The New BMW M6.

Embargodate for Journalists is 14th of December, 16:00 h CET. 1. World
Debut of the new BMW M6. (Short Version)
3 2. The new V10 Power Unit in the BMW M6: A Masterpiece in Engine
Construction. 11 3. The Seven-Speed
SMG Gearbox: Shifting Gears like in Formula 1.
22 4. The Chassis and Suspension of the BMW M6: Agile, Fast, Safe.
26 5. Body, Design, Equipment: Light and Safe, Sporting and Luxurious.
33 6. Specifications. 42 1. World Debut of the new BMW M6.
(Short Version) Launching the new M6, BMW M GmbH is proudly presenting
the most dynamic and sporting rendition of the 6 Series Luxury
Coupé. This makes BMW's large Coupé in the guise of the
M6 one of the most beautiful cars in the world - and at the same time
the most sophisticated and powerful 6 Series there has ever been: five
litres engine capacity, 10 cylinders, 507 bhp (373 kW), 520
Newton-metres (383 lb-ft) maximum torque, and engine speed beyond the
8,000 rpm limit. Together with the outstanding, uncompromising
suspension designed and built exclusively for sporting performance,
this supreme power unit gives the BMW M6 all the qualities of a
thoroughbred supersports. But unlike its competitors usually offering
only two seats, the BMW M6 comes with all the space and comfort of a
typical 2+2-seater, plus the luxurious features of a typical luxury
performance BMW. The success principle: True power in a discreet
package. The BMW M6 shares its supreme power unit with the BMW M5. Ever
since being introduced in the M5, this engine has been acknowledged as
the absolute benchmark, just as the M5 is the very epitome of the
Sports Saloon. Now, introducing even more superior performance data,
the BMW M6 sets a new standard in the segment of high-performance
2+2-seater luxury sports cars. Creating this unique model, the
engineers at BMW M GmbH have focused not only on the sheer power of the
engine, but also on the weight of the body and, as a result, the mass
to be accelerated as quickly as possible on the road. Reducing weight
to a sensible minimum, the M6 comes with all the driving dynamics
required for the race track, while in terms of motoring comfort and
equipment it is simply ideal for all roads the world over. Not least,
the body design of the BMW M6 modified only discreetly versus the
elegant look of the BMW Coupé comes with all the understatement
so characteristic of all M Models as their elementary feature.
Interacting with the seven-speed SMG transmission, the magnificent
chassis and suspension, the elegant body in innovative lightweight
technology, as well as the wide range of luxury equipment, the
ten-cylinder high-speed engine gives the customer a brand-new dimension
in motoring performance. It is indeed difficult to find any genuine
competitors to the M6, since all other more or less comparable cars are
either all-out supersports or sports saloons far inferior in terms of
agility. So given the car's innovative drive concept, a power-to-weight
ratio even better than on the M5, as well as unique handling - and all
this with all the everyday driving qualities of a large coupé -
the engineers at BMW M GmbH rightly claim that the new BMW M6 truly
comes in a class of its own. V10 power unit running at racing speeds.
Sharing BMW's V10 power unit, the M5 and M6 come with one of the rare
high-speed engines in regular saloon and coupé production. Within
the entire BMW family, the V10 is indeed the most demanding engine in
technical terms and, without doubt, the top performer in every respect.
Power and performance, however, are not everything. Rather, what really
counts is a car's acceleration and driving dynamics on the road. And
this depends, first, on the weight of a car and, second, on the thrust
and power which actually goes to the drive wheels - which, in turn, is
a result of engine torque and the overall transmission ratio. BMW's
high-speed engine concept allows an optimum gearbox and final drive
transmission ratio in all cases, thus guaranteeing impressive thrust
and momentum on the road at all times.