就在8系概念车发布几天后，宝马宣布，正在研发M8。上周末，谍照记者在纽伯格林赛道拍到了正在测试的车辆。国外一家网站近日发布了其绘制的M8合成图。这款车采用黑色涂装，车身上带有“M8”标志。不过，前大灯造型类似宝马量产版车型。它的车头和侧面进气口看起来都更像量产版，车门把手和硕大后视镜看起来也很普通。而合金轮圈则取自概念车，但采用了类似M4 CS的黑色涂装，车窗也采用最初的金属边框装饰。宝马宣布，M8与普通8系车共同开发，未来还将有一款M8 GTE赛车版。后者将在明年1月的戴通纳24小时耐力赛上亮相，而8系标准版也将在明年发布，至于M8则将在2019年发布。

This BMW M8 Render Is Probably Close To The Real Deal

Only a couple of days after revealing the stunning 8 Series concept, BMW announced a full-on M8 is on its way. It did more than just that as a working prototype covered in camouflage made a splash last weekend at the Nürburgring.

A member of the Bimmer Post forums has decided to take an official image of the concept and put his Photoshop skills to good use to share his vision of the M8’s design while also taking into account the prototype. As you can see, the showcar’s glitzy kidney grille is gone to make room for a more plausible setup finished in black and adorned by the M8 logo. The sleek headlights have been replaced with conventional clusters in the same vein as those installed on recent BMW production cars.

Both front and side intakes have received a more realistic appearance, along with conventional door handles and bigger mirrors. The alloy wheels have been carried over from the concept, but with an M4 CS-inspired black look also noticeable around the windows to replace the original metallic trim.

BMW has announced the M8 is being developed concomitantly with the regular 8 Series and there will also be an M8 GTE race car. The latter will debut in January 2018 at the Daytona 24 Hours and will be followed the same year by the road-going 8 Series. As for the M8, it will likely arrive in 2019.