We recently learned that the often-maligned BMW 5 Series GT would be given a name and design change. The future replacement for the Bavarian Pontiac Aztec, as it’s often called, will soon be the BMW 6 Series GT, a much more coupe-like, sportier car. With a more sweeping roofline and more hatchback-like trunk, the 6 Series GT should be far better looking than the somewhat dumpy-looking 5 Series GT. But now, we’ve come across some new information about engine, equipment and package options.
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As far as engines go, there will be the typical suite of BMW’s diesel and petrol engines. For diesel power, there will be a BMW 620d, 630d and top-of-the-line M650d xDrive, the latter using BMW’s newest B57 quad-turbo engine. For petrol power, you can choose from the BMW 630i, 640i and M650i xDrive. The latter will get the same 4.4 liter twin-turbocharged V8 as the new G30 BMW M550i xDrive. The could also be three different plug-in hybrid variants, the BMW 630e, 640e and 650e iPerformance.
As far as packages go, the usual applies here as well. An M Sport package will pack the same sort of aerodynamic kit as the new 5 Series but will come with some cool interior bits, such as Alcantara seats. Two different kinds of air suspension will be available, with one called “Executive Drive”, whatever that means. The 6er GT will also get BMW’s Active Integral Steering, or rear-wheel steering, as an option. Remote Parking will also be an optional feature on the 6 Series GT.
Expect the BMW 6 Series GT to be a sportier, more stylish and more technological car than its 5 Series predecessor. The 5er GT never quite received the love that BMW had hoped it would, so it makes for the Bavarian brand to try and make it a bit more appealing. The 5 Series GT was a low-volume model before, so why not make it an exciting low-volume model?
[Source: Motor.es]
Will there be new 6 coupé(s) or not?
Last week this was said on BMW blog:
“Knowing that BMW is working on two different coupes and convertibles, the 6 Series and 8 Series, it can be hard to tell which this is. However, our sources are telling us that this is a BMW 8 Series Convertible and these sources aren’t really ever wrong.”
Link
https://www.bmwblog.com/2016/11/15/spy-photos-bmw-8-series-convertible-caught-heavy-camo/
It’s confusing because previously it was said on here that the GT was going to be the only 6 Series.
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STOP SAYING 6 SERIES GT. BMW ARE READING THIS LIKE WTF. ITS A 5ER GT. WHY WOULD BMW HAVE THE CODE NAMES READY FOR THE 6ER COUPE AND CAB? THATS BECAUSE A 6ER IS COMING END OF STORY SICK OF SEEING THIS BS ARGH THIS CAR WILL BE A 5ER GT
I hate to repeat myself again. There will be a 6 GT. End of story.
i give up im losing hope
It’s about time, you were in severe denial lmao
lmao
Are we absolutely sure that this will be the 6 GT? Maybe, the 6 GT will be something different? Like a shooting brake? It makes no sense that BMW will call this car the 6 GT and not the 5 GT. Then again… if there is one thing BMW isn’t precious about, it’s naming conventions. Pity!
10000% Sure
Well, that’s pretty sure…. :P
horatiu is right its a 6 GT. bmw just killed off my favourite car in there line up
No one killed anything man, they’re just using different naming conventions. The 8 Series Coupe has similar dimensions.
The new 6-Series GT is expected on the market in 2017, as a 2018
model. It will be sold alongside the current 6-Series coupe, convertible
and sedan (referred to as a Gran Coupe) models until they are
ultimately phased out and replaced by a new 8-Series range.
Eventually, we could see BMW launch a new, more focused 6-Series coupe to take on the 911, Audi R8 and Mercedes-AMG GT, so fans of the iconic nameplate shouldn’t be too disheartened just yet.
I read that on motorauthority, do you think BMW would make the M6 into a amg gt and 911 rival? they do use the M6 as a GT3 car so im sure they cant not make a new M6
Why would you trust this site more than BMWBlog, doesn’t make much sense, especially when their assumptions are based on an article that was written back in may.
By the way, they could make a Z4 GT3.
hmm true
The car they are competing in the 2018 WEC is rumoured to neither be a Z car or an M6… my money is on 8 Series based GT car.
An M6 GTE would be more convenient. The M6 GT3 only launched this year after all, the platform is brand new. It would mean that the M6 GT3 would have a relatively short career…
But an M8 GTE would be pretty cool, very different from the usual stuff :)
The M6 GT3 is a customer car, they can keep selling and supporting it for as long as its homologated for national and international GT championships, the Z4 GT3 still races in some series.
The WEC car will be a factory effort, and as we’ve seen with the Ford GT, technical waivers mean the car can race before it’s hit the streets. They could have an M8 GTE at Le Mans before there is a street M8, and there’d be nothing stopping them having customer M6 GT3’s in series like the Blancpain at the same time.
And that would also makes sense in terms of marketing! I believe a GTE Car is not very easy to develop so I also think it will be based on the 6er successor not on the actual 6er, to keep it for a longer time. They would need to put effort on an “old” car and that makes no sense to me.
i heard mercedes has also killed off the CLS model…
CLS hasn’t been killed off, the next gen has been seen testing. They’re changing the CLS name to CLE apparently though.
read somewhere that CLS Shooting Brake will be discontinued. Regular sedan CLS sells well and it does look quite nice…
they gave the 2 series name to a coupé and to a miniVan, I am not surprised by anything anymore …
They also have an RWD Hatchback and a FWD sedan for the same model (1 Series). Crazy stuff.
“It makes no sense that BMW will call this car the 6 GT and not the 5 GT.”
It does does design-wise. The GT is afterall a “crossover-coupé”.
In my opinion the 6GT doesn’t break with the naming conventions. The 6 Gran Turismo actually is a “Crossover–Coupé”.
Even a bit fastback-esque: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ef919b053e9c1a7cfd5a08ca0b51b0b0e6a1a16706802be5f2e2ffb90145bb0d.jpg
It’s 100% called the 6 Series GT(G32) :)
We’ve been saying that for at least 6 month, but no one seems to believe us :)
i do now lol and im so annoyed :(
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1c8e05594eb2e9a231de794620a1c092bcbbbded77eb87691a4ef2ca7ba53b51.jpg Yes, it’s the next 6 series GT, on this shot you can see 630d.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/2017-bmw-6-series-gt-5-series-gt-replacement-spotted
Nice spot man. We can see the definitive shape of the rear too (in the source) and well it doesn’t seem that different from the previous one. Sadly.
if i dont see a coupe and cab version of the 6 im gna be so angry
Already told you won’t see one.
this sucks man i was there target market for a 6 coupe now what will i have to buy? i dont want the 4er coupe too small, i cant afford there top model Wraith and i dont want an E class coupe or s class coupe.. :( bmw is gna lose out on sales man they should have kept the 6 as it was then made the 8 more exclusive bigger ultra luxury etc
i heard mercedes has also killed off the CLS model..
That’s not true because the next gen has been spied couple days ago lol look it up
o good, i like that car looks like a e class coupe with sleeker headlights but 4 door coupe version. bmw is gna lose out on sales man dno wtf they doing should have kept the 6 as it was then made the 8 more exclusive bigger ultra luxury etc
I think the car won’t look anything like that. This rendering looks like a style mix between 5er G30 from the front and 4er gran coupe from the rear end. Why namIng this one 6er GT? I think it has to do with the higher positioning of the 6er coupe into 8er coupe etc. Bmw thinks it has a 911 competitor with the M4. Minewhile the 6er coupe moves up to 8er to compete with the S class coupe.
LOL More poop-shaped cars from BMW.
If they want to call it series 6 they should made it more Panamera like…this design has very little “driving machine” DNA…
Does this mean they can charge more money for it?
I thinks so.
5 GT was so low priced. It deserves to be more expensive
(sarcasm)
If they axe the 6 coupe, I am going to be so fucking pissed.