Thursday, August 6, 2015

M6 Gran Coupe will help BMW in one-upmanship battle with Mercedes-Benz

BMW and Mercedes-Benz are on a one-upmanship battle, and in a bid to intensify competition, BMW has rolled out a high-end luxury sedan, the M6 Gran Coupe, in the country for Rs 1.75 crore (showroom price Delhi).

The M6 Gran Coupe typically falls in the luxurious super coupes league. Propelling the M6 Gran Coupe is a 4.4-litre V8 engine with two twin-scroll turbos that belt out 560 PS between 6,000 to 7,000 rpm along with 680 Nm torque in a wide range of 1,500-5,750 rpm.

The M6 BMW Gran Coupe.
The M6 Gran Coupe is offered with four driving modes, Eco Pro, Comfort, Sport and the Sport+. 

While in the Comfort mode, the car can travel in poor roads with élan, the Sports and Sports+ modes help the car rev up and zoom ahead of other cars.

This M6 model is based on the M5 platform and comes with the same engine. Even though the M6 Gran Coupe has the same engine as the M5, there are some notable differences.

The M6 Gran Coupe can go from 0 to 100 km per hour in 4.2 seconds flat and its top speed is a whopping 250 km per hour. The engine and the seven-speed dual clutch gearbox gel seamlessly.

Among other things that makes the six-series Gran Coupe different are that it comes with a more aggressive body kit, some of which are part of the BMW M models.

There are also the 19-inch stock wheels with an option to upgrade to the 20 inch, sportier bumpers that include more air intake in front combined with flared wheel arches, along with the trademark BMW M quad-pipes and a diffuser at the back.

Another USP of the new BMW M6 Gran Coupe is the roof, which is made of carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP), a first in the segment. The extremely lightweight design paves the way for superior torsional stiffness and pares weight by 25 kg compared to that of a conventional glass sunroof.

The interiors are leather and the seats have a breathtaking feature – they are 20-way power adjustable and heated M Sport types. 

Besides, there is also a 10.2-inch display with in-built navigation, rear-parking camera with 360-degree parking assist, dual-zone automatic climate control along with a keyless entry and a stop and start system.

The new BMW M6 Gran Coupe comes with a litany of BMW ConnectedDrive driver assist systems and services. These are the next generation BMW iDrive (an on-board driver information system) with touch controller, BMW Navigation Professional (integrated GPS) with 10.2-inch colour display with 3D maps and full-colour BMW Head-Up Display with M-specific views.

The BMW M6 Gran Coupe also comes with connectivity through Bluetooth and USB devices, high-end Surround Sound system from Bang and Olufsen along with BMW Apps.

The M6 will come in eight metallic colours – Black Sapphire, Silverstone, Space Grey, San Marino Blue, Sakhir Orange, Havanna, Singapore Grey and Imperial Blue Brilliant Effect.

The BMW M6 Gran Coupe will take on the likes of Audi (Audi RS7) in the high-end luxury coupe category and the car could help BMW in its battle with Mercedes-Benz as the M6 is surely going to be a cynosure of all eyes among premium car buyers.

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