[5/18/20] The Ultimate M8 Competition by MANHART

MANHART Performance has been specializing in the optimizing of BMW vehicles for many years and by using its outstanding experience, the experts have now released the World’s fastest BMW M8 Competition: The MANHART MH8 800. 

The BMW M8 Competition out the factory has 625 hp, 750 Nm torque and a top speed of up to 305 km/h,. Its fascinatingly fast even in series production. But it can get even more extreme, as MANHART Performance has proven. 

The tuning company from Wuppertal has released its high performance package, conveniently named the “MH8 800”, and it takes the twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 engine to a whopping 823 horsepower and 1,050 Newton-meters (774 pound-feet) of torque. The newly gained muscle has slashed 0.6 seconds from the 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) run, which now takes only 2.6 seconds. To put that performance into perspective, Manhart’s M8 Competition Coupe is now just as quick as the new Porsche 911 Turbo S. 

The tuner did more than just fiddle with the S63 engine as the coupe also received a subtle body kit and not-so-subtle gold accents. There are custom 21-inch alloy wheels at the front and rear, along with a revamped suspension setup with adjustable springs allowing the driver to alter the vehicle’s height by 30 millimeters (1.18 inches).

Manhart has also modified the exhaust system and will happily remove the gasoline particulate filter to unlock a beefier engine soundtrack. The noise can be further amplified by a set of downpipes without catalytic converts, along with adjustable exhaust valves and quad 100-mm tips with a carbon look or a ceramic-coated finish.

Together with the folks at AutoTopNL on YouTube, Manhart has released a video of the M8 on an unrestricted section of the Autobahn at speeds of up to 193 mph (311 km/h).  

• Padeanu, A. (2020, May 15). BMW M8 Competition By Manhart Is 911 Turbo S Quick. Retrieved May 18, 2020, from https://www.motor1.com/news/423449/bmw-m8-competition-manhart-tuning/