BMW Series 8, Ready to face the Mercedes CL
BMW Series 8
BMW Series 8
BMW Series 8
BMW Series 8
BMW Series 8
In the 1980s, precisely September 1989, BMW had issued the Series 8 sports model 850 (E31). Now, the sedan model kupe comes back with the name of Gran Coupe Concept or GCC whose designs had appeared lately.
Ismet Syevik, industrial Turkish designer who makes sketches and renderings Series 8, spoke up, "This model is the most fitting competitor to the Mercedes CL, not the Series 6. And this variant is a legend who has appeared with a dish of luxury, exclusivity and dynamic. "
GCC recalling the BMW 850i, who has obtained a wide kupe design with distinctive look of a luxury saloon. Were so, the 5.0-liter V12 engine configured and has a maximum power of 300 PS. The transmission was available 2 options, 6 speed manual and 4 speed auto box automatically.
The price, at that time (1989), reached 100,000 U.S. dollars or about Rp 900 million (current exchange rate).
In addition to 850i, BMW also released a version of the engine type fast 850CSi S70, V12, 380 PS that gets a touch of the M-tuned. Among other things, suspension, steering, and brakes. There are indications that this concoction will be referred to the logo of the latest 8 Series 850CSi Efficient Dynamic version of course, BMW's latest technology.
