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This Is the 625 HP BMW M8 MotoGP Safety Car

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The new MotoGP safety car made its official debut this past weekend during the Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, allowing fans attending or watching the race from afar to see the new BMW M8 Competition-based car.
The new model replaces last year’s M5 version, and marks yet another entry in the over two-decades-long tradition of BMW acting as the official supplier of safety cars for one of the world’s premier motorcycle racing series.

The car is a perfect match for the high demands of MotoGP. Under its hood, it hides the same engine fitted on 2018’s BMW M5, namely a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 that develops 625 hp. Those are the same figures as the stock M8 Competition, meaning BMW did not tamper with the car’s performance levels to have it ready to act as a safety car.

The Germans did put some work in dressing the car in colors to match its new role and adding a range of enhancements.

A number of BMW M Performance parts have been added, most of them needed to meet the requirements for aerodynamics, cooling, and weight. The new elements include everything from a titanium sport exhaust system to a light control panel.

Aside for tweaking the car this way, BMW fitted the M8 with flashing corona headlight rings, LED lights on the roof, red foiled front grille with LED flasher, roll cage, black side skirts and frozen black front spoiler.

“The BMW M8 and the BMW M8 GTE were developed in parallel, and these racing genes distinguish the BMW M8 models in all areas,” said in a statement Markus Flasch, BMW M president.

“That’s why it was a logical step for us to choose the BMW M8 Competition as a basis for our new MotoGP safety car.”

Full details on the changes made by BMW to the 8 Series competition can be found in the document attached below.
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