BMW 8 Series Top Speed & Horsepower

On this page you will find the top speed and number of horsepower for various engines installed in the BMW 8 Series.

I have collected information about various popular diesel engines and petrol engines from 3 generations.

I also have a page with the fuel tank capacity in BMW 8 Series.

Here you can find how much different generations of BMW 8 Series weighs.

And here are the dimensions for different generations of the BMW 8 Series.

BMW 8 Series Top Speed

Below you will find tables with information about the various engines that you can find in BMW 8 Series.

If you see something that is not correct, please leave a comment at the bottom of the page and I will correct it.

BMW 8 Series E31 Top Speed (1989 – 1999)

Here you will find the top speed for different engines in BMW 8 Series between the years 1989 and 1999.

Model	Fuel	Horsepower	Top Speed km/h	Top Speed mph
BMW 840i	Petrol	286 hp	250 km/h	155 mph
BMW 840Ci	Petrol	286 hp	250 km/h	155 mph
BMW 850i	Petrol	300 hp	250 km/h	155 mph
BMW 850Ci	Petrol	326 hp	250 km/h	155 mph
BMW 850CSi	Petrol	380 hp	250 km/h	155 mph

BMW 8 Series G15 Top Speed (2019 – 2022)

Here you will find the top speed for different engines in BMW 8 Series between the years 2019 and 2022.

Model	Fuel	Horsepower	Top Speed km/h	Top Speed mph
BMW 840i G15	Petrol	340 hp	250 km/h	155 mph
BMW 840i xDrive G15	Petrol	340 hp	250 km/h	155 mph
BMW M850i xDrive G15	Petrol	530 hp	250 km/h	155 mph
BMW M8 Competition G15	Petrol	625 hp	250 km/h	155 mph
BMW 840d xDrive G15	Diesel	320 hp	250 km/h	155 mph
BMW 840d xDrive G15	Diesel	340 hp	250 km/h	155 mph

BMW 8 Series G15 LCI Top Speed (2022 – )

Here you will find the top speed for different engines in BMW 8 Series from the year 2022 until today.

Model	Fuel	Horsepower	Top Speed km/h	Top Speed mph
BMW M850i xDrive G15	Petrol	530 hp	250 km/h	155 mph