#GIMS: CAR WARS! Of The Four-door BRUTES, WHICH Gets YOUR Vote? BMW M8 Or AMG GT63 S?

If you're a fan of four-door coupes, boy, did you have your pick at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show (GIMS). That's because we saw not one, but two, all-new options from the Germans. 

First up was the BMW M8 Gran Coupe Concept. Don't take the concept bit too serious. Hell, even one of BMW's press people noted that this is essentially the production vehicle in a social media post. Next came the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door, which has been eagerly awaited for quite some time now.

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So, which one is better?

Well, it's going to take a bit of time to reach that verdict. We're sure both vehicles will break away from their badges' typical driving dynamics. Dare I even say it's a watershed moment both for the three-pointed star and BMW's well-known M GmbH team?

Having said that, we'll just keep it simple: Based solely on DESIGN alone, which would YOU rather have?


The 2018 Geneva Motor Show photo galleries are sponsored by Lexus.

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valhallakey - 3/8/2018 12:53:37 AM

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They both look pretty sweet in the pictures. I think it would take an in person look and test drive to decide between the two. I have to say I do have a soft spot for the first 8 series though.

cidflekken - 3/8/2018 1:37:21 AM

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This isn't really an appropriate comparison. One is a concept and one is production. And BMW has a reputation of delivering cars a bit far off from the concept models.

But I can still answer the question. The AMG gets my vote. It looks aggressive. it looks distinct. It looks elegant. The rear-end could have used a bit more of the drama from the concept, but in 63S form it still works. More importantly, it looks like Mercedes is actually trying something forward and new.

The M8 just looks like any current BMW sedan, squashed and widened. 8 years ago this concept probably would have gotten me much more excited.

runninglogan1 - 3/8/2018 2:46:41 AM

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M8 is much nicer. Benz looks like a potato.

dstampfer - 3/8/2018 7:43:14 AM

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Like both though I think the views of the rear of the AMG from certain angles make it look Porsche Panamara/911 like. BMW colors in recent years haven't been particularly interesting but I like the green on the concept and the angled look.

MDarringer - 3/8/2018 8:06:12 AM

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The BMW is ugly. It's like BMW has been stung by the criticism that their cars look like they are stuck in 2005 stylistically, so they asked Lexus to graft on some incoherent surfacing detail.

The problem with the AMG is that the CLS is a thousand times better looking.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/8/2018 9:09:37 AM

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The BMW M8. All week long. Twice on Sunday.

Yonder7 - 3/8/2018 10:06:46 AM

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AMG but M8 is not far from it. I congratulate BMW because they were bold enough to use uncommon colors. I do not like the colors, I prefer something more conservative like the AMG, but that's the beauty of the life.No one is the same. Regarding performance, As always, MB will own the roads and BMW the tracks because usually Bimmers are lighter and MBs heavier, MB use to focus in security more than sportiness and in consequence they are heavier. The GT4 is easily more than 4500 pounds, M8 (if they Build it) will be like 4100 to 4200. But I strongly doubt that with the numbers that BMW is running, the will spend resources in a such exclusive car. Their focus will be volume cars to recover their sales crown.

PUGPROUD - 3/8/2018 1:45:56 PM

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Fire and Ice! You decide which is which?

JRobUSC - 3/8/2018 2:15:03 PM

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M8. According to BMW, what you see there is going to be very close to the real deal, Supposedly that is the actual production M8 coupe front end, for example, and the changes will be minor elsewhere (replace rose gold with chrome, add door handles, normal mirrors, and white lights, etc.).

The AMG GT is a good looking car but is almost indistinguishable from the CLS inside and out, which makes sense since it effectively replaces the CLS63. Frankly, to me the AMG looks more like a lowered 6-Series Gran Turismo than it does the M8 Gran Coupe, and the A7 and 8GC are more attractive.

Yonder7 - 3/8/2018 3:54:27 PM

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What think is ugly could be beautiful for others. The rear end of the M8 is horrible and the lights in the M8 are nice but the gold color no. Inside, honestly I do not have any expectations from BMW. Performance is where they use to shine even when most of the times their engines have less power than the MB engines.