FOUR DOOR COUPES? // BMW'S NEW '8'

BMW has decided to enter the battle of ‘four door coupes’, made popular by Porsche’s soon released Panamera and Aston Martin’s Rapide, by releasing their own concept, a new 8 series. The design of the new 8, though a few years from completion, is in the hands of BMW’s M division. To be based much on the CS concept shown above, the sports sedan should come equipped with a hearty powerplant, say a 500bhp 6.0 Liter V12?, Maybe the new M5’s twin turbo V8? Rumor, rumor, rumor. More when we know more // 09.07.2008