The soon to be released 6-Series Gran Coupe was first seen as a
concept platform to showcase the new 6-Series Coupe styling, back in April of 2010. But then rumors and then
design patent filings revealed that indeed BMW was going to produce a production version of the vehicle. Final confirmation came in the form of the
first spyshots of the vehicle.
We've already seen the 6-series Gran Coupe in black and white, but it has now been spotted in Orion Silver. The low slung and sleek Gran Coupe is clearly designed to go head to head with the Mercedes Benz CLS. What is seen here is the regular front-end. There will also be an M-sport version which was previously spied.
Current expectation is for the Gran Coupe to hit showrooms in 2012 as a 2013 Model Year vehicle. Engine range is expected to be identical to the 6-Series Coupe.
First orion silver prototype spied, new as of 8/2/11: