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BMW leaks its new M6 four-door
12 December, 2012 | by Lance Branquinho
http://www.topgear.co.za/news/bmw-leaks-its-new-m6-four-door/
Here it is, leaked the day after Mercedes-Benz inadvertently revealed its new E-Class to the world BMW spills the M6 Gran Coupe onto the interwebs.
A truly bizarre car but one we cannot help but feel drawn to. Yes, it’s a four-door M-car very similar in formula to the most hallowed of BMWs: the M5. But, the shape is a touch more elegant.
Distinguishing M6 GC from lesser 6-Series four-doors are more aerodynamic side-mirrors, flared wheel arches to accommodate larger alloys (hiding massive brake rotors) and a carbon-fibre roof.
The rest of M6 GC’s mechanical package is M5-direct: 412kW twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8, an active rear differential, variable rate steering and a rather swift swapping seven-speed dual clutch transmission. All other dynamic load bits have been M-specified: so expect it to have dampers tuneable to your every whim.
What to make of it then? This M5 alternative from within the BMW product organogram? Part of us feels it’s rather ambitious marketing, possibly capable of cannibalising M5 sales. But, if it helps more people out of those awful X6Ms and into something more elegant and more dynamically adept, then it very much serves a purpose.
With AMG releasing a new model practically every other month, it’s good to see the M-division finally starting to broaden its product portfolio too.
12 December, 2012 | by Lance Branquinho
http://www.topgear.co.za/news/bmw-leaks-its-new-m6-four-door/
Here it is, leaked the day after Mercedes-Benz inadvertently revealed its new E-Class to the world BMW spills the M6 Gran Coupe onto the interwebs.
A truly bizarre car but one we cannot help but feel drawn to. Yes, it’s a four-door M-car very similar in formula to the most hallowed of BMWs: the M5. But, the shape is a touch more elegant.
Distinguishing M6 GC from lesser 6-Series four-doors are more aerodynamic side-mirrors, flared wheel arches to accommodate larger alloys (hiding massive brake rotors) and a carbon-fibre roof.
The rest of M6 GC’s mechanical package is M5-direct: 412kW twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8, an active rear differential, variable rate steering and a rather swift swapping seven-speed dual clutch transmission. All other dynamic load bits have been M-specified: so expect it to have dampers tuneable to your every whim.
What to make of it then? This M5 alternative from within the BMW product organogram? Part of us feels it’s rather ambitious marketing, possibly capable of cannibalising M5 sales. But, if it helps more people out of those awful X6Ms and into something more elegant and more dynamically adept, then it very much serves a purpose.
With AMG releasing a new model practically every other month, it’s good to see the M-division finally starting to broaden its product portfolio too.
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