BMW officially reveals the 4-door 6-Series Gran Coupe

BMW officially reveals the 4-door  6-Series Gran Coupe

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.

BMW officially reveals the 4-door  6-Series 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.

BMW officially reveals the 4-door  6-Series Gran Coupe

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.

BMW officially reveals the 4-door  6-Series Gran Coupe

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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Comments

  • mangata on Dec 11, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    wats te difference between tis n a 5 series they basically share almost everything?

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    • If you can not differentiate between this and a 5 series, you seriously need an eye check!!

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      • cengeh on Dec 12, 2011 at 8:58 pm

        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.

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    • kington on Dec 11, 2011 at 6:49 pm

      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.

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    • 4G63T DSM on Dec 12, 2011 at 8:07 am

      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.

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  • I didn't on Dec 11, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    Could we see an M Power from this soon?

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  • blackBJQ on Dec 11, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    No! 6 series supposed to be in coupe only.
    Err anyway, its quite nice.. The CLS contender.

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  • thomstho on Dec 11, 2011 at 12:46 pm

    It looks muscular.

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  • nabill on Dec 11, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    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!

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  • Kiddo on Dec 11, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    i believe there’s a mistake in the article. The 650i uses a 4.4L V8, not 4.5L.

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  • Ha Gnih on Dec 11, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    Would look nice if parked among the Japs and Kimchis at home. Hahahaha

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  • ahmadfaris93 on Dec 11, 2011 at 2:31 pm

    So basically, mostly everyone is going up against the Panamera now huh /

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  • ahmadfaris93 on Dec 11, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    So basically, everyone is going up against the Panamera huh ?

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  • sorry..cls is much more superior than this.

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  • Gavin on Dec 11, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    7 looks like 6 looks like 5 looks like 3 looks like 1.

    Only the SUV seems to have more distinguishable faces

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    • JonLing on Dec 12, 2011 at 4:32 pm

      i think if you talk about looking alike, no one can beat VW and Audi…….even their SUV’s look like their sedans / coupes…….

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  • jay8393 on Dec 11, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    Nice! Very nice! Now BMW have a proper contender to the ever-popular Mercedes-Benz CLS!

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  • BMW POWER FOREVER on Dec 11, 2011 at 4:39 pm

    i wished bmw paired it with a smaller engine like the new 2.0T

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  • BMW POWER FOREVER on Dec 11, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    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?

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  • 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.

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  • shawal on Dec 11, 2011 at 5:35 pm

    Looks good , better than the 2 door i think,
    But interior-wise , audi A7 wins hands downl….

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    • BMW POWER FOREVER on Dec 12, 2011 at 3:53 pm

      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.

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  • Does this car have a frameless door like the CLS, A7 and Passat CC?

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  • The Enthusiast on Dec 11, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    Looks like the Quattroporte a bit. Maybe because of its coupe line.

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  • shawal on Dec 11, 2011 at 10:05 pm

    I’d still prefer the CS concept…

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  • Alan Lee on Dec 12, 2011 at 12:15 am

    This is NICER than Mercedes CLS anytime!

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  • 5.GT - A true gonner on Dec 12, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    cutting the crap out of the previous 5 series GT, well done BMW
    A true contender for the Merc CLS and Audi A7

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  • TORRES on Dec 12, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    Izit me or what, i felt this is better looking than the 2door version or im ageing??….lolzzz

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