- A new report claims BMW is planning to end production of the M8 Coupe early next year.
- The company has allegedly stopped taking orders and will likely remove it from their website soon.
- The future of the 8-Series lineup is uncertain, with the Coupe and Convertible rumored to end.
Large luxury coupes and convertibles haven’t fared well, and this pushed Mercedes to kill the S-Class Coupe and Cabriolet. Rumors have also suggested BMW would follow suit by axing the 8-Series Coupe and Convertible.
Fast forward to today and it appears that rumor is starting to come true. Citing a dealer bulletin, BMW Blog is reporting the M8 Coupe will go out of production early next year.
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As part of the retirement, no new orders are being accepted. However, the publication says “units currently in production statuses 105 or 047, as of December 20, 2024, will still be processed within one to two weeks, after which the model will be retired from BMW’s lineup.” The car and its configurator are also slated to be removed from the company’s website next month.
Through the first nine months of the year, BMW sold 4,058 members of the 8-Series lineup in America. That was a decline of 7.4% from a year ago. While the company doesn’t give a detailed sales breakdown, those numbers are spread across the Coupe, Convertible, and Gran Coupe as well as their M variants.
Speaking of the latter, the M8 Competition Coupe starts at $138,800 before a $1,175 destination fee and a $1,000 gas guzzler tax. The high-performance model is powered by a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 engine that produces 617 hp (460 kW / 626 PS) and 553 lb-ft (749 Nm) of torque. It’s connected to an eight-speed automatic transmission and a standard all-wheel drive system. This setup enables the car to accelerate from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in three seconds flat, before hitting a top speed of up to 190 mph (306 km/h).
