BMW 8 Series?

Z3Driver · Apr 19, 2007, 11:53 PM

Hey i fell upon this today, interesting...

Quote:

BMW is showing off the CS Concept car -- which may hearken a new high-end sports flagship -- at the Shanghai auto show this week. It sports the latest refinements of head designer Chris Bangle's "flame surfacing" aesthetic, with more complex planar transitions and swage lines. We'll get more on the potential new "8-Series" from Shanghai as it comes. – Mike Spinelli

http://jalopnik.com/cars/concept-car...ept-253622.php

I can't get the photos to work... If someone could post them for me, that'd be awesome.

lambospeed · Apr 20, 2007, 12:01 AM

wow that looks soo sick thats a nice beemer if they do make it , and im guessing from that look of the design its rivals are the AUDI A5/S5 , MERCEDES CLS/CLS63

Z3Driver · Apr 20, 2007, 12:08 AM

Possibly, I wonder if they will come out with a coupe. Or and M version. I don't really understand the point of a big sedan like this if there is already the 7-series though.

shortrootand scarecrow · Apr 20, 2007, 1:06 AM

I don't dislike the interior. Although I think the exterior is very ugly. Does anyone agree with me here? I think I would actually prefer a CLS 63 AMG, as long as they could get rid of that horrible wood interior.

I also think the Porsche Panamera is as ugly as hell, but I do like the looks of the Aston Martin Rapide though. I would rather have an Aston Martin Rapide or CLS 63 with an altered interior.

EDIT: I have just seen you cannot get the pictures to work, so therefore I will attempt, with attempt being the operative word, to post them. Here goes nothing.

Z3Driver · Apr 20, 2007, 1:16 AM

Just the headlights are weird and grill is too big if u ask me. I've seen some spy pics of the panamera with a spoiler on it and i thought it looked WAY better than expected.

mclaren_mercedes_f1 · Apr 20, 2007, 1:26 AM

this looks like a messed up Maserati wanna-be.

Chiso · Apr 20, 2007, 2:20 AM

The front of this car from the side looks like an Aston Martin. Looks okay, but really I don't see the point of BMW making an 8-series when they have the 7-series.

Hedgehogs4Me · Apr 20, 2007, 2:44 AM

I like it, actually. Both the exterior AND the interior. BMW is thinking outside the box, and if some of you don't like that, too bad, some of us do.

Oh, god, people are going to kill me for writing that.

pawan · Apr 20, 2007, 3:07 AM

this car reminds me of the ford interceptor concept but love the older 8 series over this.

M3_GTR · Apr 20, 2007, 3:31 AM

interior is pure pimp, the fronts not that nice, but i loev the back lights!

GT King · Apr 20, 2007, 3:44 AM

Hmm, the front grille looks very weird, it's too big, it looks like a nostril.

But it's still pretty cool, the rear looks alright, i like the taillights and the exhaust. The rims and interior is very nice as well. It looks very modern and white. Overall it's a great car, cant wait for the official stuff to come...

d3agle · Apr 20, 2007, 4:00 AM

I like this car. The back and the side looks really good. Although the front looks ugly. Since this is only a concept it will probably have toned down front bumpers and grilles.
The 3rd picture definitely looks like a Rapide to me.

breakFan · Apr 20, 2007, 4:11 AM

I am looking forward to this battle...

S-Tune_S1 · Apr 20, 2007, 4:27 AM

^^

roof has a sloping line like the Charger .. looks pretty interesting although im not liking those wide front kidney grills.

v@nQu!$h~$ · Apr 20, 2007, 4:38 AM

The only thing messed up about this car is the front end IMO. The rear and interior, on the other hand, are magnificient!

Apr 20, 2007, 12:01 AM	#2
lambospeed Experienced Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 780	wow that looks soo sick thats a nice beemer if they do make it , and im guessing from that look of the design its rivals are the AUDI A5/S5 , MERCEDES CLS/CLS63 __________________ "The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams." Tupac Shakur

Apr 20, 2007, 1:06 AM	#4
shortrootand scarecrow Heil Myself Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Devon, U.K Posts: 1,352	I don't dislike the interior. Although I think the exterior is very ugly. Does anyone agree with me here? I think I would actually prefer a CLS 63 AMG, as long as they could get rid of that horrible wood interior. I also think the Porsche Panamera is as ugly as hell, but I do like the looks of the Aston Martin Rapide though. I would rather have an Aston Martin Rapide or CLS 63 with an altered interior. EDIT: I have just seen you cannot get the pictures to work, so therefore I will attempt, with attempt being the operative word, to post them. Here goes nothing. __________________ "Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong." - OW RIP Monkey (+1) Last edited by shortrootand scarecrow : Apr 20, 2007 at 1:26 AM.

Apr 20, 2007, 1:26 AM	#6
mclaren_mercedes_f1 VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 12,327	this looks like a messed up Maserati wanna-be. __________________ He lives in Puerto Rico dude, it's not a state. - Lancer Evo Power

Apr 20, 2007, 2:20 AM	#7
Chiso In memory of Randy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 691	The front of this car from the side looks like an Aston Martin. Looks okay, but really I don't see the point of BMW making an 8-series when they have the 7-series. __________________ In memory of Randy, R.I.P

Apr 20, 2007, 2:44 AM	#8
Hedgehogs4Me Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Earth somewhere Posts: 225	I like it, actually. Both the exterior AND the interior. BMW is thinking outside the box, and if some of you don't like that, too bad, some of us do. Oh, god, people are going to kill me for writing that. __________________ I'm sorry to say that my hedgehog just died on the 16th of May, 2007. He was 3 years old.

Apr 20, 2007, 12:08 AM	#3
Z3Driver No longer drives a Z3 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,101	Possibly, I wonder if they will come out with a coupe. Or and M version. I don't really understand the point of a big sedan like this if there is already the 7-series though.

Apr 20, 2007, 1:16 AM	#5
Z3Driver No longer drives a Z3 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,101	Just the headlights are weird and grill is too big if u ask me. I've seen some spy pics of the panamera with a spoiler on it and i thought it looked WAY better than expected.

Apr 20, 2007, 3:07 AM	#9
pawan Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 1,430	this car reminds me of the ford interceptor concept but love the older 8 series over this. __________________ necessity is the mother of all invention.

Apr 20, 2007, 3:31 AM	#10
M3_GTR hi :) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,200	interior is pure pimp, the fronts not that nice, but i loev the back lights! __________________ Plead guilty, show remorse. Tears could help. Cleavage and a short skirt would help more. - Ravenous

Apr 20, 2007, 3:44 AM	#11
GT King Forum Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia. Posts: 2,877	Hmm, the front grille looks very weird, it's too big, it looks like a nostril. But it's still pretty cool, the rear looks alright, i like the taillights and the exhaust. The rims and interior is very nice as well. It looks very modern and white. Overall it's a great car, cant wait for the official stuff to come... __________________ I honestly feel like opening my xbox dvd tray and violently throwing up into it ~ fluffyhead

Apr 20, 2007, 4:00 AM	#12
d3agle Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: sydney, Australia Posts: 209	I like this car. The back and the side looks really good. Although the front looks ugly. Since this is only a concept it will probably have toned down front bumpers and grilles. The 3rd picture definitely looks like a Rapide to me. __________________ :D

Apr 20, 2007, 4:11 AM	#13
breakFan SCF Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Newcastle, UK & Monaco Posts: 5,218	I am looking forward to this battle... Last edited by breakFan : Apr 20, 2007 at 6:29 AM.

Apr 20, 2007, 4:27 AM	#14
S-Tune_S1 P O R S C H E Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,530	^^ roof has a sloping line like the Charger .. looks pretty interesting although im not liking those wide front kidney grills.

Apr 20, 2007, 4:38 AM	#15
v@nQu!$h~$ Mr. Conservative Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 3,205	The only thing messed up about this car is the front end IMO. The rear and interior, on the other hand, are magnificient!

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