It looks like BMW is waiting for it to reach maturity and for the pricing to go down, before committing.
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Nothing has been confirmed yet so take it with a little pinch of salt for now but we will keep an ear to the ground for any form of confirmation in the near future.
BMW Chief of Engineering, Klaus Fröhlich, in a roundtable interview with journalists, said that BMW’s M division is betting big on battery power.
One of the electric motors is mounted at the front axle while the other two sit at the back.
You should be able to see a clear design reference to the iconic Giugiaro-designed BMW M1, and the M1 Hommage concept of a few years ago.
The BMW M8 Competition Coupe is yet to go on sale so he could be the first owner in the world.
At the moment, the most powerful model is the M135i xDrive pushing out 302 horsepower (225 kW) and 450 Nm of torque.
South Africa will be receiving three engine variants of the new 8 Series GC.
The head of BMW’s M division reportedly said that the new M8 has beaten the M4 GTS’ time of 7:27.88.
Mulgari will only be making 25 Icon03s in total.