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Originally Posted by jettie1767
It's always been a grand tourer and not a sports car. And that's just what they are saying which is correct. I didn't buy it to go racing on a track. If that was my intent, I would have gone with an M3 or a Porsche 911 Turbo S.
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+1. There seems to be this general assumption by critics of 6er (whether it be a regular 650i or M6) that BMW intends for them to directly compete with smaller, track-oriented cars, like the 911. Yes, people cross-shop the two all of the time given the similarity in some of the performance figures, price, badge prestige, etc., but I don't think anyone who buys a 650i/M6 expects it to be a 911-type "sports car" instead of being what it really is, a high performance GT that handles well for its size, has a nuclear bomb under the hood, and is brilliant to drive both on the track and along the French Riviera.
Seems like those critical of the M6 only have negative things to say about performance GTs in general compared to the 911 benchmark. Maybe the exhaust could be a little louder (I haven't heard it personally - just going off of the criticism) given that you'd expect a beastly noise to come from an M6.
I'm interested in seeing if the new M3/M4. I think this car has the most potential to be the perfect blend if they can keep a respectable power to weight ratio while trimming the car similarly to the M6. To me, an M3 coupe with the toys, luxury, and styling to match the M6 would be the perfect competitor to a 911 and possibly the perfect BMW (perfect is obviously subjective, but here I mean best of everything and not caring about practical considerations). The new M6 vs. the old M6 are night and day in terms of style and luxury, so this treatment to the upcoming F80 would be astonishing.
I adore the current M3 and was very tempted, but (a) I didn't want to buy one with the F80 coming in the near future (i.e. before I'd be ready to replace it), (b) the current M3 can't compete with a 650i in terms of tech toys, style, and luxury, and (c) the 650i gave me more practicality and comfort in a very good car - not an M3 in terms of dynamic handling and overall performance, but the current F13 (on paper) very nearly matches the old M6's 0-60 time.
I've completely gone off track, but my point is I think a lot of critics are being unfair to the M6 as they're trying to compare it to a car it was never meant to be.