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chaparral · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:05

[TW]Fox;30241607 said:
Or is it because they are fun to drive?

If it's the latter, why is more power and 4wd desireable?

Strange as it may sound I normally find less power can be more fun on the road...

Like on my 1000cc R1 motorbike I used to have it really to fast for having fun (You just have look at the throttle and you're doing 3 digit speeds)

Ricochet J · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:07

So do we need to ask for interior shots of the M6 then? Especially when it's a matter of contention?

chaparral · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:19

Ricochet J said:
So do we need to ask for interior shots of the M6 then? Especially when it's a matter of contention?

No point if it looks roughly the same as just about every other BMW..

[TW]Fox · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:26

chaparral said:
No point if it looks roughly the same as just about every other BMW..

Well it doesn't really - obviously there are common design elements and switchgear, they are hardly going to craft a different window switch for every car they sell, but it's obviously different to anything else on the market and despite being effectively a 5 Series Coupe it looks demonstrably different inside compared to a 5 Series, a bigger difference than 3 Series to 4 Series for example.

chaparral · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:30

[TW]Fox;30241711 said:
and despite being effectively a 5 Series Coupe it looks demonstrably different inside compared to a 5 Series, a bigger difference than 3 Series to 4 Series for example.

From these pictures taken from google the M5 & M6 (2015) Looks the same to me..
Unless who ever uploaded them got the names mixed up..

M5

M6

Voxination · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:35

That's because they're both M6s. This is an M5:

chaparral · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:40

Voxination said:
That's because they're both M6s. This is an M5:

That looks like it maybe an older model

All the pictures of a 2015+ I see have a steering wheel like the in the picture I posted
For example this M5 review https://www.zigwheels.com/reviews-advice/reviews/2014-bmw-m5-india-review/22451/

Voxination · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:44

The one I posted is pre-LCI, the LCI gains the newer steering wheel, silver bars either side of the iDrive screen, and NBT iDrive:

[TW]Fox · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:48

chaparral said:
From these pictures taken from google the M5 & M6 (2015) Looks the same to me..
Unless who ever uploaded them got the names mixed up..

M5

That's an M6.

That looks like it maybe an older model

No, it's an M5.

As you can see, the M5 and the M6 do not share the same interior. Parts are the same - ie the climate panel, steering wheel, instrument cluster and some switchgear, but the actual design of the dash etc is not the same.

This seems like a fairly pointless discussion if your experience of both interiors goes no further than 'on google'

chaparral · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:49

So still looks almost the same.....

[TW]Fox · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:50

You are wrong - I'd be really happy if you were right as I'd love my car to have the same interior as a 6 Series - but it doesn't.

Demon · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:53

The 6 series interior is a thing of beauty, but you really have to sit in them to understand why.. The amount of leather is crazy and really makes it feel a class above..

chaparral · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:53

[TW]Fox;30241789 said:
You are wrong - I'd be really happy if you were right as I'd love my car to have the same interior as a 6 Series - but it doesn't.

But going by those pictures it looks like you have a wider glove box then the m6...

(Unless it because of the angle the picture taken)

[TW]Fox · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:56

chaparral said:
But going by those pictures it looks like you have a wider glove box then the m6... (Unless it angle the picture taken)

Yes, and a different nav screen (Fully integrated, actually better IMHO) and a different centre console and a different dash and different seats and different doors and a different A pillar and... heck it's different except for the climate panel, centre vents, instrument cluster and the steering wheel!

chaparral · 23 Nov 2016 at 18:57

Demon said:
The 6 series interior is a thing of beauty, but you really have to sit in them to understand why.. The amount of leather is crazy and really makes it feel a class above..

I sat in an older 2007 model I thought about buying before I bought my focus ST

This one http://www.jacksonsci.com/adv_search/#imagetab515203 Price has dropped was £23.995 or £24.995 when I looked at it about 3 months ago

wedrum · 23 Nov 2016 at 19:00

m6 interior looks amazing.

chaparral · 23 Nov 2016 at 19:03

[TW]Fox;30241807 said:
Yes, and a different nav screen (Fully integrated, actually better IMHO) and a different centre console and a different dash and different seats and different doors and a different A pillar and... heck it's different except for the climate panel, centre vents, instrument cluster and the steering wheel!

Well I did go for an eye yesterday and need to wait about 10 days for some glasses...

That my excuse....

Ricochet J · 23 Nov 2016 at 19:09

I wonder if there will be a 7 series coupe (to some extents this is sort of the i8 Coupe, sort of, kinda, maybe).

[TW]Fox · 23 Nov 2016 at 19:13

Ricochet J said:
I wonder if there will be a 7 series coupe

The 6 Series fills this point in the market - it's priced like a 7 after all. It is significantly more expensive than the 5 Series.

Rilot · 23 Nov 2016 at 19:13

Ricochet J said:
I wonder if there will be a 7 series coupe (to some extents this is sort of the i8 Coupe, sort of, kinda, maybe).

Testing now for a 2018 release from what I'm reading. Will be called the 8-series.

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