 250 kW and maximum torque is 500 Nm. It is equipped with an 8-speed Steptronic sports automatic manual transmission with shift paddles. The acceleration time from 100 kilometers Just 4.9 seconds.
Escorted by cutting-edge innovative technology, enjoy the top-level coupe experience
The BMW Smart Connected Cockpit equipped on the new BMW 8 Series four-door coupe has been newly designed to perfectly blend with the luxurious and elegant interior style. The 12.3-inch LCD instrument panel and 10.25-inch central control display, embellished with personalized custom leather with exquisite patterns and stitching, decorative parts and crystal-textured interior components, create a luxurious cabin with a futuristic look.
The seventh-generation BMW iDrive intelligent human-computer interaction system combines the advanced BMW intelligent personal assistant to completely revolutionize the digital operation in the car and create a new form of human-vehicle-digital interactive experience. The intelligent personal assistant is not only a BMW expert who “understands cars”, but also a personal assistant who “understands you”. The system also has a self-learning function to gradually understand user preferences. In the future, it can also connect to more third-party applications to seamlessly connect to digital life.
Integrating extreme dynamics and luxurious style, the all-new BMW 8 Series four-door coupe will surely become a new benchmark in the luxury four-door coupe market segment. In addition, it represents the solid implementation of the BMW Group under the guidance of the “First Strategy”. While expanding the BMW Group’s large luxury car camp, it will further consolidate its strong competitiveness and leadership in this market segment. With the arrival of the new BMW 8 four-door coupe, the 8-series family has included the 8-series coupe, 8-series convertible, 8-series four-door coupe, and M8 coupe. In the future, BMW will continue to create new and extraordinary luxury experiences for Chinese users.
