047 means that one's order has been submitted to BMW AG, but without dealer allocation. Status 105 stands for order out of production period.
Uploaded on Bimmerpost, the dealer bulletin further states that M8 Coupe will be removed from the US-market build & price tool sometime during January 2025.
The final piece of information will please M8 enthusiasts, for both the M8 Convertible and M8 Gran Coupe will soldier on.
For how long, it's not clear as of this writing. Hearsay suggests October 2025 for all versions of the 8 Series, but alas, BMW did not confirm or deny the purported EOP date.
Hearsay further suggests a redesigned 8er coming in the latter half of 2026 for model year 2027, with its tentative codenames being G75 for the coupe, G76 for the convertible, G77 for the Gran Coupe, and G93 for the M8 Gran Coupe.
Based on the aforementioned Gs and the current generation's highly modular platform, the next generation of the 8 should continue on the CLuster ARchitecture.
If there will be a third-gen 8er, varying degrees of electrification will augment its base I6 and punchier V8 engines. The 8 Series and M8 feature non-electrified sixers and eights, namely the B58, N63, and the M-specific S63.
As you're well aware, BMW improved the B58 single-turbo I6 with 48V mild-hybrid assistance in the likes of the M340i and M440i.
As for the N63 and S63, both were replaced in most BMW applications by the so-called S68 engine. Most curiously, the S63 made its debut in an M Performance model.
MW last updated the M8 in 2022 for model year 2023. A larger touchscreen opens the list of improvements, followed by new paint colors, a small revision to the illuminated kidney grille, and optional M Carbon bucket seats.
According to the order guide for MY25, all three versions come with the B44T4 version of the S63, meaning 617 horsepower at 6,000 revolutions per minute and 553 pound-feet (750 Newton-meters) from 1,800 through 5,860 rpm.
It should come as no surprise that all feature ZF's tried-and-tested 8HP automatic transmission.
The M8 Competition Coupe and M8 Competition Gran Coupe need 3.0 seconds to reach 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour), whereas the M8 Competition Convertible requires one additional tenth of a second.
Typical of an M, the M8 is electronically limited from the factory to 155 miles per hour (250 kilometers per hour).
Opting for the M Driver's Package raises top speed to 190 miles per hour (305 kilometers per hour).
As of this writing, the Competition-only M8 Coupe retails at $138,800 before destination and options.
$140,000 is the starting price of the RS 7 Sportback performance-rivaling M8 Competition Gran Coupe, whereas $150,000 is the MSRP of the convertible.
