BMW 6-Series
The CLK has been one of Mercedes most successful models as of late, but it never had any really strong competition in the midsize luxury coupe segment. Will the release of the all-new 6 Series suddenly make the CLK seem bland?
Ed Hellwig
Road Test/Future Vehicles Editor
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Will the 500 HP V-10 really be offered in the 5 and 6?
Even with the masking it looks like a CLK beater to me.
anyone have any info on this future beast? if it's an M5 in that body, SOLD!
A computer image appeared here in an automotive magazine, and I really hope it doesn't look like that. I quite like the 7 series and Z4 but the image (and the spy shots confirm this) shows a really, really plunging front hood which destroys the balance of the lines, and headlights look really strange.
OK, that computer image is just a guess of what it will look like, so there's hope that they're completely mistaken... And anyway I'm waiting to see the car in person. Not that I'll buy it, I don't have the means to.
Check out the January 2003 issue of Automotive magazing for a confirmation on these spy photos and and article on the 6 series.
Either way, the M6 definitely won't be out next year. The M5 will appear sometime in late 2004, probably, as will the new 6 series (initially offered with the 4.5L V8 from the 745 and 545). Potentially in 2005 or 2006, they may come out with a 635i (and even 630i?), as well as an M6.
to date.
Reaches the UK in 2005 & will be priced to take on Porsche 911 Carrera,
Aston Martin DB8, & new super-coupes from Mercedes & Audi. The new
aspirated engine will be upped to 5.5 liters, will acknowledge BMW's F1
involvement as well as competing with rivals stratospehic power outputs
without resorting to either Turbocharging or Supercharging.
6-Speed manual or Automatic gearbox, with BMW's third generation version
of the SMG (Sequential Manual Gearbox) will also be on offer.
Weight is likely to be 3700lbs, but expect a 0-60mph time of under 4.6secs.
Top speed will be electronically limited to 155Mph, but unlimited it
should be capable of over 186Mph.
Aluminium underpinings, with a combination of struts & multilink
suspension at the rear. It shares it's basic geometry with the forthcoming
new 5-Series due in Sept 2003, but many components will be unique to the M6.
BMW's Active steering are also being modified to suit the hardened performance.
The cars more muscular appearance hints of 7-Series with Z9 Concept. Setting
it apart from the standard 6-Series is a deeper front air dam with larger
cooling vents, 19" Alloys, flared wheel arches, chunky side sills & lower
rear valance with a diffuser-style duct, the M6 styling changes will also
reduce downforce at speed.
Based on the 5 platform, will it be a re-styled Coupe version of the 5, and take the legendary (regretfully dropped) 6 Series name? Then what, a few grand more than a 5 like you have comparing the 3 series Sedan/Coupe? It's sure not a successor to the 8 series, as interesting as that car was.
Maybe the 5-6 Sedan/Coupe is targeted like Accura does with the TL-CL --- but to satisfy the growing number of Coupe lovers who like BMW, but want more than a 3 series?
Accura compares theirs with 5's, but except for size they're more like a 3 series. It makes ACCURA seem a better value if compared to the 5 than to the 3.
I've had an '87 BMW635 for nine months, and love the car. I gather it's more a Coupe version of the 7 series from the 80's. Sticker price was over $50K, and the size and features seem to be a lot more than the 5 series from that day. Many of the 6's technology and features seem to have carried over to my 1997 3 Series, but the new 3's go past it in many ways.
I'd love to wait for the new 6, but am afraid it's going to be too expensive for my means. Maybe if I get a 325 Coupe now, I can trade (lease??) a new (or used??) 6 in a few years after we see how well it works out.
The Acura CL costs slightly less than the TL, but most of the parts are the same. The German coupes share no body parts. The Mercedes coupe version of their sedans typically cost about ten grand more. How do they do it? Lack of volume, volume, volume.
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I myself do not like it!
i am definitely not a fan of the exterior styling of this car, too bad!
I've liked Beemer coupes since the old 3.0CS.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I guess none one would be, since that clearly isn't the case in the U.S. YTD sales for the 7-Series are 11,530. YTD for the S-Class is 12,318. Both numbers through July. Hardly a 2 to 1 ratio there. BTW, the 7-Series is down from last year, while the S-Class now in it's 4th model year in the U.S. is up compared to 2002.
"Did you know that Mercedes is hurrying up their redesign of the S class to finally compete with the 7?"
Really? I would have thought since the current S-Class was introduced in 1998 for 1999 (Y2K model for U.S.) that in 2005-06 it would be due for a re-design anyway. Where are you getting all this incorrect information from?
Did you know that the current 7-Series was pushed back a year due to how well the current S-Class turned out? Rumor, just like the above, but it's been reported by more than a few industry folk, unlike the above..which nobody has heard anything about.
M
What a lovely looking car! This is my ideal car... unfortunately it'll likely sell for about three times my ideal price
I'm not really a BWM fan but this car is really good-looking. Here's a site with great pictures.\
http://www.kalach.easynet.be/e63.htm
The original 6 series was slotted between the 5 series sedans and the 7 series sedans in price. They were based on the five series just as this one will be.
In my opinion, the "eighties" 5 and 6 series cars were two of the most beautiful cars ever made. The new one, like all new BMWs, have morphed into a higher-wasted more "bubble" like machine. I like the old ones better, but I also understand that this is a cutting-edge manufacturer. We will eventually get used to the styling and appreciate the machine for what it is intended to do.
With that said- My sixty+ year-old boss has leased three 7 series models as his last three cars. The dealer gave him a new 2004 to drive for a few days as his lease is ending, he hated the i-drive. He's now looking at a Jaguar XJ8.
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I have to be honest, it still looks vaguely Pontiac in the front and vaguely Chrysler in the rear. Still I am sure the driving is all BMW.
The best news I heard from my dealer was that the pricing will start around $62,000 base MSRP.
I have a CLK 55 Cabriolet on order and should receive it in January and wondering which I will enjoy more. I think AMG has just about made BMW irrelevant.
do you have go to to your local dealership to go on the waiting list? knowing how popular this car is going to be, i would think so (recalling the '98 ML320 wait; 9 months!).
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MSRP $69,300 $76,300
Euro del 64,450 70,960
Options:
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Heads up disp 1000
Sat Radio 595
Cold pkg 700
Prem sound 1800
Sport pkg 2800
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