Praise be: BMW has not only previewed the all-new 8 Series Coupe that will launch in 2018, but confirmed a BMW M8 is also headed for production. The car, shown here in early prototype form complete with hefty amounts of camouflage, will be developed in tandem with the 8 Series, BMW has announced today. Full details are scant, but we do have some very intriguing tidbits.

For a start, there are what BMW describes as “Classical M features” for the exterior. The air intakes have been enlarged to feed the engine and improve cooling, while the brakes have been modified to handle a more aggressive driving style. At the rear, a new sports exhaust system gets four tailpipes to bellow through.

“The conception and development of the standard BMW 8 Series and the M model run in parallel,” Frank van Meel, the president of BMW’s M Division, said today of the M8. “The future BMW M8 will build on the genes of the 8 Series and augment its DNA with added track ability and generous extra portions of dynamic sharpness, precision and agility. It all flows into a driving experience that bears the familiar BMW M hallmarks and satisfies our customers’ most exacting requirements.”
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