Showing the 2021 BMW M850 Gran Coupe M850i xDrive Gran Coupe 523.0-hp, 4.4-liter, 8 Cylinder Engine (Gasoline Fuel) $1,700 Starting MSRP $1,700 Starting MSRP $1,100 Starting MSRP $1,100 Starting ...

The BMW 8 Series is a large and imposing luxury ... turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six engine, while the M850i and the bonkers-fast (and expensive) M8 models get turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8s rated ...

As if the range-topping 523bhp M850i wasn’t special enough, BMW set to work on this special ... eight-speed automatic gearbox and xDrive all-wheel-drive system found in the standard car.

But the petrol M850i is harder to justify, being less comfortable than the Mercedes-Benz S560 Coupé and less entertaining than the Porsche 911 and Aston Martin DB11.

The M850i adds a sports exhaust system, lightweight 20in wheels and the M Sport differential, for that added cornering traction. All models also get a wind deflector and BMW’s Air Collars ...