BMW 6Series Convertible Front view
The
BMW 650i Convertible is kind of
BMW 6 Series. The arrival of the new 6 series is cycled BMW renewal goes back three years. With the current 7 Series, which published its first car based on a new platform called “L6.” Designed to support all the major car manufacturers of rear-drive cars, the same platform that has also led to 5 in the Gran Turismo series, the latest 5 Series sedan / Touring and up to £ 200k Rolls-Royce Ghost.
BMW 6Series Convertible Front top view
Even considering all of that advanced chassis technology, the headline attraction is still under the
BMW 650i Convertible bonnet: an all-aluminium 4.4-litre, direct-injection petrol V8, which drives the rear wheels via an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox. One turbocharger per cylinder bank gives it 402bhp and a remarkable 442lb ft of torque all the way from 1750rpm to 4500rpm.
BMW 6Series Convertible Front steer
BMW 6Series Convertible Front side
BMW 6Series Convertible Front seat
BMW 6Series Convertible Front engine
More amazing still is the flexibility of the BMW 650i Convertible performance. Consider its fifth-gear acceleration. Put the gearbox into manual mode and the Drive Dynamic Controller into Sport and the car will hold on to an intermediate ratio, unless you flatten the throttle past its kickdown detent. Do that and, with the engine barely pulling 2000rpm, 30-50mph takes 3.5sec. So does 40-60mph, 50-70mph and every other 20mph increment up to 100mph, give or take a couple of tenths.
The
BMW 650i Convertible is base price £73,430, cheaper than the entry-level Porsche 911 Cabriolet – undercut only by Jaguar’s 5.0-litre XK – and comes with 19in alloy wheels, Dakota leather upholstery and a 10.2in sat-nav system.Hit jump to readmore this BMW 650i Convertible.
