BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe: BMW's designers have made the most of it by folding the surfaces beautifully and adding tasteful, lush detail. Like a shark, the Gran Coupe looks like it's made to swim fast and far. And that's how it feels too. It'll snake its way down a back-road with effortless authority, and then swallow immense motorway stretches without the slightest burp.
All the while you'll be sitting in an environment that's more lush than the typical BMW, and lower to the road. And while the people in the back seats won't be stretching out like they can in a 7-series, neither will they be contorted in bitterness.
Engine wise, you can have the 640i or 640d, both with turbo straight-sixes. The petrol makes 320bhp, has no apparent turbo lag and sings like a bird. But the diesel, at a similar 313bhp, is still well worth listening to, and drinks less fuel while it's at it. Both make great use of an eight-speed auto 'box.
Like other luxury cars lately, BMW makes not of the extra space in the back seat. Lately, this has been area where automakers have been making strides -- and we suspect it because of their big pushes to sell cars in China, where chauffeur-driven luxury cars are the norm. BMW says the Gran Coupe is 4.4 inches longer than than the two-door version, with most of that extra space for rear passengers.
BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe Price
The family dramas can play out nicely in the Gran Coupe, which has seating for five. It won't come cheap, though: the TwinPower Turbo 6-cylinder BMW 640i Gran Coupe comes next month at a starting price of $76,895 plus $895 in delivery fees. The TwinPower Turbo V-8 BMW 650i Gran Coupe is due later in the summer at $87,395 and the all-wheel drive BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe will show up at some point at $90,395.
