BMW won't be taking on the R8 any time soon

When you're one of the biggest car firms in the word it's hard not to take notice of what your competitors are doing.

While BMW's competitors have been building niché busters like the CLS and the A7 for a while now, the Bavarians appeared to be dawdling. The firm has only just caught up, releasing the Gran Coupé seven years after the CLS first rolled onto the scene.