You're an idiotic moron. It's pre-production and they used software available. Obviously they'll use the correct version of Idrive 7 in the production model.
My F82 M4 is better looking, handles better, quicker, weighs about 700 lbs. less, more practical and a lot less money. I wouldn't trade even up for this.
The M8 GTE has to be one of the best looking track cars ever made in my opinion, so you know this standard 8 series was going to be a looker as well! Beautiful car!
Great review, Thomas. A suggestion for when you can obtain one for test drive: comparison to '17 or'18 650i or M6 Coupe. Keep up the great reviews, I look forward to them.
Best reviews for consumers on the internet Thomas! Can you light up the boots of the cars ? On any screen you watch the video you cannot see how big the boot is because it is too dark :( other than that, your channel is the best, cheers!
Very nice review ! Classy elegance in a potent package! Practicality isnt for this car..its good looks and performance! Waiting to see the driving review Tomas/Autogefuhl!
Overall, the design does not feel cohesive. The rear diffuser is ridiculously and garishly big, the side profile is not Sublime, especially how the greenhouse blends with the rest of the body, the front is almost good-looking but it is to Flat appearing, especially directly from the front view that you showed. The interior looks like a 6 series interior and a lot of ways. I love the original 8 series from the 90s, I think it is one of the top two or three best looking BMWs of all time. In fact, it may be the best looking BMW of all time. The lines on that car are Sublime, it tapers both in the front and rear subtly and it has a beautiful interior design it was way ahead of its time. The interior of the Tesla Model S has got this one blown away. The design is very subtle, you've got that huge screen right in the middle which controls everything, which makes the whole design very clean and tidy and it looks and feels like the future when you drive it. This does not. This looks like a rehash interior from a 6 series, why is the middle screen still jutting out from the dash? That looks like happenstance and afterthought design to me. Why is the interior of the center console armrest that same fuzzy cheap material that you find in a $15,000 car? This seems to be the case no matter what car you're in, I think that car manufacturers should have a more expensive, better quality material lining the glove box and also the center console. A minor point but when you're paying $150,000 for a car, come on!
Again great work Thomas/Autogefhul!!! Have to say this is very beautiful yet sporty car, don't think it's very practical, but is it supposed to be? Personally other than concepts I think this is one of the top cars "design wise" for me👌
I like the side profile where even though the rear glass is elongated, it’s not broken by additional quarter glass. Not a fan of the rear with the temporary function lights on the boot lid nor do I like the non yellow rear turn indicators The 840 was the first automobile that I saw that would roll down the window ever so slightly when you open the door. I could not tell if this 850 still does that.
Beautiful automobile!!! Wow. Another comprehensive and excellent Autogefühl review, thanks Thomas. Just make sure you're the driver, not the backseat passenger :-)
Hi Thomas, excellent review as usual. Q1: Does the Black Sapphire show any degree of grey or is it all black. Q2: How is the quietness of the cabin while speeding? Do you hear the external wind noise?
Nice looking COUPE but why couldn't they do it like the original 8- Series. with NO B-pillar, that would have looked so much cooler! The original 8 -series looked so good without the B-pillar.Anyway great interior ,but so damn expensive if you decide to get it . Anyway ,looking forward to when you can drive the car Thomas and review it ,Great job Thomas !!
I saw the 8 at Goodwood FOS. It’s a really nice design other than the button heavy interior. It’s also rather pricey. At the top end it’s not much cheaper than an i8.
After you likened it to the 6 series, that put a damper on my perception of this car. Did BMW just take a 6 series, slap some extra styling and price, and then go to town on marketing it as the "spiritual successor to the original 8 series"? I really hope not, but it seems like something they may do. Regardless, it still looks pretty cool and I bet it looks awesome in person. I'll definitely freak out when I first start seeing these on the roads.
BMW Design most of the times leaves me clueless... they try to make it look as big and bulky as possible by introducing all kinds of lines and shapes that mostly are not connected nor repeated... and what is this small lip spoiler on the trunk doing there it has no purpose whatsoever. The elegance and that bold and clean no bullshit driving machine design of BMW until the 80ies has long gone though.. And what about those ever bigger getting center consoles, can we put our legs somewhere please??
If the upcoming new XJ can keep the XF's huge front grille and aggressive features of the XE, it will monster this gran coupe segment - all the others have failed for me what's best is that it will probably depreciate the fastest too; great!!
Nice looking car but.... the car that appears in the infotaiment screen is not the 8 series one, but a SUV one ,why ?? I see too many buttons (hot keys) in the central console and they look like too plastic!! Also the central air vents look to me too small, also the light of the inductive charger zone is yellow, is not a led light???
So funny when you tried the rear seats! Good looking car, if not quite the showstopper the concept was. The rear is too fussy for me and I’m not a fan of the new instruments. BMW’s classic dials were benchmark at one time for legibility, so easy to read at a glance, perfect for the driving enthusiast, who buys a car for how it drives and it’s depth of engineering rather than just the badge on the bonnet/hood.
what is the point of BMW 8 series when you have the 6 Series?. BMW is kind lost first they made 4 series which it could be 3 series coupe and now the 8 series I had BMW 3 serie E30 2.5i 3 series E46 3.0i X5 4.4i 2006 5 serie E60 2.8i and the last was 3 serie E92 335i well I can tell you I used to be fan but now Audi caught my attention although I like the Mercedes too
Really elegant look. AND nice wheels. IN 2018. Impressed :P Only gripe is the weird rear "lip" that just looks like someone put a piece of rope over the trunk lid :P And that horrible blue color then. But there are others.. :P
If you are buying or i mean you can just buy a car like this then your life is pretty different to my life... We share the car feelings and we both work hard i am sure but for such and such reasons your wages are with added ZERO's at the end😂 Well done to you, you have made it👍 And i will get my hands on e92 instead😎 It's prettier anyway😛
1. The exterior is way too sporty when it shouldn't have been ! they should have offered a normal version and an M version. 2. The interior is so bland, there are very little design elements that break up the materials from each other, the leather covers most of the interior without much wood/trim. This car is way too sporty when it should have been a 7 series coupe , it should have been understated and elegant not loud and in your face.
@@squirtlydude1101 you dont get it, its not about looking good or bad , its about looking the part! Rolls royce cars are extremely understated and simple when it comes to design , there are hyundais that look better than RR cars, but that does not matter because a RR should always be understated , simple and subtle. Its not that RR cannot design a flashy car , its that flashy does not match the RR character! Same with this car.
I'm a Mercedes fan( not fanboy tho), but I prefer the design of the BMW 8 series than Mercedes S class Coupe, especially the back, which it competes with other competitors.
20cm shorter than the S Coupe. A shame they made it the size of a 2003 E39. The S63 Coupe is a manly 5044mm long. Also the interior looks like it’s 30 000€ cheaper than the S Class Coupe interior.
tompparaideri Because the 8 series isn’t mean to be a full on Luxury coupe it’s more sporty than the S class and when the M8 comes out it will be competing in a different league of cars not with the S65 or S63. The AMG version is still a Luxury boat while the 8 will be driver focus and a performance car
Why on earth does BMW keep coming up with these horrible compromises? I thought they learned something with the i8 but no. First the Z4, now this. Neither of these cars excel at anything! The 8 is big as hell, heavy, doesn't handle well and is unbelievably unpractical, which pretty much sums up the Z4 too except for the weight and dimensions. Why couldn't they just make it a pure grand tourer and make a real sports car as well? I honestly can't believe they're trying to compare this to the 911...
Itumeleng Mogale what kind of mentality do you have ? So your telling me AUDI, PORSCHE, BENTLEY, LAMBORGHINI... all those are garbages it’s not high legel because of VW owns ! Haha, please go test drive S8 Plus & M760, or just check the reviews and then come coment, don’t forget BMW is bigger then Audi but go check German marketing sales you will see AUDI SELLING MORE CARS :)
Errm!!! you said Audi. Not Porsche or Bentley refer back to your original comment. And yes Audi is a VW for snobs. Audi does not outsell BMW maybe in Germany but not worldwide and that what actually counts. No normal person will compare a Audi with BMW or Mercedes yes it is considered a "Premium" car but let's be real the other brands are in another league.
It's a "nice looking" car to say best. Nothing neck breaking or wowing after studying the LC500, GTS, S Class, or even the sexy sharp concept derivative of this car!!! This thing looks lackluster inside and out!
I dont mind digital dials but these are absolutely horrible. The central console is also straight out of the 90ies. They got it right with the 3 but ruined the interior of the expensive 8. How? Why?
Color looks more cobalt than sky blue in the video presentation. Overall a very sexy looking car, reminiscent of Opel Manta/Calibra, Peupeot 406 coupe. New look dash/cabin is very nice but has an almost Lexus feel with it's design ( nearly every newly released BMW model is comparable to the Japanese marque with the interior ). Fantastic preview Thomas.
Also enjoy our full Paris Motor Show coverage: ruclips.net/video/aACRCfkanzs/видео.html
Nicest looking BMW of modern times. The 2000's and above that is
Didn't think it was possible to be more beautiful than the 6, but they have done it and then some !
What is up with the X5 image on the dash? They don't have the final graphics for 8 series yet?
This must be the best looking BMW ever.
Apart from the 507, you meant to add.
They blew it
Pre-Production model, thats the software from the X5. we ll show you how it will look like in final at our driving review.
You're an idiotic moron. It's pre-production and they used software available. Obviously they'll use the correct version of Idrive 7 in the production model.
Z8
Damn! The sky blue looks unreal.
Man, I am SO excited for M8 Gran Coupe... I cannot wait to see that dark green in person!
The Concept looked soo good! I really hope, the production version will look that good too! ;-)
rynomuncher
BMW won’t have that green as a option a better chance at being a individual color
This is probably the best looking BMW since the E92. (In my opinion).
Keep it up Thomas!
I would personally include the i8 as well.
Narakumo
For me since the M6 GC
e92 and this are both ugly
BMW nailed it with the F30 generation; now they've bottled it again with these ugly, frowny basking-shark grilles, bah!!
Chill, it's called personal preference, people should stop with these bashful comments, i am not here to make arguments.
My F82 M4 is better looking, handles better, quicker, weighs about 700 lbs. less, more practical and a lot less money. I wouldn't trade even up for this.
Beautiful car especially the color !
Finally a nice interior from BMW greetings from Stuttgart
Beautiful car - love colour and interior
Such a nice car, but the review is better 👍🏼
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Yeap.
@@autogefuehl just found the channel two days ago, excellent and professional.
The M8 GTE has to be one of the best looking track cars ever made in my opinion, so you know this standard 8 series was going to be a looker as well! Beautiful car!
Thank you so much.. Been waiting a long time for this.. No one reviews like you..!!
welcome !!
Again great work Thomas/Autogefhul!!! in full HD...…..I have been waiting for Thomas to review this beautiful car
Best review, great job Thomas @ Clark Kent! When he sat at the back of the 8 series reminds me of Superman 3 recycling compactor scene.
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I LOVE this car
Detailed top quality video as always, enjoyed it very much. 👍
always good to have u here!
Love the Sky-blue color!
Sehr Wunderbar review, Sir!
I hope there will be a V12 engine option. The old 850 was the first V12 car i ever drove and i loved it.
Great review, Thomas. A suggestion for when you can obtain one for test drive: comparison to '17 or'18 650i or M6 Coupe. Keep up the great reviews, I look forward to them.
thanks Thomas! :) Soon driving review of the 8-Series!
Best reviews for consumers on the internet Thomas! Can you light up the boots of the cars ? On any screen you watch the video you cannot see how big the boot is because it is too dark :( other than that, your channel is the best, cheers!
Black all the way, and pearl white I think it will be best colour for the bmw 8
Very nice review ! Classy elegance in a potent package! Practicality isnt for this car..its good looks and performance! Waiting to see the driving review Tomas/Autogefuhl!
Overall, the design does not feel cohesive. The rear diffuser is ridiculously and garishly big, the side profile is not Sublime, especially how the greenhouse blends with the rest of the body, the front is almost good-looking but it is to Flat appearing, especially directly from the front view that you showed. The interior looks like a 6 series interior and a lot of ways. I love the original 8 series from the 90s, I think it is one of the top two or three best looking BMWs of all time. In fact, it may be the best looking BMW of all time. The lines on that car are Sublime, it tapers both in the front and rear subtly and it has a beautiful interior design it was way ahead of its time. The interior of the Tesla Model S has got this one blown away. The design is very subtle, you've got that huge screen right in the middle which controls everything, which makes the whole design very clean and tidy and it looks and feels like the future when you drive it. This does not. This looks like a rehash interior from a 6 series, why is the middle screen still jutting out from the dash? That looks like happenstance and afterthought design to me. Why is the interior of the center console armrest that same fuzzy cheap material that you find in a $15,000 car? This seems to be the case no matter what car you're in, I think that car manufacturers should have a more expensive, better quality material lining the glove box and also the center console. A minor point but when you're paying $150,000 for a car, come on!
Again great work Thomas/Autogefhul!!! Have to say this is very beautiful yet sporty car, don't think it's very practical, but is it supposed to be? Personally other than concepts I think this is one of the top cars "design wise" for me👌
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Bmw
Thomas
what else ❤
Excellent review. He is pure style
I like the side profile where even though the rear glass is elongated, it’s not broken by additional quarter glass. Not a fan of the rear with the temporary function lights on the boot lid nor do I like the non yellow rear turn indicators
The 840 was the first automobile that I saw that would roll down the window ever so slightly when you open the door. I could not tell if this 850 still does that.
Beautiful automobile!!! Wow. Another comprehensive and excellent Autogefühl review, thanks Thomas. Just make sure you're the driver, not the backseat passenger :-)
appreciated! =) Feel free to share!
I'm more of a Mercedes fan but it would be hard to choose between this and S-class couple. I guess this is sportier than the S-class.
S class coupe is overpriced
Hi Thomas, excellent review as usual. Q1: Does the Black Sapphire show any degree of grey or is it all black. Q2: How is the quietness of the cabin while speeding? Do you hear the external wind noise?
Cheers! Looked more blackish to me. Full review: ruclips.net/video/fL3xYZ0TT7o/видео.html
Excellent review
The Black one!!!
Nice looking COUPE but why couldn't they do it like the original 8- Series. with NO B-pillar, that would have looked so much cooler!
The original 8 -series looked so good without the B-pillar.Anyway great interior ,but so damn expensive if you decide to get it .
Anyway ,looking forward to when you can drive the car Thomas and review it ,Great job Thomas !!
cheers Greg! Look forward to the driving review!
It may have been impossible (or too expensive) to omit the B-pillar due to modern safety regulations.
Well, the car already is super expensive how much more would it have cost to do it? It would have looked way cooler !
Why does the gauge cluster show a picture of an SUV but this is a coupe? See 5:12 minutes.
Pre-production model
Super video.
I saw the 8 at Goodwood FOS. It’s a really nice design other than the button heavy interior. It’s also rather pricey. At the top end it’s not much cheaper than an i8.
I think the old 6 series is far prettier
After you likened it to the 6 series, that put a damper on my perception of this car. Did BMW just take a 6 series, slap some extra styling and price, and then go to town on marketing it as the "spiritual successor to the original 8 series"? I really hope not, but it seems like something they may do.
Regardless, it still looks pretty cool and I bet it looks awesome in person. I'll definitely freak out when I first start seeing these on the roads.
No its not a cut 6series
is it hyundai N color?
BMW Design most of the times leaves me clueless... they try to make it look as big and bulky as possible by introducing all kinds of lines and shapes that mostly are not connected nor repeated... and what is this small lip spoiler on the trunk doing there it has no purpose whatsoever. The elegance and that bold and clean no bullshit driving machine design of BMW until the 80ies has long gone though.. And what about those ever bigger getting center consoles, can we put our legs somewhere please??
Nice colour!
Great review. I always wondered, what does Autogefühl mean?
Auto - Gefühl = Car - Feeling
:)
This is amazing seriously
Love the exterior color!! Wish I could order an X5 with that color :)
What a fantastic car!
Hmmm would interesting to see how it does against the S Class Coupe
See our S Class Coupe review here: ruclips.net/video/ymGtReh6q2U/видео.html
If the upcoming new XJ can keep the XF's huge front grille and aggressive features of the XE, it will monster this gran coupe segment - all the others have failed for me
what's best is that it will probably depreciate the fastest too; great!!
Bring back Bangles
Is this supposed to be a sports car or a GT?
Black one is beautiful!
Wow... interesting! E53 vs M8 vs LC500🤔
Lasanda Sheppy S class not E
Love the blue
Best part 9:30! Oh the sacrifices Thomas makes!
역시 BMW
Nice looking car but.... the car that appears in the infotaiment screen is not the 8 series one, but a SUV one ,why ?? I see too many buttons (hot keys) in the central console and they look like too plastic!! Also the central air vents look to me too small, also the light of the inductive charger zone is yellow, is not a led light???
Pre-production model... thats why different car in gadges
gauges
Wait, the instrument cluster graphic shows an SUV rather than the actual car?!
Pre production
So funny when you tried the rear seats! Good looking car, if not quite the showstopper the concept was. The rear is too fussy for me and I’m not a fan of the new instruments. BMW’s classic dials were benchmark at one time for legibility, so easy to read at a glance, perfect for the driving enthusiast, who buys a car for how it drives and it’s depth of engineering rather than just the badge on the bonnet/hood.
Full driving review soon! :)
what is the point of BMW 8 series when you have the 6 Series?.
BMW is kind lost first they made 4 series which it could be 3 series coupe and now the 8 series
I had BMW
3 serie E30 2.5i
3 series E46 3.0i
X5 4.4i 2006
5 serie E60 2.8i
and the last was 3 serie E92 335i
well I can tell you I used to be fan but now Audi caught my attention although I like the Mercedes too
Mindbloing car
Thks Thom
Mmmmm not the car I thought it would be. The interior around the vents area looks Japanese like. Thanks for the review.
Gary - Australia
Thanks 🙏
Really elegant look. AND nice wheels. IN 2018. Impressed :P Only gripe is the weird rear "lip" that just looks like someone put a piece of rope over the trunk lid :P And that horrible blue color then. But there are others.. :P
Very nice, wish i could afford it 😣
cant decide which is sexier, the car or Thomas
:>
Omg in black 😍
If you are buying or i mean you can just buy a car like this then your life is pretty different to my life... We share the car feelings and we both work hard i am sure but for such and such reasons your wages are with added ZERO's at the end😂
Well done to you, you have made it👍
And i will get my hands on e92 instead😎
It's prettier anyway😛
the dash height like a 2016 camaro ss
1. The exterior is way too sporty when it shouldn't have been ! they should have offered a normal version and an M version.
2. The interior is so bland, there are very little design elements that break up the materials from each other, the leather covers most of the interior without much wood/trim.
This car is way too sporty when it should have been a 7 series coupe , it should have been understated and elegant not loud and in your face.
GS979 too sporty ?!?! What’s wrong with you, this car looks just stunning!
@@squirtlydude1101 you dont get it, its not about looking good or bad , its about looking the part! Rolls royce cars are extremely understated and simple when it comes to design , there are hyundais that look better than RR cars, but that does not matter because a RR should always be understated , simple and subtle. Its not that RR cannot design a flashy car , its that flashy does not match the RR character! Same with this car.
Personally id prefer a db11 the price wouldn't be much apart for the m8
I'm a Mercedes fan( not fanboy tho), but I prefer the design of the BMW 8 series than Mercedes S class Coupe, especially the back, which it competes with other competitors.
I can get a 2018 540i for good deal, I am afraid the 2020 will have this new grill making my car look old.
Von der Seitenansicht würde ich sagen Aston Martin oder Jaguar XK und hinten wirkt es auch irgendwie wie Jaguar
911 or 8-series?
Sportscar vs GT
I would still prefer a base 911 with comfort seats, brown leather interior in Irish racing green.
M8!!!
911 with a manual
S coupe
I'd call it a Grand Tourer Coupe.
10:06 Thomas in the rear seat
😂
Never talk bout front winglets
How could you compare something like this beauty with a Lexus LC plastic asian rice cooker? Some people really have no taste at all...
20cm shorter than the S Coupe. A shame they made it the size of a 2003 E39. The S63 Coupe is a manly 5044mm long. Also the interior looks like it’s 30 000€ cheaper than the S Class Coupe interior.
tompparaideri
Because the 8 series isn’t mean to be a full on Luxury coupe it’s more sporty than the S class and when the M8 comes out it will be competing in a different league of cars not with the S65 or S63. The AMG version is still a Luxury boat while the 8 will be driver focus and a performance car
True.
Agreed
So where does this leave the 6 Series?
BMW seriously need to differentiate the next gen 6 Series between the 4 Series and the 8 Series.
Those are the teeniest rear floor mats I have EVER seen. LOL
Why on earth does BMW keep coming up with these horrible compromises? I thought they learned something with the i8 but no. First the Z4, now this. Neither of these cars excel at anything! The 8 is big as hell, heavy, doesn't handle well and is unbelievably unpractical, which pretty much sums up the Z4 too except for the weight and dimensions. Why couldn't they just make it a pure grand tourer and make a real sports car as well? I honestly can't believe they're trying to compare this to the 911...
The only good looking BMW ever
I wish Audi release new S8 Plus Coupé .
Shant K never thought about that, but that would be awesome indeed!
Some day
Why? Audi can't compete with Bmw or Merc...You can't even try to compare the two brands. Audi is nothing but a VW for snobs.
Itumeleng Mogale what kind of mentality do you have ? So your telling me AUDI, PORSCHE, BENTLEY, LAMBORGHINI... all those are garbages it’s not high legel because of VW owns ! Haha, please go test drive S8 Plus & M760, or just check the reviews and then come coment, don’t forget BMW is bigger then Audi but go check German marketing sales you will see AUDI SELLING MORE CARS :)
Errm!!! you said Audi. Not Porsche or Bentley refer back to your original comment. And yes Audi is a VW for snobs. Audi does not outsell BMW maybe in Germany but not worldwide and that what actually counts. No normal person will compare a Audi with BMW or Mercedes yes it is considered a "Premium" car but let's be real the other brands are in another league.
Definitely a grand tourer
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What is this really competing against?
Sclass couoe
Coupe
Autogefühl that’s one ugly car. Are you sure it competes with this model?
Yeah
The f10, is the only thing BMW have done well since the end of the 90s, all there other cars lacks character.
Where to find a dwarf?
In the mines
So the 8 series is physically smaller than the 6 series coupe...and bmw want to make another 4 door version of a 2 door version of a 4 door....
10:40 phahahahah good old Thomas
=)
It's a "nice looking" car to say best. Nothing neck breaking or wowing after studying the LC500, GTS, S Class, or even the sexy sharp concept derivative of this car!!! This thing looks lackluster inside and out!
I like how you babbel Englisch! Nice Reviews von dir! Ohhh Ja, what a nice car! Eins können die wirklich: Schöne Autos bauen! :-)
I dont mind digital dials but these are absolutely horrible. The central console is also straight out of the 90ies. They got it right with the 3 but ruined the interior of the expensive 8. How? Why?
OMG! Lost opportunity,..Could have been really stunning,but horribly OVER designed,esp the rear.
So Porsche have Google maps, Mercedes an AR with MBUX, and BMW went.....oldskool.
Thomas I’m 192, am I going to fit in the back? 😂
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I wouldn't want to park this thing in city every day... That must be a real pain.
I still prefer the ds3 crossback 😂🤣😅
jesus christ this car is gigantic
Color looks more cobalt than sky blue in the video presentation. Overall a very sexy looking car, reminiscent of Opel Manta/Calibra, Peupeot 406 coupe. New look dash/cabin is very nice but has an almost Lexus feel with it's design ( nearly every newly released BMW model is comparable to the Japanese marque with the interior ).
Fantastic preview Thomas.
Thanks 🙏
This is better than Bentley Continental GT