The BMW 6-Series began its life back in 1976 with the E24 6 Series and saw its second generation unfold in 2003 with the E63/E64 6 Series. This generation 6-Series was powered by a 3.0L inline-six engine (petrol and diesel), a 4.8L V8, and a 5.0L V10 BMW M6 engine. These engines were mated to a choice of a six-speed manual or automatic, and a seven-speed SMGIII.
The third generation of the 6-Series is nearing with the first model appearing as the 650i Convertible. The vehicle will be powered by two gas engines: a 6 cylinder twin turbo engine producing 320hp at 5800rpm and a V8 twin turbo engine producing 407hp at 5500 rpm.
BMW will unveil the next generation 6-Series in September at the Paris Motor Show and we know you are tired of seeing renderings for this vehicle, but this is a pretty good one. The next 6-Series design will be inspired by the recently launched 7-Series and Z4. It will feature a new front bumper with a massive air dam, reshaped headlights, a more prominent double kidney grille, and a redesigned rear-end. However, there seems to be a little nostalgia when it comes to the 2007 CS Concept because the German magazine Auto Motor Und Sport has added a few design elements from that concept to the new 6-series.
Under the hood BMW is rumored to keep the same engine as the current model. The only change will be the 4.8 Liter V8 that will replace the smaller 400 HP 4.4 Liter turbocharged V8 from the BMW 750i.
The next 6-Series will be offered in both coupe and convertible versions, but a GT version is also under consideration.
Using only a spyshot that didn’t leave much to the imagination, Bimmerpost forum member ’Alpinece325ci’ worked his Photoshop magic and gave us his rendered interpretation of what the 2011 BMW 6-Series could invariably look when BMW finally decides to break cover sometime down the road.
We know it’s only a rendering, but this dude has a pretty sick set of skills, leading us to think that he may have a future in the auto industry. And to be honest, this rendering could very well be even better than what BMW could possibly come out with. We know it’s unlikely, but it just goes to show you how much talent ’Alpinece325ci’ has.
This BMW 6 Series racing prototype is in the process of being transformed into a GT1 spec by two tuning houses, both of which have a long history of ramping up past BMWs and turning them into full-fledged racing machines.
Initially a 6-Series, this car was taken in by tuning house Alpina and turned it into what they call the ’B6’. But, apparently, one tuner isn’t enough for this wunderkind of a vehicle. As soon as it was tuned by Alpina, Aurora Racing Designs took it off the former’s hands to convert the B6 into a race-ready GT1 spec.
There aren’t a lot of specifics that have been disclosed yet, but with former McLaren engineer Nicholas Galbraith and ex-Alpina race designer Andreas Puschel taking the mantle from Alpina in further tuning the car, we’re confident that this B6 GT1 could become something more than just a tuned-up show car. If things work out, we wouldn’t be the least bit surprised to see this car lining up on a racing grid in the very near future.
Thanks in large part to the rousing reaction the BMW Concept Gran Coupe received in Beijing, sources close to BMW have said that the company has finally given the go signal for a production version of the concept, which is now being called the "BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe".
There’s no word yet on when the production version will break cover, but as is the case in the industry, we can probably expect it to make an appearance sometime in the next two years. As a 6 Series, BMW is lining up the Gran Coupe as a soon-to-be-direct competitor of the Mercedes-Benz CLS and the Audi A7, two cars that fall under the category of luxurious four-door coupes with matching driving performance to boot.
We’ll be sure to keep readers posted as soon as new developments regarding the production version of the Gran Coupe come out.
AG Excalibur - a Lithuanian tuner- presented the BMW Shark at the Top Marques Monaco. This car represents a tuning kit based on the BMW 6-Series featuring a red livery, white interior leather setup, and super-sized 30 inch wheels. And we can’t forget the front grill which looks like the BMW got a huge buck tooth.
Its true, Top Marques is a place for supercars designed with good taste and who feature impeccable lines, so a car like the Shark really has no place there. At the same time, Top Marques is a place for any kind of vehicular extravaganza and, in this case, we can understand why this car would take its place there.
The people who were there could only comment on how crazy this car was. That may have not been the reaction the tuner wanted to get, but the car still got some attention. We think that this may not be the best example of how bad publicity is still good publicity.
