
BMW 850Ci E31 Brilliant Red Revell 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- BMW
- Manufacturer
- Revell
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 8827
- Year
- 1989
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Coupe
- Vehicle Class
- Grand Tourers
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4009803088273
About the BMW 850Ci E31 Brilliant Red Revell 1:18
TL;DR: Revell's 1:18 diecast BMW 850Ci E31 in Brilliant Red reproduces BMW's flagship grand touring coupe from the late 1980s and 1990s. Diecast construction captures the E31's long hood and pop-up headlights, a substantial piece for a BMW or grand tourer themed display.
The E31 was BMW's statement coupe, long, low, and expensive, built to sit above everything else the brand made at the time. Revell's red diecast carries that presence.
Revell's Diecast Build of the BMW 850Ci
The E31's long hood and low, wedge-shaped nose give diecast tooling generous flat surfaces to work with, and Brilliant Red paint sits evenly across those broad panels without exposing the seam issues a more curvaceous body might reveal. Pop-up headlights, a genuine period detail on the real car, are reproduced in their raised or lowered position depending on the model's configuration, a small mechanical touch that adds tactile interest beyond simple doors and hood opening. The zinc-alloy body carries real substance in hand, appropriate for a car whose entire identity rested on feeling substantial and expensive rather than light and sporty.
BMW's Flagship Grand Tourer of Its Era
The 8 Series launched in 1989 as BMW's range-topping coupe, positioned above the 6 Series it replaced and aimed squarely at long-distance comfort and presence rather than outright agility. Its long production run through the 1990s made it a fixture of that era's grand touring segment, competing against rivals from Mercedes and Porsche for buyers who wanted a two-door BMW with genuine flagship credentials. For a collector building a BMW coupe lineage or a broader 1980s and 1990s grand tourer shelf, the 850Ci represents the brand's most ambitious statement of that period, a car built without much compromise.














