Today brings more spyphotos. This time of the hotly anticipated BMW M6. Now the FEP M6 has been spied a few times before, but never the drivers have never been bold enough to drive with the top down.
What we do see of the new M6, follows very closely to what BMW did to the M5 relative to the F10 5-Series Sedan. The new M6 has the required M logo fixed on the black panel display in the tachometer area. The steering wheel looks to be the same wheel used on the BMW M5, although without the M stitching on it -- yet.
The gearbox cluster has also been changed to incorprate the M DCT system, in a similar arrangement as the new F10 M5 with a triangular silver bezel surrounding the actual rounded gearknob.
On the exterior, the level of camo tape has not changed from the previous set of spy photos, which is to say that the front and rear fascia are still covered up. However, the details on the rear bumper can be made out through the tape, and appears to follow the current M trademark design to the rear, which is similar to the rear bumper on the 1M and X3 M Sport. It is still not known if the centerpiece would be black as on the 1M or painted as on the M5.
Despite all the camo, one gets the overall sense that this is a beefier and more brawny M6 when compared to the standard 6-series so expect this car to be a real head turner.
Power will likely come via the Twin Turbo 4.4L V8 that powers the X5/6 M and the F10 M5 which is good for 560HP and 501ft-lb of torque. Expect to see the car revealed in full sometime in calendar year 2012.
For reference, this is the DCT cluster on the new M5
