While the coupe version of the luxe grand tourer is heading to a farm upstate, the M8 convertible and M8 Gran Coupe will stick around for the time being.
This is a vehicle built in the spirit of the classic Escort Rallye Sport line, which prioritized lightweight nimbleness and favorable power-to-weight ratios over cubic displacement or cylinder count.
Seeing plenty of open field in front of him — and showing more nimbleness and speed than a typical high school lineman — he produced a 40-yard return. “Back in my glory days in Pop Warner ...