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Is the 2021 BMW 8 Series a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 11 sedans

8thof 11

  • No. Top half on 2 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 14.8 cu ft.
  • 8th of 11 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: power (4th of 14), mpg (5th of 11).
  • Weakest: rear legroom (10th of 10).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2021 · SEDANSA6 All…Audi A6 AllroadRS 7Audi RS 7Model STesla Model SA7Audi A7S7Audi S7GhibliMaserati GhibliPaname…Porsche Panamera8 Seri…BMW 8 SeriesTaycanPorsche TaycanS6Audi S6M3BMW M3Honda Clarity Fuel CellKarma GS-6Mercedes-Benz CLSNo number8th of 11
14 sedans from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 BMW 8 Series in a class of 14
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$85,00012th of 1415%
Best combined mpg25 mpg5th of 1160%
Most horsepower600 hp4th of 1477%
Cargo behind rear seats14.8 cu ft8th of 1130%
Rear legroom29.5 in10th of 100%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Audi A6 Allroad 30.0 cu ft
  2. Audi RS 7 25.0 cu ft
  3. Tesla Model S 25.0 cu ft
  4. Audi A7 24.9 cu ft
  5. Audi S7 24.6 cu ft
  6. Maserati Ghibli 17.7 cu ft
  7. Porsche Panamera 17.6 cu ft
  8. BMW 8 Series 14.8 cu ft
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  1. Porsche Taycan 14.3 cu ft
  2. Audi S6 13.7 cu ft
  3. BMW M3 13.0 cu ft

No figure: Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, Karma GS-6, Mercedes-Benz CLS.

Sedans in 2021: 86. The photo shows the 14 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked