BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe

As one slithers inside the cockpit of this German car, it revamps the craftmanship of exteriors tantamount to the highly detailed interiors. The interior designers at the BMW should be praised for their diligent efforts in making the car an epitome of luxury. The 6 Series Gran Coupe is bestowed by the Bavarian automaker making it functional and aesthetic. The exclusive Nappa leather upholstered seats with fine wood trims and ambiance lighting creates a royal lounge in this Gran Coupe. The grand tourer is fitted with ergonomically designed digital instrument cluster and sports leather steering wheel in pearl finish. The Gran Coupe boasts about a 2+2 seating capacity with a well placed boot space of 460 litres. The interior of the car comes loaded with upscale cabin material imposed to evoke your senses and allows you to indulge in the sheer pleasure of driving. With efficient driver information system settled to the fascia, the car offers an innovative man-machine interface.

Interior Comfort:

The BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe is a moving palace on wheels featuring ultimate comfort parameters. The attributes like the compact and ergonomically designed control panel with a high resolution free-standing Control Display, leather attired multi-functional steering wheel, intuitive iDrive Touch Controller coupled with BMW's authentic Connected Drive Navigation package proffers a perfect sense of comfort. Apart from it the awe-inspiring centre console design with gloss black surfaces together constitute a throne of authority for the driver to enjoy. The large Nappa leather dressed heated seats, the automatic air conditioning system, and the superior quality sound system adds a royal sense of comfort to the car. Leather covered supple seats of the car comes with electronically altered comfort function, that allows you to have a comfortable seating arrangement.

Interior Measurements:

BMW kept higher practicallity in mind while designing the all new 6 Series Gran Coupe. The boot space is a humongous 1265 litres with the rear seats folded. With seats up too, the boot space flaunted is a very decent 460-litres. The hatchback boot lid also enables easy access to the boot space.

Stereo and Accessories:

The multifunctional instrument display with Black Panel technology and a screen diagonal of 10.25" provides a highly impressive visualisation of the driving experience. The car features an specifically?designed Bang and Olufsen surround sound system to deliver?a?concert?hall?experience adding more comfort to the all new?BMW. Apart from the soothing music the music system delivers studio?and?expanded?listening?modes?which allow to tailor?the?experience?to?best?suit?the?musical?genre?and?up?to sixteen?loudspeakers working at 1,200?watts?are?integrated?around?the?entire?cabin?for?an? exhilarating?surround?sound?for?driver?and?passengers. The BMW MMI also lets you connect your I-pod or USB too along with a 6 CD changer and 2 SDHC card readers.

Elegant by nature and classy by glance, the exterior design comes with wide characteristic lines that elegantly flows back to the rear. The all new Gran Coupe is given a slippery aerodynamics design, which along with adding to the aesthetics of the car fetches it a considerable gain in fuel efficiency and dynamics. The wide front fascade, the soul chromed kidney grille with eye catching 3D slat design, the adaptive focussed LED headlights and the flowing elongated bonnet design fetches the car many fascinating and jaw-dropping glances. Dynamic body lines chiseled to the side reveals the performance factor it is loaded with. Chrome painted exhaust tailpipes and innovative LED tail lamps throws a sense of athleticism to the sporty rear. The detailed silhoutte design extending from the sides to the rear of the car beautifully flirts with the eyes of the onlookers. The Gran Coupe hints its dynamism with its strong rear design with stylish and sporty rear lamps, well tweaked rear bumper and the exclusive 17, 18 inch and 20 inch light alloy wheel designs, wrapped over by a tyre size of 225/55 R17.

Exterior Measurements:

The 6 Series Gran Coupe's overall length is 5007mm, whereas the width including the side rear view mirrors is 1894mm. The low height of 1392mm makes it super stable even on the trickiest of corners and does not let it experience any body roll even at high speeds

Wheels:

The 6 Series Gran Coupe comes with the recognizable star spoke design. The front tyres are of 245/40 R 19 while the rear are 275/35 R19 dimensions, offering a stable grip on variable terrains.

BMW is widely appreciated for its fuel efficient cars. With the finely-refined 1.8-Litre V6 petrol engine on board of the Gran Coupe 640i whisks out maximum energy by burning every drop of fuel to proffer a mileage of 7.8L/100Km. It might sound low in conventional terms but considering the 320 hp engine, the 12.8kmpl mileage is justifiable. The emissions are are also justifiable as the car clocking in at 182g/km.

The enchanting Gran Coupe variant is designed to serve the adrenaline rush you dream of with its highly powered engine pumping beneath the bonnet. The Gran Coupe proffers a mind-numbing driving exerience fetched by the ferocious engine 640i variant. This engine gulps down a concentrated dode of petrol to churn out 320 hp at 5800 rpm to 6000 rpm with a maximum torque of 450Nm between 1300 to 4500 rpm. But power alone cannot meet the needs to be a BMW engine, with refrence to this the engine is integrated with two turbochargers, Valvetronic, Double-VANOS and High-Precision Injection technologies to snatch some extra miles for you with a specified litre of fuel. The car displays a fuel economy of 7.4/100km for this engine.

Power:

The 1.8 Litre powerhouse pumping beneath the bonnet churns out a maximum power of 320hp at 5800 rpm to 6000 rpm with a maximum torque of 450Nm between 1300 to 4500 rpm. These rumbling pistons churns out an astonishing 320 horse power proving the Gran Coupe to be a heavy beast on roads.

Acceleration and Pick up:

The Gran Coupe marks the true sense athleticism. With its SPORT mode the Gran Coupe makes a century run on the speedometer hitting 100 km/h in just 5.4 seconds and at the same time its efficient body dynamics allows the car to hammer on a electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h.

BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe can be easily cruised to high speeds without being formidable of the braking as the car comes with front and rear ceramic disc brakes to put a leash on the V6. It also comes equipped with many electronics like ABS and EBD to provide safe braking and handling. The Adaptive air suspension adjusts themselves according to the roads and provide a smooth ride to the passengers.

Safety and Security:

BMW is globally acclaimed for its safety, the car is a moving bastion which cannot be breached easily in safety terms. The German maker has loaded the vehicle with an extensive list of safety features, including the braking assists like ABS ( Antilock braking system) and EBD (Electronic Brake-force Distribution). The car also features the Dynamic Stability Control system, which ensures a stable handling characteristics. Other than this the the basic safety controls the car encloses are the parking assistance, front, side and cushion airbags and the pretensioner seatbelts. The braking system fitted in the car consists of front and rear disc brakes, which in coordination with the ABS and EBD provides optimum handling. Along with that an impressive 8 airbag system including Driver's and front passenger airbag along with the front passenger airbag deactivation, 2 head airbag system, 2 side and 2 rear side airbag system makes the passengers drive in harmony. On the security part the car has Electronic Vehicle Immobilization device, Electronically operated child lock and ISOFIX child seat mounting for the safety of children. It also has the standard First Aid kit with warning triangle.