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Spy images of a mysterious Bmw M8 mule tested at the Nurburgring may be our first glimpse of BMW’s 600-horsepower plug-in hybrid. The demise of BMW’s plug-in i8 central engine hybrid with no news of a direct replacement has led us to wonder what BMW has in the workshop for the long term of the formula, but if this first prototype is something to continue, it can be safe. and sound. We don’t know how BMW plans to call its next set of all-electric and rechargeable variants, but whatever its name is, the outlook is really fascinating.
Let’s start with what we’re looking at. At first glance, this appears to be a fairly run-of-the-mill BMW M8 with some camouflage over the front and rear, which is about what you’d expect to see from a company that is likely developing alternative bodywork for a mid-cycle update or a new appearance package. Looking more closely, however, we see the strategic tinting of the rear window glass along with very obvious air intake vents where the rear side windows should be. Translation? There’s something back there that 1) needs air flow and 2) BMW doesn’t want us to see.
To grease the skates a little more, our spies tell us that this car’s engine did not have a smart look like the V8 discovered under the hood of the BMW M8 or its racing variant, the M8 GTE, which picks up the configuration of the front engine of the first. Array In fact, the spy even called the sound “different”, so he would simply be a smart seller, however, the fact is that all that is underneath is not an M8 or any other derivative of the 8 series that is known lately. Us.
Virtually all the things that make it an unlikely variant of the M8, from the central engine design to the unconventional exhaust note, make it a compelling case like a revival of BMW’s flagship plug-in product. Even the wheels look strangely like the BMW Vision M Next concept that the company showed in Frankfurt last year, which would have been a plug-in hybrid with a four-cylinder gasoline engine with six-hundred-horsepower turbocharger. BMW said it can make 0 to 62 mph in 3.0 seconds with a more responsive speed of 186 mph and an all-electric range of 62 miles.
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