BMW’s M850i Gran Coupe is a $107,295 luxury beast before options, a hefty price for a car that packs 523 horsepower (390 kW), all-wheel drive, and a vicious launch control system. One driver in Irvine ...

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 ...