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  • <p>The 2020 BMW M8 coupe and convertible take the M5's all-wheel-drive powertrain and drop it into a shapely two-door. It drives well, and it's fast as hell, but it's not the fully uncorked M car we'd like it to be. Read the full story <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a29405333/2020-bmw-m8-coupe-convertible-competition-drive/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">here</a>.</p>
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    The 2020 BMW M8 coupe and convertible take the M5's all-wheel-drive powertrain and drop it into a shapely two-door. It drives well, and it's fast as hell, but it's not the fully uncorked M car we'd like it to be. Read the full story here.

  • <p>Like its M5 brethren, the M8 Competition has a 617-hp 4.4-liter V-8. The standard M8 comes with only 600 trotting ponies.</p>
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    Like its M5 brethren, the M8 Competition has a 617-hp 4.4-liter V-8. The standard M8 comes with only 600 trotting ponies.

  • <p>Should you prefer your massive 617-hp two-door to be roofless, there's always the M8 convertible to coif your mane.</p>
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    Should you prefer your massive 617-hp two-door to be roofless, there's always the M8 convertible to coif your mane.

  • <p>All M8s are all-wheel drive. Because power output is now at Full Stupid, two tires are not enough to put the torque to the ground. It's a problem, but it's a good one.</p>
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    All M8s are all-wheel drive. Because power output is now at Full Stupid, two tires are not enough to put the torque to the ground. It's a problem, but it's a good one.

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    The 2020 BMW M8 Coupe and Convertible Drive Well and They're Fast as Hell

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  • <p>The truth is that as long as you keep stability control enabled, you have to try pretty hard to get the M8 out of shape. And even in its more aggressive modes, slip angles are modest.</p>
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    The truth is that as long as you keep stability control enabled, you have to try pretty hard to get the M8 out of shape. And even in its more aggressive modes, slip angles are modest.

  • <p>Every version of the M8 will use ZF's excellent eight-speed automatic transmission. It's a fine gearbox that feels every bit as quick as a dual-clutch and is smoother than most.</p>
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    Every version of the M8 will use ZF's excellent eight-speed automatic transmission. It's a fine gearbox that feels every bit as quick as a dual-clutch and is smoother than most.

  • <p>Ride quality in Comfort mode is genuinely soft. It's possible BMW understands who buys these cars. Hint: not high-school juniors.</p>
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    Ride quality in Comfort mode is genuinely soft. It's possible BMW understands who buys these cars. Hint: not high-school juniors.

  • <p>It's not clear what advantage the M8's laterally moving shifter offers over a conventional automatic's longitudinal shifter. But that's what you get in the M brand: unjustified weirdness.</p>
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    It's not clear what advantage the M8's laterally moving shifter offers over a conventional automatic's longitudinal shifter. But that's what you get in the M brand: unjustified weirdness.

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  • <p>Perhaps the only real problem with the M8 is its proximity in experience to the lesser M850i. Though quicker, it's hard to say it's better.</p>
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    Perhaps the only real problem with the M8 is its proximity in experience to the lesser M850i. Though quicker, it's hard to say it's better.

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<p>The 2020 BMW M8 coupe and convertible take the M5's all-wheel-drive powertrain and drop it into a shapely two-door. It drives well, and it's fast as hell, but it's not the fully uncorked M car we'd like it to be. Read the full story <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a29405333/2020-bmw-m8-coupe-convertible-competition-drive/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">here</a>.</p>
<p>Like its M5 brethren, the M8 Competition has a 617-hp 4.4-liter V-8. The standard M8 comes with only 600 trotting ponies.</p>
<p>Should you prefer your massive 617-hp two-door to be roofless, there's always the M8 convertible to coif your mane.</p>
<p>All M8s are all-wheel drive. Because power output is now at Full Stupid, two tires are not enough to put the torque to the ground. It's a problem, but it's a good one.</p>
Photo credit: BMW
<p>The truth is that as long as you keep stability control enabled, you have to try pretty hard to get the M8 out of shape. And even in its more aggressive modes, slip angles are modest.</p>
<p>Every version of the M8 will use ZF's excellent eight-speed automatic transmission. It's a fine gearbox that feels every bit as quick as a dual-clutch and is smoother than most.</p>
<p>Ride quality in Comfort mode is genuinely soft. It's possible BMW understands who buys these cars. Hint: not high-school juniors.</p>
<p>It's not clear what advantage the M8's laterally moving shifter offers over a conventional automatic's longitudinal shifter. But that's what you get in the M brand: unjustified weirdness.</p>
Photo credit: BMW
<p>Perhaps the only real problem with the M8 is its proximity in experience to the lesser M850i. Though quicker, it's hard to say it's better.</p>
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