KElliott 
1997 BMW 8 Series Coupe 850Ci 2dr Coupe
What they should have built originally
 This is not your father's 850.  A 
stock machine was given to Steve Dinan 
and $45,000 later, a twin-turbo super 
coupe was delivered.  Suffice it to 
say that all of the performance short 
comings were eliminated as there now 
lurks a 525hp, 550 lb.torque well 
mannered V12 waiting to be driven.  
Less then 50 V12s were altered and of 
the 8's, most were 
automatics (not as much fun as the 6 
speed but very well behaved).  This 
combination of raw power, slot-car 
handling, and technology, all brought 
together in what is perhaps the best 
looking vehicle that Munich has ever 
produced, is hard to beat.