Spy Shots: BMW 6-Series. (Looks like the Lexus thingy)
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Spy Shots: BMW 6-Series. (Looks like the Lexus thingy)
BMW will be introducing an all-new 6-Series coupe based on the Z9 concept sometime in the 2003 model year, with a cabrio variant arriving a year later. The two-door 2+2 will fall in between the new 5-Series and the upcoming new 7-Series.
Although this replaces BMW's 8-Series, the new sleek sports car will be called the 6-Series. As such, BMW hopes to bring back memories of their successful 1976-1989 6-Series coupe.
The appearance of the new 6-Series will be quite impressive: trademark double round headlights, a shark-nosed grille, huge 19‑inch wheels and a fat rear spoiler. A mix of sports car features and high-tech delights will dominate the interior: round instruments, a huge color display and the iDrive operation system, partly replacing buttons and switches. The iDrive system works like a computer mouse, allowing access to the navigation system, climate control, onboard-computer, audio, Internet and telecommunications, as many as 700 functions all while you're trying to merge onto the 405.
The new coupe and cabrio will sport a wide range of engines. BMW's 3.5-liter V-8 will develop 270 hp; a 4.5-liter V-8 will deliver 340 hp. An M6 with 430 hp, as well as an entry-level six-cylinder variant, with 231 hp will be coming later. We expect the coupé to show its face in late 2002 and the cabrio six to eight months later as a 2004 model.
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Although this replaces BMW's 8-Series, the new sleek sports car will be called the 6-Series. As such, BMW hopes to bring back memories of their successful 1976-1989 6-Series coupe.
The appearance of the new 6-Series will be quite impressive: trademark double round headlights, a shark-nosed grille, huge 19‑inch wheels and a fat rear spoiler. A mix of sports car features and high-tech delights will dominate the interior: round instruments, a huge color display and the iDrive operation system, partly replacing buttons and switches. The iDrive system works like a computer mouse, allowing access to the navigation system, climate control, onboard-computer, audio, Internet and telecommunications, as many as 700 functions all while you're trying to merge onto the 405.
The new coupe and cabrio will sport a wide range of engines. BMW's 3.5-liter V-8 will develop 270 hp; a 4.5-liter V-8 will deliver 340 hp. An M6 with 430 hp, as well as an entry-level six-cylinder variant, with 231 hp will be coming later. We expect the coupé to show its face in late 2002 and the cabrio six to eight months later as a 2004 model.
Brenda Priddy & Company
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Jason, are you speaking of the 635csi type?
I love that car and have since my best friend in High School was GIVEN an imported UK version for his 16th B-Day back in 1986.
The car was beautiful and fast. Many a night we simply drive around the town where we grew up - having no ability to buy beer, or cause any serious trouble due to our age.
Of course, my 'rich' friend ended up wrecking it and had to drive an old 450 SL that his mother owned...
Me, on the other hand, didn't drive until I was 18 and could afford to buy a car of my own - with my own money.
I wouldn't have it any other way now that I look back on it.
Glen
The car was beautiful and fast. Many a night we simply drive around the town where we grew up - having no ability to buy beer, or cause any serious trouble due to our age.
Of course, my 'rich' friend ended up wrecking it and had to drive an old 450 SL that his mother owned...
Me, on the other hand, didn't drive until I was 18 and could afford to buy a car of my own - with my own money.
I wouldn't have it any other way now that I look back on it.
Glen
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