It’s the end of the road for the current BMW M6 as Munich has announced the end of production of the M6 Coupé and Convertible. In total 14,152 examples were built since 2005 – 9,087 Coupés and 5,065 units of the Convertible. This comes after M division announced the death of the E60 M5 in July.
Along with the departure of these two performance greats, BMW will also cease production of the high revving V10 engine that powers them. This 507 hp 5.0-litre powerplant featured electronically-controlled individual throttle valves, an ionic current control system and lateral force-controlled oil supply – all directly derived from motor racing.
Unsurprisingly, America was the number one market for both M6 variants, followed by Germany and Great Britain/Ireland. Sales of the BMW M5 followed a similar pattern – US, Germany, Great Britain and Ireland. The E60 M5 recorded global sales of over 20,000 cars in under five years, including 1,009 units of the wagon bodied M5 Touring.
Sad news, but it does pave the way for the arrival of the F10 M5 and an M6 based on the upcoming new 6-Series.
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You did a great job M6, you can RIP now.
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hahaaha..sleek dugong design
It’s overpriced, yes, ugly, yes. but i dont see any point why you compared it with a vios. these 2 cars are in totally different league. M6 is a performance car. It can crack 200mph without the limiter. Vios struggle to maintain half that speed. Vios is for small family and an everyday car. chicks love the vios? where are you living? Africa? do you even know what luxury means? do you have a slight idea what is BMW? are you an idiot?
i think he was from planet of the ape..
dude… lu salah compare segment la.
Are you for REAL?
I drive a Vios and i don’t even dare compare these 2 cars… unless the topic of the day is David vs Goliath.
I think he is being sarcastic……
he could be…but that is what toyota fanboys really think…
lol…hes obviously joking… no need to ask heheh
Lol.. good joke but not going well with others. Could u come up with something else ah… like Viva against M6?
Hahaha..good joke murcie.
Nobody saw his sarcasm?
Have you knocked your head against something or had got concussion since ice age?
It may seem overpriced and ugly(since u love Vios’ design) to you but its value and beauty doesn’t simply lie on these two aspects moron! It’s the performance, handling, luxury, technologies and brand value that matter!
It has got 7-speed SMG gearbox, ‘cannot match’ the Vios’ 4-speed.
It has got 5.0L V10 engine, AGAIN, ‘can’t match’ the Vios’ mighty 1.5L L4 engine.
Its top speed is limited to 155mph, well i suppose that can’t match the Vios’ as well..
I’m a Toyota fan as well but dude, u’ve gone too far with this..Get a doctor~
did u drive a m6 around and didnt manage to get any chicks? but got one in ur vios instead? it so then i have to accept ur comment la..
started to get boring with bmw design
oh my, a fuel guzzler…
stop production due to emission prob?
oh well, i shall get back to my life as an average joe, driving wira buruk. sure it is nothing compare to this BMW but it gets me places… =)
i hate the euro 5 co2 emission standards, they’re making everyone of us into prius owners
They did that for our Earth!
Not our earth……for us.
Not matter how polluted the earth is…earth gonna survive anyhow…..earth been in this universe for 4.54 billion years…you think little polluted atmosphere gonna kill it? We human are gonna go away…..not earth.
We did all this to save our sorry ass for what we have done all these while. And we like to put ‘we did this for earth’ instead of ‘we did this for us’. Wake up everyone.
i x mind prius. just make them better looking, powerful and reliable
omg, why end it?
m6 is such a great car and looks awesome~
Don’t say this loud~There’s a guy upstairs that thinks a Vios actually looks better than this babe!
I wouldn’t mind if Proton copy the M. : )
Death to big engine big power and on to small engine with turbocharger and supercharger?
New M6 and 6 Series coming!
the article says this model line is discontinued. but for what reason?
I would have to say I agree with murcie.
BMW’s design language is rubbish, and their maintenance is high as well. No reliability.
Price does not determine quality. The Toyota Vios is still the unbeatable king of the road, and it’s chick magnet pulling factor has been proven countless times.
I’ve seen toyota vios beat alot of cars on the road, including merc slk, nissan fairlady 370z, etc
Toyota Vios also looks damnnnn nice, and the design can be said to be an award winner.
no, they are hideous. at least in my eyes
are u a butthurt Vios owner?
i dont need slk or 370z to beat ur Vios, a humble Gen2 and Persona are more than enough to do the job….
Vios can beat 350z on the road?
Are u kidding me? The 350z probably didnt want to play with u only.
Eg: A small kid kicks an adult in the leg. The adult walks away. Does it mean that adult is afraid of that small kid? Or the small kid is more “Terror” than the adult.
Eg2: Vios overtake ferrari in a traffic jam. Waaa.,.,vios more powerful than ferrari?
I mean vios is a great car, wonderful car. Car for the masses. But it is not a performance car. Vios powerful? Dude. Have u drive a car that does 0-62 in 5 sec?
Are you murcie?
hey hulubalo, are you and this murcie guy actually the same person?
The Vios beating the SLK, 370Z??…IN YOUR DREAM maybe~
forgive me but…………..LOL
are u kidding me? vios beat 370z on the road?
record the video and post it if u can, dude
go and search for some review for vios, perhaps a review from topgear (if u like the easy 1), the real car tester who test more cars than you, dude…
u never drive a m6 b4, so u dunno how fking food BMW is…
and topgear doesn’t have review on it
Vios > SLK. maybe. Vios with 100k under the hood v stock SLK.
Vios > 370Z. not on your life.
1.6 litre V 3.7L
dont need to be a genius to figure that out.
ya. no wonder our govt wants to tax M6 so much, to “protect” the rakyat from seeing more of this godzilla-like fugly monster on the road……..how “considerate”……….i think you should send your comments to Toyota in Japan, maybe they would ask you to become their new ambassador for Vios. Well, they had Britney Spears as their ambassador before……
such a luvly car spoilt by ppl talking abt stupid vios , yeah ive seen vios beat one F16 fighter jet….
back to the car , m6 is kinda rare , and unique , alot of ppl bought simply bcos of that v10…RIP !
you guys are comparing these cars as if you were comparing a dinner at les amis to starbucks. it doesn’t add up guys. an m6 to a vios? it ain’t fair man.
vios is a practical nice 4 door saloon. not really a chick magnet methinks. more of a dad magnet maybe, but definitely not a chick magnet.
a chick magnet would probably be well, a mini / beetle / SUV / or something that says HEY LOOK I’VE GOT TEH MOOLAH. ROLL WITH ME PLZ.
what’s a design language? they have some design bits that are shared among all their cars eg the trademark grills. plain, yeah a bit.
but dammit, you shouldn’t be comparing an m6 to a vios. compare it with the honda city or something within it’s range!
vios is a chick magnet…..yes…only the chicks that fly and drop their shit down from the sky.
so vios is actually a shit magnet!!! and when i see one i wanna puke on it. so the next time u see puke on your shitty vios junk, it could be me.
even lexus which is a million times better than shitty dugong vios can’t beat the M6.
stupid toyota clowns!!
A bunch of “wonderful” toyota supporter… hahaahahha it just makes me laugh.
Lexus LF-A is overprice!! why don’t you say that ??
The 645i i drove once left me speechless. Seriously, heaps and bounds better than the Aussie Holden Commodore V8s.
Power is not just instanteneous but its smoothness, blended with the right amount of torque (not too much) and the burble from the engine bay is simply a recipe for success in markets where you don’t have to pay too much tax for a 4.5 litre V8.
Yes, let us know wait for the next model to arrive, and hopefully it will do better than the success it has already garnered.
I would also agree that Vios is much better than the BMW M6, sure one’s a coupe and another one’s a sedan, but we’re talking about the overall package.
A vios could easily handle better than the M6, and let me ask you fools this question:
to those of you who support the M6 so much, can you afford it?
The way you stand up for the M6 is similar to ppl sucking up to high ranking officials.
Vios is practical, stylish, efficient, powerful (with right mods) and overall the best car on the road today. I pity those ah bengs who look down on the vios and yet cannot afford the M6. The M6 is a overpriced piece of nazi garbage.
Despite the fact that you’re most probably a Vios owner that feels the pain when people actually talked bad about the mighty Vios, isn’t it our freedom and liberty to show our admiration to the M6 even if we know we can’t afford it?
Mind you, there are several mistakes in your statement though:
1. Overall package: Well i do think the M6′s package is way more complete than that of Vios’. Safety features+ gearbox+ engine+ interior+ look, is there any segment that the Vios could possibly win?
2. ‘The Vios could easily handle better than the M6′. I’m sorry but this is joke of the century!
3. ‘Vios is stylish’. Well the Vios might be a smart-looking car but still far from stylish.
4. ‘Powerful (with right mods): The Vios could be powerful at the right mod but mind you, the M6 is powerful in ANY mod!
We didn’t mean to agitate all fellow Vios owners here but since someone actually brought up the point that the Vios is better in any way, we’re just telling the truth here.
Words of wisdom.
Thanks Kevin!
This guys just needs to wake up from his dream~
My opinion on BMW’s design, (especially Bangle era) is like high fashion design which costed thousands each pant and trouser. They’re out of most people’s reach, and might not be right with their eyes either. But on those who deserves, they’re simply looked gorgeous.
Which is why, I personally dont agree with their current design language. While trying to play safe, some had fallen into awkward territory. Shame!
i hope those M6 owners taking good care of their car, cause i would like to buy second hand M6 in 10 years time…
Haha,, i only scare no one wants to sell it ah!! ._.
Dont feed the troll lol
the stupid Vios makes me puke!!and u guys r jz killin’ me with ur jokes!!