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Written by Stephen Dobie
BMW has been supplying safety cars to MotoGP for 20 years now, and its latest is this M8 Competition. It debuted at the weekend"s race in Austria where Andrea Dovizioso recorded a vital win to keep in touch with Marc Marquez in the rider standings thus starting its role in the job partway through a season. It"s perhaps fitting that MotoGP has employed M Division"s most powerful car yet to work on a grid of 200mph bikes, with the 616bhp M8 Comp capable of 0-62mph in 3.2secs and a 186mph top speed. While the standard car comes with a wealth of tech, including Drift Mode-equipped four-wheel drive and almost all the electronics under the sun, BMW has understandably given it a small makeover for circuit duty.
Date written: 12 Aug 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16579
BMW has been supplying safety cars to MotoGP for 20 years now, and its latest is this M8 Competition. It debuted at the weekend"s race in Austria where Andrea Dovizioso recorded a vital win to keep in touch with Marc Marquez in the rider standings thus starting its role in the job partway through a season. It"s perhaps fitting that MotoGP has employed M Division"s most powerful car yet to work on a grid of 200mph bikes, with the 616bhp M8 Comp capable of 0-62mph in 3.2secs and a 186mph top speed. While the standard car comes with a wealth of tech, including Drift Mode-equipped four-wheel drive and almost all the electronics under the sun, BMW has understandably given it a small makeover for circuit duty.
Date written: 12 Aug 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16579
