BMW Concept M8 Gran Coupe unveiled

The BMW Concept M8 Gran Coupe is more than simply a luxury sports car with four doors. It symbolises a new and unique understanding of luxury. "The BMW Concept M8 Gran Coupe is designed to stir things up, to polarise - it should move you emotionally," explains Domagoj Dukec, Vice President Design BMW M and BMW i.

Like the BMW Concept 8 Series before it, the BMW Concept M8 Gran Coupe shows off BMW's new design language, headlined by expressive surfacing that accentuates the car's dynamism more vividly than before through its bodywork. A small number of precise character lines underline the graphic arrangement of the surfaces.

The face of the new BMW 8 Series is evident in the new Concept's front-end graphic. The contours of the radiator grille kidneys broaden as they descend towards the road, emphasising the car's low centre of gravity. As on early BMW coupes, the kidney elements are linked by an unbroken grille surround, creating a large single element.

The head lights are positioned slightly higher than the kidneys and give them the impression of sitting lower, which further emphasises the car's closeness to the asphalt. In contrast, the gold-coloured kidney surround brings an added air of exclusivity to the front end.

The rear of the BMW Concept M8 Gran Coupe oozes the dynamic elan and visual impact for which M is renowned, and the wide track and flared wheel arches hint at the car's performance capability. Horizontal lines break up the rear end stylistically, allowing the area below the rear spoiler to catch more light and adding extra visual agility.

At the outer edges, the slim, sculpted rear lights with black glass covers underscore the car's wide stance on the road. Below them, the bumper picks up the front apron's dynamic theme.

The striking exterior of the BMW Concept M8 Gran Coupe combines the core values of BMW M with elegance and luxury to create a new and captivating form, and reveals a new and exciting facet of BMW M.

The new model sees the BMW Group looking ahead to the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe and BMW M8 Gran Coupe, which will be presented during the course of 2019 and round off the BMW 8 Series family.