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2020 BMW M8 is a big coupe with big power

With 617 horsepower, the BMW M8 devours racetrack asphalt.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
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This big red bruiser is the 2020 BMW M8 Competition coupe.

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The M8 is offered in base and Competition forms, the latter of which is a $13,000 upcharge.

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All M8s use a twin-turbo, 4.4-liter V8, as well as an eight-speed automatic transmission and xDrive all-wheel drive.

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The M8 Competition ups the output to 617 horsepower, but keeps the same 553 pound-feet of torque.

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The M8's all-wheel drive system can switch to a two-wheel drive mode, if drifting is your thing.

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The base M8 starts at $133,000 in the US.

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BMW will also offer the M8 in Convertible and Gran Coupe body styles.

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Standard iDrive 7 tech includes an AI assistant -- just say, "Hey, BMW," and you can access a number of connected-car features.

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The 2020 BMW M8 Coupe is on sale now.

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Keep scrolling or clicking for more photos of the 2020 BMW M8 Competition Coupe.

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