2012 BMW M6 Convertible (F12) Uncovered in San Marino Blue! Debuts at NAIAS in Jan.

e92_m3 · 12-13-2011, 01:06 PM

Loos too subtle for an M6 IMHO.

6 series convertible with m sport package maybe??

Justin Spelman · 12-13-2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by e92_m3

Loos too subtle for an M6 IMHO.

6 series convertible with m sport package maybe??

Read the first post, it's definitely an M6. It's got all the classic M parts - M brakes, cross drilled rotors, quad exhaust.

This is no M sport.

e92_m3 · 12-13-2011, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Justin Spelman

Read the first post, it's definitely an M6. It's got all the classic M parts - M brakes, cross drilled rotors, quad exhaust.

This is no M sport.

Saw the first post, read it, saw the cross drilled rotors, quad exhaust, etc. It's an M6 alright but I still think that M6 looks very subtle.

I know that the vehicle shown may not be the finalized product (It's still riding a lil high. Needs a drop), but I still need to see the front end to be convinced it's the new M6.

Justin Spelman · 12-13-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by e92_m3

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Originally Posted by Justin Spelman

Read the first post, it's definitely an M6. It's got all the classic M parts - M brakes, cross drilled rotors, quad exhaust.

This is no M sport.

Saw the first post, read it, saw the cross drilled rotors, quad exhaust, etc. It's an M6 alright but I still think that M6 looks very subtle.

I know that the vehicle shown may not be the finalized product (It's still riding a lil high. Needs a drop), but I still need to see the front end to be convinced it's the new M6.

Not a single non-M car has quad exhaust. This is an M6 without even seeing the front end.

datbimmerdoe · 12-13-2011, 01:37 PM

droooooool

e92_m3 · 12-13-2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Justin Spelman

Not a single non-M car has quad exhaust. This is an M6 without even seeing the front end.

No questions asked, it's an M6. Seeing the quad exhaust and all.

BUT I need to see the front end coz that M6 just looks too subtle from the rear IMHO.

SCOTT26 · 12-13-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mapezzul

I'm confused a bit.... BMW never ships show cars through the auto terminal. They come via air freight and are trucked directly to the venue so this sort of thing doesn't happen, heck they even have "handlers".

What they do ship through the port are engineering cars. The BMWNA engineers coordinate with the EPA and do their own in house testing. For example, X1s have been at BMWNA engineering for years at this point. They are usually clad with some camo though. Maybe the factory forgot the camo for engineering? The car looks mean and it sounds the part- I had one next to me the other day here in Germany and it is loud. Insiders have also pointed that the M6 will be more differentiated than the M5 this go around, but what that means is still to be determined.

I hope they are not launching the M6 cabrio in the same color as the M5, I'd like to see it in a new red; but that's me.

-M

Sorry you misunderstood , I was meaning the car and color and not that specific car which is more than likely an engineering vehicle.

But the NAIAS 3ers - 328i , 335i and Active Hybrid were shipped in via boat.

mapezzul · 12-13-2011, 02:22 PM

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But the NAIAS 3ers - 328i , 335i and Active Hybrid were shipped in via boat.

That makes sense as they have already made their world debuts... In the past cars making their world debuts were always flown in and then privately trucked. The others I never really pay attention to...

I was really hoping for something other than MC blue..

m balla · 12-13-2011, 02:34 PM

The M6 coupe will be hawt... just like the 650i msport coupe... just wish there was a prettier dark blue... one that cracks snapples and pops.

BuddhaPilot · 12-13-2011, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by shiccobm

Why the hell is it soft top . Hardtop all the way .

The 6 can't meet CAFE requirements with the added weight of the folding hardtop. Until they manage to reduce the overall weight, it'll remain a softtop car. It really wouldn't surprise me if the next three convertible goes back to a softtop if it means fuel efficiency goes up.

mapezzul · 12-13-2011, 04:07 PM

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The 6 can't meet CAFE requirements with the added weight of the folding hardtop. Until they manage to reduce the overall weight, it'll remain a softtop car. It really wouldn't surprise me if the next three convertible goes back to a softtop if it means fuel efficiency goes up.

Where did that come from? It is so they can offer the "Flying Buttress", allows the rear window to be used in the up position to reduce wind in cabin. One car's CAFE number means nothing- Why would there be a 760Li then? That is the heaviest car in the fleet with the largest engine.

A hard top convertible can be made lighter than a soft top these days- the Z4 is proof of that. The next gen 3 will continue on as a hard top.

I love what people come up with as answers sometimes...

hks786 · 12-13-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Year's_End

God I love that color. It enhances the stretched-skin-over-bones look of the F12/13 even more. That thing looks so taught and chiseled.

+1

It's worlds apart from the old 6 which looked really heavy but this looks more sleek. Paint really does make a big different too. I love these kind of blues.

Judah · 12-13-2011, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by m balla

The M6 coupe will be hawt... just like the 650i msport coupe... just wish there was a prettier dark blue... one that cracks snapples and pops.

WTF, isn't that supposed to be snap, crackle & pop ?
I think what M Balla described is the daily dietary menu of one Tyrone Biggums..... lol.

hks786 · 12-13-2011, 04:44 PM

^^^ LOL @ "cracks snapples pops"

BMWPower06 · 12-13-2011, 05:20 PM

That's at the VDC! Looks amazing!!

11redm3 · 12-13-2011, 05:31 PM

I will be ready for an m6 next or im heading toward a porsche. M3 isnt doing it for me anymore.

lonestar22 · 12-13-2011, 05:56 PM

that red sticker states that the vehicle is equipped with shipping spacers, so thats why it is so high up in the front. this looks more like a lot ready car to me. in transport mode

rpps · 12-13-2011, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SCOTT26

The next time you see this Monte Carlo Blue Cabrio will be on the BMW stand @ Detroit. Alongside the F30 3er.

Hey all, hope all's well.

I took the shots and saw the car in the flesh. Very confident that color isn't MC.

It looks like Avus/Le Mans/Interlagos.

DiavelM3 · 12-13-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt01

For sale 1 wife, 1 child...
Price 1x m6 convertible

Haha!

BCA · 12-13-2011, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rpps

Hey all, hope all's well.

I took the shots and saw the car in the flesh. Very confident that color isn't MC.

It looks like Avus/Le Mans/Interlagos.

Yeah, I've been thinking that all day. That's definitely not MCB.

BuddhaPilot · 12-13-2011, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mapezzul

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Originally Posted by BuddhaPilot

The 6 can't meet CAFE requirements with the added weight of the folding hardtop. Until they manage to reduce the overall weight, it'll remain a softtop car. It really wouldn't surprise me if the next three convertible goes back to a softtop if it means fuel efficiency goes up.

Where did that come from? It is so they can offer the "Flying Buttress", allows the rear window to be used in the up position to reduce wind in cabin. One car's CAFE number means nothing- Why would there be a 760Li then? That is the heaviest car in the fleet with the largest engine.

A hard top convertible can be made lighter than a soft top these days- the Z4 is proof of that. The next gen 3 will continue on as a hard top.

I love what people come up with as answers sometimes...

That was info direct from a BMW engineer, not something I just made up. Take your high horse attitude elsewhere instead of being an ass.

Jblack4083 · 12-13-2011, 11:54 PM

That doesn't look like MCB

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