Talk:BMW 8 Series

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Model chart

The 8-Series is not included in the model chart for BMW! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.196.189.121 (talk) 14:21, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

CAD

Is there any justification for saying that CAD was unusual in 1989? It was first used in BL in 1985, or before, and I am pretty sure Lotus were using CAD in 1989 Greglocock 08:15, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I remember reading, a long time ago, that Nissan were using Cray supercomputers in the design of their cars as far back as the mid-'80s Jason404 (talk) 02:48, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Production figures don't add up

The article is a bit of a mess. It states that 30,000 8-Series were produced worldwide, yet the figures in the table at the bottom don't add up to anywhere near that amount. Also the article says the car was introduced in 1989, yet in other places it states 1991.Davez621 (talk) 11:08, 10 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

brilliant design

The most beautiful BMW model , brilliant contribution of Klaus Kapitza! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jovanmensa (talk • contribs) 13:57, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New 8 Series

BMW is rumored to have plans to revive the 8 Series, it may be coming out in 2010 or in 2011, it is going to be a 4-door coupe that competes with the Porsche Panamera, Aston Martin Rapide, and Mercedes-Benz CLS Class. It may also be true that it will be launched at the IAA Frankfurt Auto Show in 2014 for its 25th Anniversary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by UncleMikhail (talk • contribs) 02:08, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comparison to Mercedes CL

I've checked all of Road & Track's reviews of the BMW 8-Series. They make no mention of it being designed to compete in the marketplace against the Mercedes CL (the CL is considerably larger). The single model it was compared to was the Porsche 928, and in the US market that was its main competetor. If you have references showing that this car was designed to compete with the Mercedes CL please post them, otherwise this reference will be deleted. Ken keisel (talk) 19:53, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Page heading image shows non stock vehicle

Aftermarket wheels have been fitted. Perhaps an image showing the car on stock wheels would be more appropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.8.10.2 (talk) 21:16, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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BMW 8 Series (E31) → BMW 8 Series – There was only one generation of the 8 Series, so it is currently at a needless disambguator. Whilst there was a concept car that used the 8 Series name, I do not see why that should mean this page requires a disambiguator. Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 15:46, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support truncated name for reasons provided by Lukeno94. OSX (talk • contributions) 01:11, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support per Luke - Only one gen made and "BMW 8 Series" redirects back to the E31 so seems logical just to move this to 8 Series really. –Davey2010^Talk 21:18, 29 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Personal opinion?

"But this is a design study that works and compared to the spy photography of the upcoming production 8 Series, it closely resembles the real thing." I think this sentence is a personal opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shakurazz (talk • contribs) 11:38, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I would agree with that. The entire Second Generation section needs an update and clean up anyways. Toasted Meter (talk) 14:09, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox photo

I am not a huge fan of the photo in the infobox currently, I thought the old one was nearly perfect, the only thing that gives me pause are the AC Schnitzer wheels, which I like but are not representative of the car as originally delivered. The car in the new photo also has AC Schnitzer wheels. The same problem is present on the 8 Series page where the car has Hartge wheels. I think the Alexandre Prévot photo would with a bit of cropping Be very nice. Toasted Meter (talk) 13:01, 16 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Old photo with AC Schnitzer wheels

New photo with AC Schnitzer wheels

New photo with Hartge wheels

My proposed photo with BMW wheels

Your proposed photo is fine. Restoring it. U¹ _quattro TALK 07:01, 29 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

NEW (YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQhubbiE388 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.38.65.148 (talk) 00:59, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Why do we care? The production car is now out, deliveries are starting, some video of the concept is not very relevant. Toasted Meter (talk) 02:59, 18 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

New proposal

I would like to proposal a better picture for the infobox. Thoughts? --Vauxford (talk) 19:12, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Original example, non reflective and no distracting background, the photo has been long used in other articles, I find this is a better example then the one Toasted Meter chosen.

I think the wheels look dirty and the car overall is a bit dingy. The reflections serve to accentuate the lines of the car, on the silver car the styling lines are a bit indistinct. Toasted Meter (talk) 19:18, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

True. The wheels are not even original BMW wheels. Previous image is fine. U¹ _quattro TALK 07:13, 29 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Those are BMW style 8s, not aftermarket, they were factory fitted to the E31. The picture has problems but wheel originally is not one. Toasted Meter (talk) 08:57, 29 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]