All About the BMW 8 Series 840Ci 1997 Coupe

The BMW 8 series was produced for the years 1989-1999 and one of the more popular cars in the 8 series was the 840Ci coupe. This care had all the high performance and luxury that embodies BMW vehicles. The 840Ci was a two-door rear wheel drive car that had an engine that was a 4.4-liter V8 and the torque was 361.36 lb/ft. The car produced 282 horsepower at 5700 rpm. The 840Ci was a world-class Gran tourer car that was business oriented, and had a no-nonsense interior, and a very powerful engine. There were only around 1300 of the cars produced and only 363 were available in the United States and Canada.

The handling and braking in this car were second to none as it featured an Anti lock Breaking System (ABS) and a power breaks. This allowed for braking ability even when traveling at high speeds. The 840Ci hugged the road as it had a superior traction control system that allowed for maximum traction on the road even through curves and bends. The sleek design of the 840Ci aided in its aerodynamic look and style. The 840Ci had power steering in the coupe, which acted much like a sports car with it high performance abilities.

The 840Ci had BMW's Adaptive Transmission with Steptronic Control system and some of the standard features on the car were a power sunroof, automatic climate control, and central locking. The reason that there was not many produced and the 8 series were pulled by BMW was the fact that the world was going through a recession and gas process started to increase. It was at this time though that the designers at BMW started to concentrate on the luxurious aspect of the inside of the automobile.