Tell me about the 8 series please

SouthernBimma85 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-04-2003, 12:03 PM

Could you guys tell some stuff about 8 series BMW, specially the 850i or 850ci. Just curiousity right now, always thought they were hot cars.

Kompressor · #2 (**permalink**) 10-04-2003, 12:33 PM

850Ci 5.4L 322 hp V12
850CSi 5.6L 372 hp V12
850i 5.0L 296 hp V12

SickFingas · #3 (**permalink**) 10-04-2003, 01:00 PM

www.e31.de

platinum · #4 (**permalink**) 10-04-2003, 03:26 PM

I used to drive my dads 840ci all over the place..Georgeous car that was insanely good looking, black and sleek. Only the 850csi came in manual, a 6spd.

I figure my ideal car would be an 850ci widebody twin turbo, it would be a dream in iteself. I definitely recommend that car, handles great in the snow with snow tires.

Adam

E31 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-04-2003, 09:54 PM

Ask away.......what do you want to know........

hightcn · #6 (**permalink**) 10-04-2003, 11:48 PM

my dad's boss has an 850ci thats op on jack stands....using the wheels on his m5...there is another 840 around town.....of all the cars bmw made they seem to be the least exciting to me...dont ask why

SouthernBimma85 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-05-2003, 12:08 AM

I was just wondering what the pros and cons are to owning one. What problems do they have? I know that they have alittle bit too much power for me right now, but I just got curious about them. So I thought I would ask.

hightcn · #8 (**permalink**) 10-05-2003, 06:02 PM

well the power to weight isnt the best if im not mistaken...my friend said his sister was spanking him in a z3 she had......

hightcn · #9 (**permalink**) 10-05-2003, 06:03 PM

that was on winding mountain roads though...

PasadenaE24 · #10 (**permalink**) 10-05-2003, 06:08 PM

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Originally posted by platinum
I used to drive my dads 840ci all over the place..Georgeous car that was insanely good looking, black and sleek. Only the 850csi came in manual, a 6spd.

I figure my ideal car would be an 850ci widebody twin turbo, it would be a dream in iteself. I definitely recommend that car, handles great in the snow with snow tires.

Adam

not quite, there were 200 850i's in 1990 and 1991 that had 6speeds.

PasadenaE24 · #11 (**permalink**) 10-05-2003, 06:09 PM

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Originally posted by hightcn
that was on winding mountain roads though...

that has nothing to do with power to weight. and its common sense that a Z3 would spank an 8er in the twisties.... ~3000lb roadster with tight suspension vs. a 4200lb GT with a sporty suspension.

hightcn · #12 (**permalink**) 10-05-2003, 06:26 PM

wait so coming out of a corner to accelerate has nothing to do with power/weight?

dennys330ci · #13 (**permalink**) 10-05-2003, 07:24 PM

http://www.bmwe31.com/

This should be a good site for you. The 8's got a bad rap when they came out because they were the bigger replacement for the 6. They are heavy, but high luxury. I think the 850i started around 85-90k, versus the signifigantly less expensive 6.

I think, in my humble opinion, that the 8 should be an auto. It is more luxury than sport, unless we are talking about the Motorsport tuned 850Csi. That is a different story.

Happy learning!

Denny

325Fan · #14 (**permalink**) 10-05-2003, 11:10 PM

Let's not fight people... All Bimmers are enjoyable. Settled?

PasadenaE24 · #15 (**permalink**) 10-06-2003, 01:07 AM

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Originally posted by hightcn
wait so coming out of a corner to accelerate has nothing to do with power/weight?

acceleration depends on torque, speed is horsepower dependant. If anything, an 850Ci should have an advantage when it comes to initial acceleration out of a corner (for the first second or so). However, through the corner the car is still going to be much slower, so if you're doing 2/3 of a mile per 1 mile covered of twisties, then corner acceleration isn't that important.