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12-15-2014, 10:51 AM | #1 |
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Report: 2017 M6 -- 600 HP, 500 lbs lighter, Active-Aero, Optional AWD
The current BMW 6 Series is hardly the ultimate driving machine. Pretty? Sure. But it’s also overweight, poorly packaged, and soft-edged. Even the high-performance M6 is, in essence, a powerful grand touring car that feels more at home on the highway than on winding roads. All this will change with the debut of the new BMW 6 Series for 2017. The big enabler for the change in character is an ambitious weight-loss program. Carbon-fiber elements, additional high-strength steel sections, a broader use of aluminum, and some magnesium and titanium parts should help the next 6 Series coupe drop to about 3,500 pounds, down from 4,000 pounds today. The next BMW 6 Series will also have a lower center of gravity and a more balanced weight distribution. Shorter overhangs and a wider track should make the car feel more agile. It also helps that the BMW 6 Series’ platform, shared with the 3, 5, and 7 Series, is more flexible than before. It means the various body styles—coupe, convertible, and Gran Coupe—can evolve separately to serve different audiences. To that end, the coupe and convertible will shrink to support the ambitious weight-saving efforts, but the four-door Gran Coupe will actually grow a bit longer to provide more interior room, addressing a shortcoming of most four-door coupes on the market today. For all BMW’s recent focus on green cars, don’t expect a hybrid 6 Series, even though such technology is being developed for the next 7 Series. Instead, there will be a turbocharged inline-six engine delivering 350 hp and a V-8 rated at 475 hp. The BMW M6 will get the 600-hp, twin-turbo V-8 from the 30th Anniversary Edition 2015 BMW M5. The BMW M6 will also feature active aerodynamic elements. (They’ll probably be offered on the rest of the range as well.) Rear-wheel drive will again be standard, with all-wheel drive as an option on all models, including the M6. The net result is a car that aims less at the Mercedes-Benz CLS and more at the Porsche—which is exactly what outgoing CEO Norbert Reithofer is promising. http://www.automobilemag.com/feature.../photo_00.html |
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I doubt this will be a 2017 model. Perhaps a 2018.
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12-15-2014, 12:22 PM | #3 |
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The headlight/bumper is kinda hate or love. To me it's ugly
500 lb weight reduction is a lot! Means the M6 will weigh 3700,3850,4000 lb for all 3 models. This weight, beside that power means a new monster is on the way
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New M6 won't be even close to 2017. Closest will probably be mid-2018 for the M6 Cabrio as a MY2019 and early 2019 for the coupe as either MY2019 or MY2020. LCI just came out and it usually has a 2-3 year lifespan before the model is discontinued and put on a M hiatus of a year or so before the new M model is out.
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12-15-2014, 05:54 PM | #5 |
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Yep, this would be a 2019 model here in the USA.
Last 6 series went 4 years until LCI (04-07 models)....then 3 years under that (08-2010).
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12-15-2014, 06:08 PM | #7 |
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LOL.
The current M5/M6 already have 600 HP
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well thinking so far ahead, I hope by 2020 we see some flying cars or something
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I hope by 2020 we see cars flying by themselves
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12-30-2014, 01:13 AM | #12 |
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you'll be fine, it WONT be that quick. BMW wants to capitalize present model to the max before reinvesting the entire line again. LCI is here and thus 36-48 months. Do a 36 month lease then you are in the drivers seat. GL! GC is best model BMW has right now.
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12-31-2014, 08:21 AM | #15 |
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I just got this car a few months ago. Now Im crying after reading you review, you called my M6 a piece of Junk pretty much.........
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Piece of crap, yep
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Yea im sort of in the same boat as you. I ready to go get the car but after reading this article I'm starting to feel like its not a good idea.
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39 month lease doesn't sound really attractive either ~ IMHO 36 months or less is the target.
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No, Im just kidding. The car is elegant suoerfast, stance is incredible. Absolutely love the car........ Go for it its a blast......
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pull the trigger if you have made up your mind, the new m6 GC is not coming anytime soon so don't let this thread distract you.We dont even get the m6 lci for another 4-5 months here in AUS as per my inquiries.
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