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M6 - Europe |
Broadcast
dates : 5th June 2005
11th June 2005 |
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The distinctive engine note of the
new BMW V10 is already making music on South African shores.
The V10-engined four-door M5 was launched in early June 2005 in
South Africa and what a stirring car it is!
This is the next Big Number on the shopping lists of BMW
devotees – the coupe version known as the M6.
The European launch took place recently, and this, ladies and
gentlemen, is one of the most beautiful Beemers since the 1972
CSL nicknamed the Batmobile.
The M6 does have a kind of Gotham City air to it, with more than
a hint of menace in its hawk-like visage, steeply-raked rear
screen and dark-tinted glass.
Like all the M-Cars, this model has been totally re-engineered
by BMW Motorsport and is produced in limited numbers for an
exclusive market.
The M6 is crucially much lighter than the M5, and features a
carbon-fibre roof. Other M-cues are extended rear apron with
ground-effects diffuser, quad tailpipes and of course, The
Badge.
Crucial figures are 373 kiloWatts, 520 Newton metres, 0-100 in
4,6 seconds,
0-200 in fourteen seconds and… Blaah!!! an electronic cut-out
at two-fifty!
The M6 has a direct race track pedigree, dating back to the
original CSL Batmobile, and it will be interesting to see if BMW
embarks on a motorsport programme with this car, possibly in one
of the international GT categories.
So what about a race-version, BMW? The sound of that V10 in
unrestricted anger would really be something to
experience.
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