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Written by Stephen Dobie
BMW is returning to Le Mans, and it"s doing so with a racing version of the new 8 Series coupe. More specifically, the M Division"s M8 version. And this is it.We"ve had glimpses of the M8 GTE in testing before, but never so short on disguise. As well as showing us what the race car will look like, it also gives us a good look at the road-going M8, too.We suspect its arches won"t be as wide, nor its aero as wild. But there"s a hint of the aggression we can expect over the svelte 8 Series coupe. Power for both road and race car is likely to come from a turbocharged V8 engine, sounding a bit like thisThe M8 GTE"s latest test has taken place at Daytona in the US, and it was official race testing ahead of January"s 24 Hours of Daytona, too. So the M8 was amongst its future competitors on track, on the circuit where it will make its motorsport debut in little over a month. Exciting.
Date written: 12 Dec 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10257
BMW is returning to Le Mans, and it"s doing so with a racing version of the new 8 Series coupe. More specifically, the M Division"s M8 version. And this is it.We"ve had glimpses of the M8 GTE in testing before, but never so short on disguise. As well as showing us what the race car will look like, it also gives us a good look at the road-going M8, too.We suspect its arches won"t be as wide, nor its aero as wild. But there"s a hint of the aggression we can expect over the svelte 8 Series coupe. Power for both road and race car is likely to come from a turbocharged V8 engine, sounding a bit like thisThe M8 GTE"s latest test has taken place at Daytona in the US, and it was official race testing ahead of January"s 24 Hours of Daytona, too. So the M8 was amongst its future competitors on track, on the circuit where it will make its motorsport debut in little over a month. Exciting.
Date written: 12 Dec 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10257
