The BMW M6 Convertible is a unique performer featuring the internationally acclaimed engine of the year – the 5.0-litre V10 from the M6 Coupe – which produces an awesome 373 kW (507 bhp) and maximum torque of 520 Nm. With a suspension developed for supreme dynamics and a Sequential M Gearbox (SMG) complete with Drivelogic, this ultimate power unit turns the latest product from BMW M into an open sports car able to accelerate to 100km/h in just 4.8 seconds.
Measuring 4,871 mm in length, BMW M’s new high-performance convertible is more than 5 cm longer than the BMW 6 Series Convertible due to its rear air dam, optimised for supreme aerodynamic performance.
Fin-roof look with softtop either closed or open
The roof of the BMW M6 convertible is made of three layers. A special noise and heat insulating layer of polyurethane (PUR) foam comes between the rubberized outer layer and the interior roof lining. Thanks to its unique fin-roof look, the soft top boasts the same dynamic contours as the Coupe. The wide C-pillar is characterised by BMW’s famous Hofmeister ‘kick’.
A vertically positioned rear window can be electrically adjusted to move up or down, regardless of whether the roof itself is open or closed. The roof itself can be opened or closed either by remote control or via a button on the instrument panel with the entire process either way taking less than 25 seconds.
The interior: sports car character with proud style
The interior of the BMW M6 Convertible again boasts a wide range of stylish and practical features. Due its driver-oriented cockpit, all essential functions are positioned either on or around the steering wheel. The iDrive controller, housed on the centre console, is positioned for access by both driver and front passenger, and can be used to activate and operate a wide range of comfort functions via the Control Display. The Control Display comes with an enhanced menu guidance which also features MDrive management.
The speedometer and rev counter are housed in tube-shaped rings, the faces on the instrument dials are black, the numbers stand out clearly in white, and the indicator needles themselves come in traditional BMW M red.
Head-Up Display (HUD), as featured in the M5 and M6 Coupé, presents driving information essential to the driver directly in their field of vision, with the driver being able to determine at the touch of a button what information they wish to see – either the standard display or M specific details.
High-speed power unit and seven-gear SMG
The high-speed power unit offers supreme output in all situations and under all conditions. As fast acceleration also calls for a fast and precise gearshift, the BMW M6 Convertible comes as standard with BMW’s Sequential M Gearbox (SMG) complete with Drivelogic. Seven-speed SMG conveys the power of the engine to the rear wheels via the drivetrain, offering the driver the option to shift gears manually, if required with an extremely fast and efficient gearshift. At the same time the automated Drive function is available offering rapid but smooth cruising.
SMG is activated either via the selector lever or through gearshift paddles on the steering wheel.
SMG Drivelogic gives the driver no less than 11 different driving programmes allowing them to individually adjust the gearshift characteristics of SMG to their preferred style of motoring. Six of the 11 programmes can be pre-selected within the manual gearshift functions (S-mode), allowing the driver to shift gears by hand according to their personal preferences. The only exception is the Launch Control function which offers maximum acceleration from a standing start. The gearshift functions required for this purpose are completed automatically by the gearbox at the ideal point and with optimum slip control. The remaining five programmes are automatic and found in D-mode.
Variable M Differential Lock and DSC with M Dynamic Mode
The variable, speed-sensing M Differential Lock gives the M6 Convertible supreme driving stability and optimum traction especially when accelerating out of a bend. Even in the most demanding situations, therefore, the differential provides a decisive edge in traction, for example, with the drive wheels running on surfaces varying extremely in their frictional coefficient. In such cases the M Differential Lock immediately builds up growing locking force with an increasing difference in speed between the two drive wheels, thus maintaining the car’s traction and pulling forces at all times.
The M6 Convertible features the new generation of BMW Dynamic Stability Control (DSC). While the first stage of DSC is designed for maximum driving safety, the M Dynamic Mode is appreciated above all by the performance oriented driver.
Electronic Damper Control (EDC) offers three control programmes, each enabling the driver to set the suspension to the desired mode ranging from sporting and firm to comfortable.
The P400 performance programme is automatically activated as soon as the engine is started and as its name indicates offers immediate output of 400 hp output. By pressing the Power Button, the full power and dynamism of the ten-cylinder engine can be called up.
High-performance brakes
Reflecting the cars outstanding performance, the M6 Convertible comes with a high-performance brake system featuring cross-drilled, weight-optimised compound brake discs. On the road, this means a stopping distance of just under 36 metres from 100 km/h and less than 140 metres from 200 km/h.
The two-stage brake display in the rear lights ensures extra safety and helps to prevent rear-end accidents; as soon as the driver applies the brakes hard, the illuminated area in the brake lights becomes larger than in a regular braking manoeuvre, indicating to motorists following to apply the brakes harder, too. A further safety feature is the very bright and fast-reacting LEDs in the bake lights not requiring any maintenance and free of wear.
Elctronically controlled safety systems
The seat belts on all four seats come with belt force limiters. The integrated restraint systems on the front seats also feature belt latch tensioners, with two-stage frontal and side airbags reducing the risk of injury. These safety components are controlled and masterminded by the Advanced Safety Electronics (ASE), a safety and information system exactly determining the intensity of a collision and activating the restraint systems quickly and precisely when they are required.
06/17, 6:33 PM
posted by:
S P
Who is the man driving the M6, and why is he in every picture of the 6-series convertible that I have every seen from BMW?
06/17, 9:09 PM
posted by:
mohammed
still looks **** compared to Mercedes CLS
06/17, 9:30 PM
posted by:
Jordan
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I couldn’t tell you who always drives the Bimmers, but I can assure you I wish I could be him…:)
06/17, 10:24 PM
posted by:
Toy Yoda
Looks good, but the engine is too peaky for me. It’s only 50 pounds lighter than 650, and the 650 is much cheaper. You can put a super charger in an 650 with more hp, and it will still be less than an M6.
The M6 just doesn’t make much sense.
06/17, 10:30 PM
posted by:
CK
3, it’s not about horse power. The transmission, suspension, steering, brakes are different in the ///M6. Also the infamous ///M differential that you can’t get in 650i. These are good reasons why ///M car commands a price premium
06/17, 10:41 PM
posted by:
BMW850
Too bad this isn’t available with a hard top…yeah yeah I know, too heavy…etc… But I don’t mind sacrificing alittle performance for a retractable hard top. It’s a convertible, you’re suppose to cruise in it not race it on the track. That would make this car perfect, otherwise it still looks ugly with the top up.
06/17, 10:54 PM
posted by:
Anonymous
I agree with 850. Also I hat the ass end, the trunk stickin out that much farther than the lights is wierd.
06/18, 12:23 AM
posted by:
Ryan
Thatd be sweet if they made a carbon-fibre top so the roof had some significance with the Coupe version.
06/18, 2:17 AM
posted by:
Mr. Lover
I like it a can get a tan and zoom past Mercs and other crappy cars.
06/18, 4:00 AM
posted by:
sh.yoon
Love the colour – not much else though.
06/18, 10:59 AM
posted by:
Zerome
I second you on that one #5
What people don’t understand is the philosophy of how BMW makes performance cars. I don’t know where people get the idea that performance translates to fast especially graded on a 0-60 time (even though #3 didn’t mention it)
Performance is an allround thing and speed is a part of it but not all.
Ever since I came to the US, most of the time I talk to someone over here about a car, they are so into the 0-60 or 1/4 mile time and I have to struggle to make them think outside the box.
It is about the EXPERIENCE of getting from A to B and not only about how FAST you get there. Sometimes you just want to forget B and take the long way there, both fast and enjoyable… thats what I think makes a performace car, having speed and the assurance that you are in control of that speed, making that turn and knowing you can negotiate it without doubting the car… i could go on and on.
The companies that take a mediocure car and just through a supercharger or turbo on it just for the heck of going fast and not putting any thought to the suspention, steering, wheels, barkes, etc and just brand it a “performance” car are the ones that i don’t give as much respect to. For they are only doing it for braging rights for the 0-60 or 1/4 mile time… sad but there are lots of companies like that.
06/18, 12:29 PM
posted by:
Omar
No words.. so beautiful… lol
I loved the 6 series the day I first saw images of it… then the M6 came out and I didn’t think it could be better…. but this thing is gorgeous. I know some of the new designs coming out of BMW lately are not so popular with a few folks… but they just keep winning me over. Long live BMW!
06/18, 3:50 PM
posted by:
Nick Cage
Too bad the rear end looks like a ‘95 Chrysler Cirrus, I still don’t understand why they hang onto that horrible mistake for a rear end.
06/18, 4:22 PM
posted by:
Jim in LA
looks like my old ‘95 dodge stratus.
06/18, 10:37 PM
posted by:
Madcapp
You can’t talk to me that way, I drive a Dodge Stratus.
06/18, 10:50 PM
posted by:
Northeasterner
It’s hot!!!
06/18, 11:48 PM
posted by:
Dame Edna
SOFA KING UGLY
06/19, 1:24 AM
posted by:
j2
suk my balls i want one regardless of its somewhat dodgy looks on paper, go see one in real life (any 6 series) and you will find it has serious presence
06/19, 1:34 AM
posted by:
Scott
Beautiful
06/19, 9:08 AM
posted by:
Joe
Front looks “lazy like”, rear is just plain ugly. The trunk looks VERY out of place. I miss the old BMW styling.
06/19, 9:09 AM
posted by:
MM
Beautiful car!!! Looks better than the Mercedes SL55 AMG.
06/19, 12:02 PM
posted by:
mossy
i want M7:D but this M6 is nice
06/19, 12:13 PM
posted by:
Chris Bungled
#29 is an impostor!! Besides, I am a designer and you people are not, therefore you are not qualified to make statements regarding my beautiful creations, you, you… ignorant cretins!!
06/19, 12:23 PM
posted by:
Dav
im not a designer, but i am an aerodynamic engineer, and according to a wind tunnel test we did on this car, well, a model (im in college at UCLA), its really not meant to go that fast, whether it be flat out or at speed around corners. it just doenst have the grip. it’s too heavy, and actually produced lift in our test. its just meant to go fast in a straight, then slow down from it somewhat briskly.
06/19, 4:13 PM
posted by:
Scott
#32, BULL****.
06/19, 9:24 PM
posted by:
Boeing
#32, you should revisit that test because your results are in direct contradiction to all other tests on this vehicle. It is one of the most aerodynamic BMWs ever made. It has special fins to cool the LSD under the vehicle and promote proper air flow. Also, the trunk by design (now copied by Lexus and the like) protrudes to create a natural spoiler which is extremely effective in keeping the vehicle firmly planted. Dav, I really don’t know how you produced lift in your experiment but judging by your results you need at least 4 more years of engineering education before trying to get a job.
06/20, 10:44 AM
posted by:
Anonymous
Y’all need to be drooling over the Cmaro, not this Bavarian piece of garbage. If BMW new how to build a car as good as GM, I would still want to see them burn because they are not from here in America. Get off my roads if you do not drive a GM car or truck!!!
06/20, 6:14 PM
posted by:
charlie
#20, you are not just an insolent bloody twat but a mentally challenged one as well. You definitely do not know what you talking about, or if you do- you must have serious limitations in expressing yourself appropriately. Or perhaps a trouble up-bringing.
06/28, 11:16 AM
posted by:
Anonymous
I bet all of you who have negative opinions about this car can’t afford one. I am getting one and will be dating your girlfriends and wives.
07/03, 3:51 PM
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07/16, 1:10 AM
posted by:
acs840
#34 do you need a 75k USD car to date ? I feel sorry for you. And you will still not date, you will be picking up whores with your fugly ass car. Get a 95 neon and then pickup a girlfriend who will be a “friend” not a paid by the year whore
07/19, 12:32 AM
posted by:
cs
What a bunch of whinners!
#34 is probably right, althought I’m a female and will have my own!
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08/25, 5:38 AM
posted by:
Sri
I hope that guy driving it is not Chris Bangle, because he’s just ruined one of the finest cars in this world!!!
11/24, 6:05 PM
posted by:
vicorly
I own a 2006 650 convertible and I love it. USA version, picked it up in Munich last August and drove for a week on the Autobahn. After the 1,000 mile break-0in period, I got it up to 148 MPH. I don’t understand all the criticism of the “Bangle Butt” – it’s just an awesome car.
05/01, 9:48 AM
posted by:
pajo
Looks wise I think Bangle got this one right. But why did he have to ruin the 5 series damn it!