IDRIVE REVIEW 2019 FULL
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A quick tap of the traction control button loosens up the driving nannies, but not as much as in a full out M-car. Lest all that power end up in unskilled hands, which it will. With so much power on hand, the AWD system is a necessary evil. Unlike the M5-which can be manually forced into RWD mode-the M850i’s front tires will always chime in when necessary. The slushbox routes the big V8’s power to a rear-biased xDrive all-wheel drive system that can bypass the front wheels completely when they aren’t required. Traditional automatics have become so good that even the almighty dual-clutch feels slow and clunky in comparison. The shifts from the ZF 8-speed automatic are barely perceptible in Comfort mode but become more aggressive and satisfyingly quick in Sport and Sport Plus. They’ll become a mere blip in the rear-view mirror before you can blink once. Need to pass slower moving traffic? Just steer ‘round and punch it. The whole time you’re surfing a wave of torque with seemingly unlimited reserves. Getting to a hundred kph from rest takes just 3.7 seconds. And while a BMW doesn’t offer the gravitas or prestige that an Aston Badge does, the M850i will give you more performance and comfort for much less money. It is also the only engine choice you get when you order the 8-Series in North America. That’s more than the Aston Martin Vantage and DB11 make from their Mercedes-AMG sourced eight-pots. The M850i’s bite lives up to its bark with 523 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque generated from an extensively updated 4.4-L twin-turbo V8.

Way better than the M5, and possibly the best I’ve heard from a BMW V8 in a long time.

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Some of that sound is synthetic, played through the speakers, but crack the window or listen from outside and the noise is epic. It’s not just the cracks and pops, which are crazy loud, but the baritone V8 rumble which springs to life, as if you were wearing earplugs and took them out.

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Thanks to a flap-controlled sport exhaust that can go from mild to snorting-wild when you switch over into the raciest Sport Plus driving mode. Confirmed by quickly craning heads and wide-eyed expressions of onlookers trying to figure out what new high-dollar machine they were witnessing pass them by.Īnd if they don’t see you, they’ll hear you-if you want them to. Some have pointed out many similarities to the current Mustang, and while in pictures I can see it, in person the M850i has oodles more presence. The hood is long and wide, the beltline high, and the greenhouse tiny with a short rear deck-classic GT proportions. Slim laser headlights with inner “light-tube” elements that border on sculptural art wrap around into the fenders while an optional carbon-fibre “double-bubble” roof harks back to sporting cars of yore. Growing larger and heavier wearing BMW’s latest design language comprised of oversized grilles and gaping bumper cutouts. Now, exactly 20 years later, the 8 is back. The limousine 7-series resumed its post at the top of BMW’s food chain.

Not counting the ultra-low-volume M1, it was the closest thing to a production supercar that Bayerische Motoren Werke made. It marked the end of one of the best-looking BMWs ever made: wedge-shaped, low slung pillarless profile, pop-up headlights, and an available V12. Known internally as E31, the last 8-Series rolled off BMW’s Dingolfing production line in 1999.

What’s Bad: Back seats best reserved for luggage, gas-guzzler.What’s Good: Tower of power, sultry styling, effortless cruiser.

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