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03-13-2012, 08:19 AM | #1 |
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BMW 640i Gran Coupe North American Debut at Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com The interior is awesome and the finishes are beautiful. I set the driver's seat to my comfort, I'm 6', then got into the back seat to check out the leg room and I found it to be very comfortable. I did notice that this car had soft close doors, but on the 'build your own' there's no mention of soft close doors as standard or option. Also, I noticed that the rear side window sunshades are powered and not manual as the spec list describes on the BMW website under the luxury seating package. Enjoy the pics, I know I enjoyed seeing this car. Admin edit: Some links to the 6 series gran coupe debut at Geneva: http://www.6post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=658252 http://www.6post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=658843 And a video from its Geneva debut: |
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I'm wondering if the power shades and soft-close are non-US spec. On my coupe I couldn't get soft-close (rear shade isn't an issue since we don't have a backseat lol).
Thanks for the pics. Looks great. I'm with you on the matte - beautiful to show, hell to live with... and this is coming from someone who babies a carbon black 650xi on a twice weekly basis.
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Mr. Thomas and I attended an event a month or so ago for BMW and we got to see this car in person and all I can say is the pictures do not do this car justice, its absolutely stunning in person. Def one of my favorite BMW's to date!
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Got to see this in person since I was at Amelia this past weekend. Didn't notice any ambient lighting on the B-pillar however in person this thing is gorgeous. Really pretty nicely proportioned. Only issue I have is calling it a 6 series since 6 has always been a true coupe (2 doors only). If they'd called it the 8 series (since that car has been gone long enough for the badge to be recycled) I think it would've worked a bit better. From a design standpoint it's awesome and the interior is exceptionally comfortable too. Here are my photos:
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Ceramic Control Contrast stitching Electric Rear Sunshade Head-up Display HiFi Sound System Professional Leather Instrument Panel Rear-view Camera SIRIUS Satellite Radio Tuner with 1 yr. subscription Soft Close Doors Surround View Love em all. The surround view cameras are an awesome option... gives you the wide angle view at front when coming out of a parking spot or at our front security gate. A kid approached on the sidewalk riding his bicycle. Would not have seen him until he was in our front fender!!! |
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03-15-2012, 12:57 PM | #13 |
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I have all of those except for surround view, rear shade, and soft-close. Surround view for us is in the "driver assistance package" with park assist (not available on xDrive), side-view, HUD, top view, lane keep assist, and blind spot assist. I opted to drop this option ($3700, I believe) and just went for the HUD by itself (saved me about $2000). I'm very glad I got the HUD as I can't imagine the car without it. Blind spot, unfortunately, I found hard to see when quickly glancing at the mirror during my test drive during the day (probably more obvious at night), so I didn't feel too compelled to get that. I might have considered the package for lane keep assist if I did more highway, but I don't do much long distance driving. The rear shade comes with the luxury seating package for us. I opted out of that $2000 option because the ventilated seats don't do much for me since they just blow air rather than get cold (like my Denali does - I appologize for favoring a feature on an American car lol). The active seats are nice, but not worth $2000. Thus the package just wasn't worth the extra money. We don't get soft-close (or shadowline) at all in the US. Very unfortunate as I've had several occasions where the door didn't properly close. I really wish I had that and an auto trunk - unbelievable that they left these two options off of a $100k car.
I like the way the packaged these features for y'all. It makes sense and probably saved a lot of money rather than buying them all individually (leather dash $1500, ceramic controls $650, premium sound $1800, HUD $1300, etc.).
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I have no idea why it is like that on the Tahoe and the Caddy. |
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03-15-2012, 08:57 PM | #17 |
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Amazing, can't wait to see the M version
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No flaming me pls, but.....
Do I detect some DB styling cues in there....longer nose but almost a hint of the Jag XF as well.....beautiful car though......
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Are you familiar with the E90......? How do you rate the rear seat space of the 6-series in comparison? |
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The rear seats of the 6 GC were more contoured and form fitting. A lot more comfortable than the 3 series. There is also the feeling of less volume in the 6 GC than the 3, giving a more sporty, sleek feeling.
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