BMW 6 Series News

Kolkota, West Bengal, India, Thursday, July 09, 2009 -- BMW India debuted the BMW X6, the world's first Sports Activity Coupe, at the brand new OSL Prestige workshop facility on East Topsia Road in Kolkata.

"The so-called German spirit," groused Nietzsche in 1888. "For the past 18 years a contradiction in terms." Pity he didn't live to see BMW's 2009 convertible lineup.

The 2009 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class exemplifies the tradition of Euro styling, and unlike other Benzes, the look isn't forced.

BMW shows no sign of slowing its divergence into previously untapped market niches, especially now that its once seemingly radical X6 is selling reasonably well.

Are you kidding me? How could the BMW M6 , let alone the 6-Series , be highlighted as a deal of the week? I mean, this is the vehicle that had Edmunds' editors gushing over its phenomenal V10 that helped to offer exotic car performance without the associated exotic car price tag.

Reintroduced in 2004, the BMW 6 Series has seen few changes over the last five years.

All models share a common profile, a 2+2 seating arrangement, and truly impressive performance, along with hefty 4,000-pound curb weights and a heavy feel at the controls.

BMW is continuing to lead the pack in support for HD radio, by incorporating HD radio into its 2009 Model Year 7 Series and 6 Series product lines.

It was a warm summer evening, one of those great top-down nights you can find about anywhere in the country in mid-July, and we were sitting in a parking lot discussing the all-new BMW 645Ci convertible.

New York Auto International Show -- iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of digital HD Radio technology for AM and FM audio and data broadcasting, today announced that BMW plans to offer factory-installed HD Radio technology as a standard feature in its flagship 2009 Model Year 7 Series and 6 Series vehicles.

Apr 8, 2009 - HD Radio is getting some buzz at the New York Auto International Show.

The BMW X6 M will debut next week at the 2009 New York Auto Show . Try and contain your excitement over thoughts of a 550 bhp soft-roader. Excuse me, apologies, we meant Sports Activity Coupe .

BMW Group sales in the U.S. down by 22.9 percent. Jim O'Donnell: "Sales stronger than expected, but no celebrating." WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The BMW Group in the U.S. reported March sales of 21,125 vehicles, a decrease of 22.9 percent over the 27,404 vehicles sold in the same month of 2008.

Two alert readers caught these latest snapshots of BMW's forthcoming X5 M near the company's Spartanburg, South Carolina facility.

March 27, 2009: Finding new ways to expand the boundaries of what's possible with existing designs is the singular purpose of the craftsmen at BMW M. The modern legacy of BMW M began in 1985 when engineers placed the race-bred engine from the M1 supercar into the BMW 5 Series sedan and created the first BMW M5.

The 6-series is the next BMW in line for a redesign, as evidenced by this prototype captured during winter testing in Scandinavia.

One of America's first planned cities is an appropriate backdrop for what's going on here.

WITH car prices in the doldrums at the moment, you'd think there would never be a better time to head down to your local auction house and bag a bargain.

BMW already has the 6-Series and Mercedes-Benz has just shown the new E-Class coupe.

So this, a lowered BMW X6, is Chris Bangle's latest, greatest, and final creation.