It's Official: 6-series Gran Coupe Headed for Production

[Frosty]

[QUOTE=SCOTT26;7707873]Some news. (Which we already know)

Gran Coupe will enter production in 2012.
Launch will be in Summer 2012, suggesting either a Paris 2012 Debut (But Beijing 2012 is not ruled out either)
On sale date will be late 2012.
Manufactured alongside 6er @ Dingolfling.
Design is shared with the new 6er
Geneva is out because the F30 3er Sedan and M6 Coupe will debut @ Geneva. The F31 will debut @ Leipzig.

Gran Coupe will be available with two Diesels and 2 Petrols. Active Hybrid variant also coming as is the M Gran Coupe.
Gran Coupe is lower than the 3,5 and 7 Sedans.

If you look at the sillouhette above the Gran Coupe you can see how they have joined up the raised shoulder-line. It is like this on the new 6er too, it used to be cut over the wheel arch like the Concept CS until Mercedes-Benz brought out the E-Klasse Coupe, although some conspiracy theorists maintain it was altered after Karim Habib departed for Mercedes-Benz since it was intially his vision on the Concept CS.



Thank you for this link! ~Frost

[Bimmer Nerd]

If i had to take a intelligent guess, the 6 series coupe will be rocking the 90% same front end & even similar rear based on what happened with the 5 series GT and 5 series sedan!

[TotalPower]

The front looks great, and their position makes sense. The 3/4 view of the front fender looks kinda funky, and the rear looks like it should be called phaeton CNS(coupe-not-sedan)

[Minimization]

So I am confused...is this the new 8 Series or just another variant of the 6 Series?

Are these the engines?

35d
40d

35i
50i

555 PS 4.4 L TT V8 ///M

Any xDrive?

[JIM E92]

Interesting intake below the headlights. Well executed H Kink.

[forza1976]

Wow, great looking car!!!

[m///power4999]

Originally Posted by Minimization

So I am confused...is this the new 8 Series or just another variant of the 6 Series?

Are these the engines?

35d
40d

35i
50i

555 PS 4.4 L TT V8 ///M

Any xDrive?

50d V6 three turbo?

[bmrm396]

crazy how similiar the front is to the 6-series spypics - like ounce for ounce 99% the same ... i love it

[ChrisV]

Originally Posted by maxnix

Seems like BMW is doing with the 6er what Ford did with the T-Bird in 1958. Market demands, I suppose.

Yes, but when Ford added 4 doors to the Thunderbird in the '60s, they didn't call it a coupe...

The "gran coupe" should simply have been the 5 series sedan.

[lib]

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

... as is the M Gran Coupe.

You just HAD to say it didn't you. Now I need to change my pants. :\

[Nutballa]

The brakes are massive!

[Davin]

cant wait !!!!!!!!!!

[Oulixes]

The car is quite pretty, but is car of this type needed just because other companies have it?

[MaxL]

Wow - reminds me of Rapide from some angles. Very nice.

[Yvette]

I luv the color

[graider]

anyone think this looks better than the panamera?

[Jeffman]

This looks tons better than the Panamera. Funny, I just saw a Panamera today in Philadelphia...I really don't like the Panamera at all. I think it's kind of silly for Porsche to have made it. C'mon - Porsche's are supposed to be two seater race cars!

BTW - my first impression of the 6GC was, "Hey! - this looks like my sparkling graphite E90, but stretched and squashed!". Any body else get this first impression?

[Jeffman]

BTW - I luv the 6GC!

[jopa489]

Looks awesome, I could totally live with rocking one of these when the E90's lease is up.

[yoyeewee]

I like how BMW finally came out with new angel eyes.

[J Lau]

I love the front!!!

[lasovan]

Originally Posted by m///power4999

50d V6 three turbo?

most certainly not a v6!