BMW pipeline update!
8 series news: market intro summer 2018. Many things we saw in the concept are going into production, the mad instrument cluster and laser lights are some of them. Engines are a mixed bag: diesels seem to be carried over from current models, but lucky for us here we don’t care for diesels, what matters is the 850i (note the absence of “M”): the revised N63 will produce well over 500hp. This should make most people happy, I think.
B48TU in 30i vehicles will get a small power increase to 255hp. This is the engine G20 330i will come with.
Speaking of G20, it’s getting all the cool toys we’ve seen or only heard about. The same new instrument panel as the 8, special diff included with ZMP, ambient light, laser lights (even US cars), significantly improved autonomous driving capabilities, etc. A totally unexpected addition is remote engine start. But overall, interior quality and equipment are going to match or exceed the new X3.
B58TU will also get a small power increase to 335hp in non-M 40i versions. We’ll see it in G05 first.
N63 will get a small power bump for G05/G06 to 465hp. This is not a new revision, but the same one as the current 50i, just tuned a little.
S63 may get a small power bump in F95/F96 compared to F90. Really small.
G05: same toys again: the new instrument panel, optional laser lights (LED standard), and it looks like M Sport will come with 21″ or 22″ wheels. Which I think is crazy.
F95 is confirmed as MY2020. 2019 is going to be very busy for M cars.
i3 with the 120Ah battery will be available in 2018 as a MY2019.
F44 2GC (2 Series Gran Coupe) is confirmed for the U.S.