The BMW M8 Coupe Has Revved Its Engine For The Last Time In America

Bad news: the BMW M8 Coupe is dead in the US. BMW’s big and fast coupe, the F92 if you’re really into BMWs, has been dropped from the company’s car configuration page. The news comes just a day after Alpina, the tuning arm of BMW, teased what appears to be a new M8 variant of its own.

Not all is lost, though, because buyers of big Bavarian grand tourers still have some options. They can still buy the convertible version of the car or the four-door M8 Gran Coupe. It seems that if people want to spend money on a big luxury GT, they want to do it either with adult-sized company along for the ride or with the wind in their hair.

M8 Coupe Gets Just One Generation

News of the car’s passing was confirmed by Motor1. A spokesperson from BMW USA told the site that dealers are no longer taking orders. So when the car is done, it’s done. If you’re looking to get the perfect spec, it might already be too late. BMW’s own inventory site makes a nationwide search impossible, but Auto Trader lists just 23 results for new M8 Coupes across the US.

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The BMW M8 arrived in 2019 as the M version of the second-generation BMW 8 Series. The 8, which was strangely smaller than the 6 it replaced, was offered as a two-door coupe, a convertible, and a four-door fastback Gran Coupe.

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BMW offers the M8 exclusively in Competition trim for 2025. Competition in M-speak means more power and a sharper chassis. In this case, the car’s S63 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 made 617 horsepower and 553 lb-ft of torque in place of the 591 hp and 553 lb-ft of the standard M8.

Four-Door And Open-Top Versions Will Stick Around

Per the report, the Gran Coupe and convertible are both going to remain in the lineup. At least for now. The Alpina B8, a more comfort-oriented version of the car in Gran Coupe form that delivers 612 hp and 590 lb-ft, will also remain available for the time being.

The news isn’t entirely a surprise. Reports surfaced last month that dealers had been informed of the death of the M8 Coupe. Like we said at the time, while enthusiasts love high-performance coupes, buyers in general don’t seem to. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class coupe, another stalwart of the class, was killed a couple of years ago. In BMW’s lineup, only the niche Z4 Roadster and even more niche XM, as well as the X2, sold fewer copies.

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BMW USA itself hasn’t seemed overly supportive of the M8 Coupe, though that’s probably a reflection of sales. The most recent photos of the car on its media website are from 2020, with no information or press releases newer than 2022. That’s not much love for a vehicle, and normally we would expect at least a copy and paste of the prior-year release for each model year. It also has been absent from BMW’s Test Fest, where each year the automaker brings nearly its entire lineup for a driving event.

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Motor1