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The BMW E31 is the first generation of the BMW 8 Series. It is a grand tourer built by BMW from 1990 to 1999 as a 2-door coupé , powered by either a V8 or V12 engine. Whilst it did supplant the original E24 based 6 Series in 1990, it was not a direct successor, but a new model class with a substantially higher price and performance than the 6 ...
The BMW 8 Series is a range of grand tourer coupes and convertibles produced by BMW. The 8 Series was introduced in 1990 under the E31 model code and was only available as a two-door coupé . [ 1 ] It is powered by a range of naturally aspirated V8 and V12 petrol engines . [ 2 ]
The second-generation of the BMW 8 Series consists of the BMW G14 (convertible version), BMW G15 (two-door coupe version) grand tourers and BMW G16 (four-door "Gran Coupe" sedan version) executive cars . The G14/G15/G16 generation has been in production since 2018, and is often collectively referred to as the G15.
While most other engines in the BMW range had switched to dual overhead camshafts with four valves per cylinder, the M73 used a single overhead camshaft and with two valves per cylinder. However, BMW engineers did create a prototype four-valve per cylinder V12, called the M72, which developed 265 kW (360 PS; 355 hp) and 530 N⋅m (391 lb⋅ft ...
The B12 5.7 was originally based on the newly introduced 850CSi. It was introduced to the public in November 1992. The B12 5.7 used the new BMW S70B56 V12 engine with capacity enlarged to 5.7-litres, a modified air intake, camshafts, and a modified crankshaft. The exhaust system used was Alpina designed with stainless steel catalytic converters ...
E31 may refer to: European route E31, a series of roads in Europe; Seibu Class E31, a Japanese electric locomotive; BMW 8 Series (E31), a 2-door car built by BMW from 1990 to 1999; Nimzo-Indian Defence, Leningrad, main line, Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code; Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway, route E31 in Malaysia
The BMW G32 is the fourth generation 6 Series, which went on sale in 2017. [14] The body style of the G32 is a 5-door fastback and it is marketed as "6 Series Gran Turismo" (replacing the previous generation 5 Series Gran Turismo). [15] The G32 was first introduced online on 14 June 2017 [16] and launched at the 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show in ...
BMW M8 Gran Coupé Concept. BMW revived the 8 Series nameplate by introducing the M8 GTE racecar (a first by BMW, as the brand usually introduces the production version first), which replaced the M6 GTLM at the end of the 2017 season of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, leading to speculation about a production equivalent to the racing car. [9]