BMW M6 Gran Coupe set for SA release
BMW has always offered its customers a choice when it comes the Blue Propeller's flagship Grand Tourer - the only M car that is not an out-and-out hooligan tool.
We're talking about the M6, of course, the M division's superbly-appointed two-door luxury express train, which has always been available with either a hard or soft top.
And now there's a third option: the M6 Gran Coupe, with four doors and four seats in a svelte, fastback body style - and a high-revving V8 with TwinPower hairdryers and 412kW on tap, that'll launch this two-tonne, five-metre speedboat from 0-100 just over four seconds.
Under the bonnet you'll find a 4395cc V8 with direct fuel-injection, a cross-bank exhaust manifold and a pair of twin-scroll turbochargers, delivering a quoted 412kW from 6000-7000rpm, before the rev-limiter steps in at 7200, and 680Nm from 1500-5750rpm.
That's good for 0-100 in 4.2 seconds and 250km/h flat out - or 305km/h with the optional Driver's Pakage, at an average cost of 9.9 litres per 100 kilometres and 232 grams p[er kilometre of CO2.
The seven-speed M dual-clutch transmission has idle stop, a low-speed mapping for smoother cruising in traffic and launch control for when you want to get ahead of the traffic, while an electronically controlled multi-disc, limited-slip, active M differential works in conjunction with the dynamic stability control system, splitting drive between the rear wheels for optimum traction.
We're talking about the M6, of course, the M division's superbly-appointed two-door luxury express train, which has always been available with either a hard or soft top.
And now there's a third option: the M6 Gran Coupe, with four doors and four seats in a svelte, fastback body style - and a high-revving V8 with TwinPower hairdryers and 412kW on tap, that'll launch this two-tonne, five-metre speedboat from 0-100 just over four seconds.
Under the bonnet you'll find a 4395cc V8 with direct fuel-injection, a cross-bank exhaust manifold and a pair of twin-scroll turbochargers, delivering a quoted 412kW from 6000-7000rpm, before the rev-limiter steps in at 7200, and 680Nm from 1500-5750rpm.
That's good for 0-100 in 4.2 seconds and 250km/h flat out - or 305km/h with the optional Driver's Pakage, at an average cost of 9.9 litres per 100 kilometres and 232 grams p[er kilometre of CO2.
The seven-speed M dual-clutch transmission has idle stop, a low-speed mapping for smoother cruising in traffic and launch control for when you want to get ahead of the traffic, while an electronically controlled multi-disc, limited-slip, active M differential works in conjunction with the dynamic stability control system, splitting drive between the rear wheels for optimum traction.
