2023’S FIRST LOOK ON THE BMW M8 GRAN COUPE
The new 2023 BMW M8 gran coupe is prettier and practical that the normally new M8’s and it has an expletive inducing performance, it is the big, brash, and beautiful four-door member of the M8 family.
The M8 Gran Coupe provides a much bigger back seat and expanded cargo space than those two, it shares there, ballistic 617-hp twin-turbo V-8, which delivers explosive acceleration. The engine is aided by an excellent eight-speed automatic and an all-wheel-drive system that features a rear-drive mode for smokey burnouts or sideways shenanigans. Despite its significant mass, the 2023 M8 Gran Coupe has cornering grip and stopping power to embarrass lighter sports cars.
There’s a wider selection of metallic paint colors that includes Skyscraper Grey, Brooklyn Grey, Isle of Man Green, Tanzanite Blue II, and Frozen Pure Grey.
ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND PERFORMANCE
The M8 Gran Coupe is powered by a lusty twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 that makes 617 horsepower. The exceptionally smooth engine sends that power to all four wheels via a responsive eight-speed automatic transmission. However, tail-out antics are made possible by a selectable rear-wheel-drive mode that routes all the V-8’s fury to the back. This rocket-powered four-door shot to 60 mph in just 2.7 seconds and completed the quarter-mile in 10.8 ticks at 129 mph. Its strong brakes will haul it down from 70 mph in an impressively short 147 feet, but the Bimmer’s brake-by-wire system returned uneven responses through the pedal, regardless of the two available brake settings.
INTERIOR, COMFORT AND CARGO
The M8 Gran Coupe features an exquisitely appointed interior that looks as rich as it feels. While the design is more dignified than dazzling, the four-door M8 provides plentiful rear passenger space. It also offers a cornucopia of desirable standard features such as a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster, 16-way power front seats with memory settings, heating, and ventilation, four-zone climate control, leather upholstery, and more. This adds heated seats throughout along with power sunshades for rear-seat passengers. While the back seat features three seatbelts–unlike the rear buckets in the GT63 S–the middle seat is best left unoccupied except for all but the shortest trips. The Gran Coupe’s trunk provides 11 cubic feet of storage space, but that’s 15 cubes less (25 total) than the volume under the RS7’s rear hatch.
INFOTAINMENT AND CONNECTIVITY
Every M8 Gran Coupe is equipped with a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system that can also be operated with a rotary controller on the center console. Along with its 16-speaker Harman/Kardon sound system, the brawny BMW has a Wi-Fi hotspot and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard.
