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#1576

BMW 8 Series

🇩🇪 Germany ·1990–now· coupé / sedan / convertible

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BMW 8 Series, photo 1 of 2
1/2 Dinkun Chen· CC BY-SA 4.0

base stats

  • power 375 hptop version
  • efficiency 175 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 810 in NL#648 most common
  • price € 164.234new, 2026
  • weight 1,919 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
  • hybrid Petrol engine + small battery that charges itself. Great for city driving.

spec sheet

built
1990–now
body
coupé, sedan, convertible
engine
2.9 L–5.6 L
cylinders
6–12
turbo
some versions
power
282–375 hp
drive
all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
4
doors
3
weight
1,919 kg
fuel use
6.7–13.4 L/100 km
CO₂
175–319 g/km
US rating
13–25 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Midsize Cars, Subcompact Cars
avg new price NL
€ 149.542

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

810 are registered in the Netherlands today, #648 of all models. Most common build year: 2020 (145 cars).

19902026

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (15)
  • 840I 259
  • 850I Aut. U9 186
  • 840I Xdrive 153
  • 840D Xdrive 59
  • 840 Ci Aut. E2 30
  • 8ER Reihe 26
  • 850I 23
  • 850 Csi E2 17
  • 850I U9 13
  • 850 Csi 12
  • 8ER-Reihe 9
  • 850 Ci Aut. E2 6
  • 850 I 6
  • 850 Ci E2 6
  • 840CI 5

🇺🇸 US versions (80)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1991–2026. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2026840i Convertible3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)RWDPremium249.8
2026840i Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)RWDPremium249.8
2026840i Gran Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)RWDPremium249.8
2026840i xDrive Convertible3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium249.8
2026840i xDrive Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium249.8
2026840i xDrive Gran Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium249.8
2026M850i xDrive Convertible4.4 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium1912.4
2026M850i xDrive Coupe4.4 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium1912.4
2026M850i xDrive Gran Coupe4.4 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium1912.4
2025840i Convertible3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)RWDPremium249.8
2025840i Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)RWDPremium249.8
2025840i Gran Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)RWDPremium249.8
2025840i xDrive Convertible3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium249.8
2025840i xDrive Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium249.8
2025840i xDrive Gran Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium249.8
2025Alpina B8 Gran Coupe4.4 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium1912.4
2025M850i xDrive Convertible4.4 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium1912.4
2025M850i xDrive Coupe4.4 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium1912.4
2025M850i xDrive Gran Coupe4.4 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium1912.4
2024840i Convertible3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)RWDPremium249.8
2024840i Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)RWDPremium249.8
2024840i Gran Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)RWDPremium249.8
2024840i xDrive Convertible3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium249.8
2024840i xDrive Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium249.8
2024840i xDrive Gran Coupe3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic (S8)AWDPremium249.8

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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