BMW finally pulled the covers off its BMW 8-series concept on Instagram, Youtube, and other social media platforms and it’s got fans of the 8-series thumping their chests ala Wolf of Wall Street.

Perhaps BMW saw the writing on the wall that millennials with a bit of cash who idolized these grand tourers of their childhood might want to drop some coin on a new one themselves. According to BMW all over social media and on an official press release earlier yesterday (May 25, 2017) BMW has officially took the covers off its BMW 8-series concept. Have a look at all the graceful proportions that is the new 8-series below. BMW even dropped a little trailer for you to enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrwE9I1CJqw&feature=share

According to BMW, what you see is most likely what you’ll get from concept to production car. Many of the elements that made the 90’s BMW 8-series great makes its own return in this new 8-series. First, there’s the overall shape with a long hood, a short rear deck, and a B-pillarless side profile. Thanks to a low roofline and an upwards sloping cockpit, if you squint hard enough, you can see similarities between the 8-series of yore from the rear and this new one. And like the old one, Hofmeister kink, it’s there. Absent from the front are the pop-up headlights. You didn’t expect that in 2017 did you?

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BMW 8-series concept

BMW was sure to distinguish itself from the likes of Mercedes and Lexus who have grand tourers of their own in the S-Class Coupe and Lexus LC500. While both those cars might swing the dial more towards luxury, this BMW 8-series is unabashed about its sporting pedigree pretenses.

Inside, the cabin is design to be more of a cockpit than a luxurious throne room. Rather than the be luxury car that the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe or Lexus LC500 are, the 8 Series Coupe’s interior is designed more in the realm of an Aston Martin DB11.

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BMW 8-series concept interior

No word on what lies underneath the hood of this concept or what they plan on putting underneath but we can guess they’ll stuff a twin-turbo V8 N63 which should give it more than enough oomph. Although the 8-series wasn’t meant to be a canyon carver, BMW has always given it enough power to satisfy its buyers.

BMW says this car will be available next year. Until then, we’ll continue salivating at pictures.

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