BMW has finally revealed its long-awaited Mercedes CLS competitor: the 6-Series Gran Coupe. This Gran Coupe becomes the third installment in the 6er line-up along with the coupe and convertible variants.
The 4-door coupe which borrows majority of its exterior looks from the current 6-Series is 111mm longer than its coupe counterpart, from a total length of 5,007mm and a wheelbase of 2,968mm. In comparison, the current CLS has a 2,875mm wheelbase, which is slightly shorter than the Gran Coupe.
The Gran Coupe also has a decent boot size of 460 litres, but by dropping down the rear seat backrests, this can be increased to 1,265 litres. Interior features include a “4+1” seating arrangement which offers a third rear seat, comfort-oriented rear seat backrest angle, Dakota leather upholstery, Electric Power Steering and Dynamic Damper Control, Auto Start-Stop function, Dynamic Damper Control, Servotronic and so on, all standard.
Optional features are made up by Integral Active Steering and Adaptive Drive, xDrive all-wheel drive system, camera-based Collision Warning with braking function (in conjunction with Active Cruise Control), Bang & Olufsen High-End Surround Sound System and the list goes on. BMW confirmed that the Gran Coupe will be available in both BMW Individual and M Sport trims from launch.
Now on to the juicers bits. Three engine options are available including an oil burner which is a 6-cylinder 3.0 liter TwinPower Turbo (two-stage turbocharging) diesel with 313 hp and 630 Nm of torque from 2,500 rpm in the 640d.
This variant offers an average fuel economy rating of between 5.5 and 5.7 litres per 100 kilometres. Then there is the 640i with its 6-cylinder 3.0 liter TwinPower Turbo (twin-scroll turbocharging) petrol with 320 hp and 450 Nm between 1,300 and 4,500 rpm.
The top spot is taken up by the 650i, powered by a 4.4 litre V8 also with TwinPower Turbo (two turbochargers). This unit can crank out 450 hp and 650 Nm of torque from 4,500 rpm. 0 – 100 km/h takes 4.6 seconds while top speed is rated at 250 km/h.
Fuel economy doesn’t look bad despite the engine size with an average of between 9.2 and 9.4 litres per 100 kilometers. This model is available in all-wheel-drive form as well and all variants come with an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Enjoy some high-res photos after the jump.
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wats te difference between tis n a 5 series they basically share almost everything?
If you can not differentiate between this and a 5 series, you seriously need an eye check!!
looking at your thumbs down a lot of malaysian needs eye check hahaha. Seriously, most of us cant even diffrentiate one car brand from another.
Looks sell. Look at the CLS.
And it didn;t take long before the VW launched the Passat CC, though FWD still managed to sell quite a lot because of its looks.
This is long overdue when you consider that BMW doesn;t have a sexy 4 door coupe.
Precisely the point. If BMW was going to all that trouble to make a 4 door coupe, why not make it look different. No fear getting it to be more polarizing.
Bangle messed up the 5 and 7er because normal sedans are suppose to look more sedate but did brilliantly with the 6 and 4. If there was a car he could have worked his magic on, it would be this 6 series 4 door.
Could we see an M Power from this soon?
No! 6 series supposed to be in coupe only.
Err anyway, its quite nice.. The CLS contender.
It looks muscular.
theres noting grant or elegant when it comes to looking at that front end….its jus not right , rest of the car is awesome though!
i believe there’s a mistake in the article. The 650i uses a 4.4L V8, not 4.5L.
Would look nice if parked among the Japs and Kimchis at home. Hahahaha
So basically, mostly everyone is going up against the Panamera now huh /
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it is benz’s CLS who created the trend bro~
actually cls was based on a jaguar xj
So basically, everyone is going up against the Panamera huh ?
sorry..cls is much more superior than this.
Confirm. Ah Pek detected!!
7 looks like 6 looks like 5 looks like 3 looks like 1.
Only the SUV seems to have more distinguishable faces
i think if you talk about looking alike, no one can beat VW and Audi…….even their SUV’s look like their sedans / coupes…….
Nice! Very nice! Now BMW have a proper contender to the ever-popular Mercedes-Benz CLS!
i wished bmw paired it with a smaller engine like the new 2.0T
its the sunroof another of those useless ones like the passat cc and audi a5 which only has a tilt and not the slide function?
I hope this was the 5-series and the 2dr version is 6er… like in the 90s and earlier, the 5er were long and low slung looking. But, this might only be my personal preferences.
Looks good , better than the 2 door i think,
But interior-wise , audi A7 wins hands downl….
er…have you been into an audi? sit a little longer and you can really feel the volkswagen inside it. i think a better interior would be a jaguar, bentley or rolls royce.
Does this car have a frameless door like the CLS, A7 and Passat CC?
Looks like the Quattroporte a bit. Maybe because of its coupe line.
I’d still prefer the CS concept…
This is NICER than Mercedes CLS anytime!
cutting the crap out of the previous 5 series GT, well done BMW
A true contender for the Merc CLS and Audi A7
Izit me or what, i felt this is better looking than the 2door version or im ageing??….lolzzz