The blue is meant to symbolize the “vastness of space” and how the 8 Series is a “globally available product,” according to BMW and Koons. The comic-style stickers on the sides “symbolize the vehicle’s power and speed,” according to Koons, while the dashed lines refer to a 2010 E92 M3 GT2 Art Car also created by him.

The stickers also go well with the interior’s bold red and blue leather, which was ostensibly inspired by superheroes. BMW did not mention if Koons is a fan of Spider-Man or Superman. BMW did point out that it takes 11 phases to complete the car’s paint, and it will only be completing two vehicles each week.

There will only be 99 Koons 8 Series pieces available globally. It will only be offered in the M850i xDrive version in the United States, where it will cost $350,995, more than three times as much as a base M850i xDrive. Christie’s will hold an auction for one of the examples that will be on exhibit from April 1–4 at Rockefeller Plaza. Undoubtedly, the price will increase, but all the money raised will be donated to the International Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

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An overview of the Hamann Tunning

As obvious with Hamann Tunning, even in these models, the rims will be the main aspect for the tunning. Another formidable point that deserves a special mention is about the striking shades. You have options to pick from alternatives like Black line, Hyper Silver as well as Graphite Gray. Use of such unique shades for the rim is what crafts a unique look for the car.

The manufacturer takes special care about the Tunning parts of the 8 Series Vehicles

The point that impresses the car enthusiasts about the BMW 8 Series G14/15 Vehicles is the attention paid on the tunning parts. The features the unique Hanmann Pedals that comes with automated transmission aspects. Another appreciable job on the part of the manufacturer is the choice of anodised Aluminum materials in the construction of these pedals. This comprehensive step ensures the safety to the passengers as well. It itself is a solid reason for you to invest in these vehicles.

Hamann Wheel Rim tunning

In addition to its exclusive range, Hamann tunning emphasizes on the optimum functionality, cutting-edge technology, and most importantly, it adopts aesthetics to the highest extent. The manufacturer, understanding the fact that a powerful car demands powerful wheels to ensure the optimum performance and comprehensive road safety, takes the adequate measure to offer the drivers the capacity to control the car within the minimum surface area. This is why the aspect of tuning becomes so important.

The adoption of lightweight and state-of-art technology ensures the perfect balance between the aspects of durability and low weight. This combination guarantees the best response of the suspensions with the highest stability, an inevitable factor for the Hamann Models.

Hamann offers 3 extravagant ranges of wheel for the best in class vehicles. Each of these ranges imposes on the vehicles some unique attributes and makes these vehicles truly a class itself.

Sleek and trim yet robust construction

The dimension of the wheelbase is 111.1 inches, while the length of the cars is around 191 inches. As for the width and height, the figures are 74.9 and 52.8 inches, respectively. The weight of the convertible models is around 2,090 Kgs, along with the fluid. The unladen weight of the coupe model vehicles is around 1900 KGs. Thus, it will be right to state that the cars feature sleek & trim as well as sturdy construction.

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Manhart offers a package called “MH8 600”, strictly for the BMW M850i. What does this package contain? Well, first of all it gives your car much more horsepower, 621hp and 870Nm, compared to 530hp and 750Nm as the factory version comes with, but that’s not all! This package also includes the following: H&R suspension, 21-inch Manhart alloy wheels, front and rear bumpers made of hiqh quality carbon fiber, a new muffler at the back that is also made from carbon fiber material and some gold stripes all over the car that will tell you everything about it, supremacy! All of these were added to give a better version of the stock BMW M850i to be at least as good as the future M8 is going to be released in 2019.

Let’s talk about the acceleration of this monster. Given the improvements made by Manhart to this BMW M850i, the acceleration from 0 to 100km/h is done 0.5s faster than the stock version that accelerates in 3.6s, which is impressive. It accelerates nearly 3.0s to 100km/h.

Congrats Manhart for your hard work getting this car to a new level that offers much more aggressive driving and adrenaline to the driver. We can call it “The Monster”!

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This particular Alpina B12 Coupe is one of only two ever made that sport right hand steering wheel and a 6 speed manual transmission.

To understand why this is such a big deal, you have to know a bit about the BMW 8 Series, the car this is based on. Ever since it was launched, the 8 Series was an instant success to fans of the brand and cars in general. This was back in 1989. Today, seeing a BMW 8 Series on the streets is a rare thing, and seeing the Alpina B12 version of it even more so.

So where exactly does this come from? As is the case with many cars as rare as this, it came out of a private collector’s garage. In this case, it was the Sultan of Brunei, a world known car collector. The only thing surprising about the whole deal is the asking price for it: £80.000. This is quite a low price, considering the Alpina B12 Coupe was kept in a garage and barely run.

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