Also: why does Leviathan only have 8 cars instead of 9? I thought B&M's standard for this style was to have 9 cars e.g. Apollo's Chariot, Nitro and Silver Star to name a few. Moreover, it seems to make more sense that they would have chosen 9 for a giga like Leviathan as it would seem more appropriate for its large-scale profile. So for them to have chosen 8 cars in this sense is quite ironic given that smaller ones i.e. hypers/megas have 9!
What makes this even more confusing is that 1) a coaster like Leviathan would have had a lot of hype (e.g. "B&M's first giga!") and so you would figure a lot of popularity/attraction for it; 2) given it is a giga the ride duration is relatively longer in comparison with other B&M sit-downs so larger time gaps in between train cycles. Given these factors you think they would have had even more reason to prefer 9 cars for a more efficient ride capacity.
The only reason I could think of is that maybe they wanted to emphasize the sheer size of this ride ("Leviathan"), as an 8-car train does look smaller on the layout, making the hills/elements themselves appear "larger". But come on, it's only 1 less car! Otherwise having 9 cars would seem to be the better alternative while taking into account that consideration for the ride's capacity: a total of 4 extra riders for each cycle, adding up to a much better rph (riders per hour).
My question remains: why 8 cars instead of 9!? Anyone have any idea? Thanks in advance!