I saw an old BMW 850 on the road the other day and I still got a bit of tingle – thinking back to how it felt when I first saw one as a kid. God they were cool. they’re still cool. The mind blowing thing about it, was that the shape of the car hardly changed for many years. I mean, look at this little 8 series from the 90’s..

You could launch this now and no-one would mind..

 

850 CSI – pretty sick

 

We were further reminded of the legendary 8 series in the late 90’s when Will Smith released the song Getting Jiggy With It (here), which was loosely based on my life and included the lyrics:

 

Eight-fifty i.s. if you need a lift
Whos the kid in the drop
Who else will smith
Livin that life some consider a myth
Rock from south street to one two fifth
Women used to tease me
Give it to me now nice and easy

CLICK HERE for that music video
(it’s awesome)

We certainly did get jiggy with it. At Taboo in Claremont, to be precise.

So anyway, it was very recently that I saw an 850 on the Cape Town roads and now, quite fortuitously, I stumble upon some mention of a BMW M8!

Check it out:

 

 

Quite mean.

Then I got this, from You Are Here, which has not been confirmed by any official source:

 

The model in the pictures below is the BMW M8 concept car, the Bavaria motor house’s last word in luxury and performance.

With a rumoured top speed of 462km/h (288mph), it outpaces the 1000+ hp Bugatti Veyron, which has a top speed of 407 km/h. astoundingly, the BMW M8 does this with no help from a supercharger or turbo while the Veyron relies on a quad-turbocharged 8L engine.

If these stats are indeed true, this will make the BMW M8 the fastest production car in the world, surpassing the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, which ousted the Veyron from it’s top spot.

BMW M8 stats
Top speed > Limited 462 km/h (288 mph)
0 – 100 km/h ( 62 mph) est. 3.5 seconds
0 – 200 km/h (124 mph) est. 9.5 seconds
0 – 300 km/h ( 186 mph) est. 22.0 seconds

 

Ja, deal with it.

 

[thanks simon]