The revival of the BMW 8 Series model is coming in 2019-2020, says a recent
Automobile report. Coinciding with the 8 Series resurrection is the death of the 6 Series lineup as we currently know it. Another way to look at this is the 6 Series being moved upmarket and rebranded as an 8 Series.
The 8 Series will be offered with a 4.0L V8, a 3.0L inline 6, and a plug-in hybrid with a 4 or 6 cylinder gasoline engine. It will compete directly with the likes of the 2-door S Class coupe and convertible, against which BMW hopes to be lighter and more nimble than by use of its CLAR architecture, already in use on the current 7 Series and expected to underpin the next 3, 4, 5, and 6 Series. There will be no gran coupe model for fear of cannibalizing 7 Series sales.
About that 6 Series -- the current lineup as we know it will be cleared out, including the coupe, convertible and gran coupe. Instead, the 6 series badge will be applied to the next generation 5 Series GT. We know this as the
G32 6 Series GT.
The report also claims that the 3 Series GT and 4 Series Gran Coupe will be merged into a single model. And as
reportedly earlier, there will also be a 2 Series Gran Coupe built off the UKL FWD/AWD platform.