Both Porsche and Mercedes will soon have a new competitor for their four-door coupe as BMW readies its four-door coupe-like sedan. BMW new four-door luxury GT flagship, possibly called the 8-Series, will be based heavily on the BMW Concept CS and will be launched in 2010. It will compete with models like Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, Porsche Panamera and Aston Martin Rapide.

The car will be built bu BMW’s M division, but will not carry a M name: “It will take a couple of years [to get the CS to market],” says BMW M president Ludwig Willisch. "The naming is not defined yet but it will not be an M car".

The 2010 8-Series will be made out of aluminum and carbon fiber to reduce weight for increased performance. One of the engine options will be a 6.0-liter V12 formed by adding two cylinders to the M5’s V10.

BMW 8-Series coming in 2010? originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 5 September 2008 16:25 EST.

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BMW 8-Series coming back? originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 2 April 2007 12:00 EST.

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The 8-series was conceive by BMW as a upper class coupe since 1981, but the project recived the green light three years later.Design of the 8 Series began in 1984, with construction starting in 1986. BMW used CAD tools, still unusual at the time, to design an all-new body. Combined with wind tunnel testing, the resulting car had a drag coefficient of 0.29, a major improvement from the previous BMW M6/635CSi’s 0.39.

BMW 8-series originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 21 November 2006 15:33 EST.

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