Only two generations of the BMW 8 Series exist, and we missed out on two of the most incredible versions from the first generation.

This manual 1990 BMW 850i Coupe has been hacked apart and reassembled ... More: Manhart Makes The E31 BMW 8-Series Great Again With E39 M5 V8 Manual Swap The 5.0-liter V12-equipped German coupe ...

And yet look at BMW’s new 8 Series, with its shinily silly cut-glass gear lever, its laser headlights, its outrageously powerful V8 engine and its bullfrog-but-beautiful stance - surely this is ...

And yet look at BMW’s new 8 Series, with its shinily silly cut-glass gear lever, its laser headlights, its outrageously powerful V8 engine and its bullfrog-but-beautiful stance - surely this is ...