I’ve never been a fan of the BMW 6-Series Coupe, the car’s design is just too soft looking and not sporty enough for me. Then last year BMW introduced the 6-Series Gran Coupe, a 4-door sedan coupe thing, I liked the sedan better but not that much; however, I saw one in person at a BMW dealership with a sports package and it made me do a double take on the car and I actually liked it quite a lot. So in my opinion, pictures don’t do the Gran Coupe justice and now that BMW has introduced the M6 Gran Coupe, which looks better in pictures, I’m thinking I’ll probably love it when I see it in person because an “M” BMW is always sportier and sexier than just a regular BMW.
I had said in my post on the Gran Coupe to expect a 560 HP M version and I was right, the M6 Gran Coupe is power by a 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 engine with direct injection, producing 560 horsepower and 500 pound-feet (678 Nm) of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a dual-clutch 7-speed automatic transmission, helping the car do the 0 – 60 mph sprint in 4.1 seconds with an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h). Cars equipped with the M Driver’s Package can reach a top speed of 189 mph. With all this power and speed, the car needs big brakes and the M6 Gran Coupe is equipped with huge 15.7” front and 15.6” rear rotors with 6-piston calipers. Not only does this car go fast, it stops fast too and is ready to take on the Audi S7’s and Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS63’s.
Visually, there is a bit of difference between the regular sedan and the M6 sedan. The front and rear bumpers are more aggressive and there is a bit of side-skirt action going on. Like other M-badged cars, the M6 Gran Coupe features an exposed carbon fiber roof and rides on sporty 20” wheels with low-profile summer tires. The interior is similar to the regular version with the addition of M badges and Alcantara treatment. The interior on the Gran Coupe is very nice and it’s one of favorite BMW interiors.
The 2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe will be priced at €128,800 (or about $168,800 US at today’s exchange rate) in Germany and will go on sale in 2013. US prices haven’t been announced yet but should be lower than European prices.
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BMW M6 Gran Coupe Pictures
