New BMW 8 Series 2019 review - is it the ultimate GT?

The new BMW 8 Series has arrived to take on the Mercedes S-Class Coupe and Aston Martin DB11. The M850i is the flagship of the range - at least until the M8 arrives in 2019 - and is refined, quick and comfortable, but is it the ultimate GT? Alex Ingram gets behind the wheel to find out...

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The shortest car review I've seen in my life.

[Tiway_phl]

Seeing this car in person it looks like a refreshed 6 series but it is replacing it so makes sense. In videos it has the side profile resembling a mustang but in person it doesn't whatsoever.

[trinisuprazee]

i Like it! can't wait to see it out on the road

[kwesto]

The shape of the body looks like a stretched out Mustang.

[Redman]

Love BMW. Best German car maker. & still a family company.

[GuessWho]

And those are that premiere videos that we should wait for about 5 days? The worst review of bmw 8 on youtube.
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[JavierSanchez-khhk]

Why are the front tires so thin in this car?

[KLF_]

people who comment down section here saying :《i'll take an S-class or lexus LC.. over this any day》mostly can't even afford a Peugeot 206

[Mr.P]

A car that only a mother can love. It's not a bad looking vehicle but I would imagine one that you would need to be an admirer of BMW's styling cues.
Would need to see more reviews but currently I am not convinced. Something like the new Bentley Continental does appeal to me, this not quite yet if ever

[bossadave]

How do they make a car so big and yet with pathetic rear seats

[kesando]

...”is it the ultimate (Mustang) GT”? There fixed that for you.

[nastyscorp]

Can it switch to 2wd like the new M5 does ?

[HeadsUpTV]

Lol. There was a Mercedes Ad before the video began.

[michaelrussell]

Looks a bit like the latest Bentley 2019 Coupe

[kingphiltheill]

Great from the front, hideous roofline, okayish back. All in all way less that I expected.
It's a 6 series with a more expensive name. Sad.

[Random]

I have always liked BMWs I still own one (328i wagon) & have bought three but this things is ugly & looks pretty much like everything else. Why do bmws trunks have to stand out so much did chris bangle leave years ago?

[subrogation]

I echo the views of ewt415 below. I stopped the video halfway through. I just couldn’t stand that awful youth’s diction and grammar. Get rid of him, please!

[swanblake]

It looks like a Mustang with a Camaro's greenhouse. Terrible. I'd take a Lexus LC500 over this brick all day