850CSi vs NSX: Which looks better?

[M.Burroughs]

Its also worth noting that the 8-series did a lot of firsts...
It was the first V12 6-speed road car ever. It was the first drive-by-wire car ever, technology every car out there uses today. It was the first multi-link rear axle car as well.

[Charlie.S]

i wish there was an m8 like this prototype,

"
One of BMW's best-kept secrets is the canceled BMW M8 Prototype. Originally envisioned as a Ferrari competitor, only a single prototype was ever produced, equipped with a special 550 bhp (410 kW) version of the S70 engine, essentially a bored out version of the M70 with experimental multi valve cylinder heads. A common misconception is that this engine eventually ended up in the McLaren F1. However, when this was suggested to McLaren's designer Gordon Murray, the idea was rejected because the engine was overweight and too long for the McLaren F1. A whole new engine was designed which has a closer resemblance to the later euro S50B30 BMW M3 engine.

The project was eventually scrapped because BMW decided that there was no market for an M8. The only prototype ever produced (one that was reportedly not even road safe) was locked away by BMW in the company's Giftschrank (poison storage) and has reportedly been destroyed[1].

While the M8 was never produced, it is interesting to note that the 850CSi was also tuned by BMW's "M" division. Aside from sporting an M-tuned engine (as identified by the S suffix instead of the M prefix that a true M car would wear), the car's VIN identifies the car as being built by BMW Motorsport (identified by the WBS prefix) instead of BMW AG (WBA prefix). This effectively identifies the 850CSi as essentially a detuned version of the M8 "

[M.Burroughs]

i like the 850i but if it was a better lookin car than the nsx it wouldnt have been axed. nsx had like a 12 yr run wit only minor changes.

The BMW had an 11 year run.

[M.Burroughs]

You can also do that on the Wangan in a NSX

Yanachan's NSX 1/2
Yanachan's NSX 2/2

It wasn't so much about going fast down the autobahn as it was how the car took it. the 8 on the autobahn is an entirely different animal than an NSX.

[525iT_Feen]

e31 without a doubt

[jasonklee]

I just see the 850 as an executive, exclusive, autobahn POUNDING touring coupe that will pamper you while you run the streets.
I dunno, NSXs are cool, dont get me wrong. They're sick. But I wouldn't like driving it.

You can also do that on the Wangan in a NSX

Yanachan's NSX 1/2
Yanachan's NSX 2/2

[m44lee]

if only the m8 had gone into production then there would of been no doubt!
no matter what you did to an nsx it wouldnt of come anywhere near this!

[M.Burroughs]

I just see the 850 as an executive, exclusive, autobahn POUNDING touring coupe that will pamper you while you run the streets.
I dunno, NSXs are cool, dont get me wrong. They're sick. But I wouldn't like driving it.

[I.CON]

In the looks department, the NSX wins. I still voted for the 8 because it is more of my style

[sixonefive]

i cant choose both have special place in my heart.

this.




but i like the 8

[Ollie]

Ive come back to this thread like 7 times. I really cant decide. I ended up voting for the 8 but, on 2nd(more like 5th) thought, stock for stock, I think I might like the nsx more. Modded to my taste, I'd have to go with the 8. But then again a crazy modded nsx is so amazing. Comparing a sleek classy german luxury car to a hardcore rear engine japanese sports car is seriously bottling my mind. It's hurting me to chose one.

my car is nowhere near stock... so a stock nsx might not be as orgasmic for the eye

i honestly think that the nsx is more "exotic" looking than the majority of the NON italians out there. i get people ask me all the time what kind of car it is and surprise them when they find out what model year it is.

im a poor man so i drive a NSX... lolzzzzzzz

I wouldve voted 8 series right away if it wasn't for seeing this thing in person.. ugh!:drool:

[NSXRguy]

my car is nowhere near stock... so a stock nsx might not be as orgasmic for the eye

i honestly think that the nsx is more "exotic" looking than the majority of the NON italians out there. i get people ask me all the time what kind of car it is and surprise them when they find out what model year it is.

im a poor man so i drive a NSX... lolzzzzzzz

[Oxer]

poor mans ferrari

is what u mean

edit.. never said it was cheap

300zx is a poor mans ferrari...

Dunno about in the us, but down here Ferrari's are more common then nsx's.. To see an nsx is like seeing a Tasmainian tiger. Google for those who dont know.

[Tuck&Poke]

I seriously cannot believe the 850csi is in the lead, personally.

x2

nsx is low and wide, its got supercar proportions with the short overhangs and short hood and the small canopy, the class cover exposing the engine.

Then you have the big and bulky bmw.

From a pure styling standpoint, i pick the NSX.

[P78]

poor mans ferrari

is what u mean

edit.. never said it was cheap