The M6 Gran Coupé is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) automobile with a front mounted engine, produced by BMW.
It forms part of BMW's F12 model series.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.4 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 552 bhp (560 PS/412 kW) at 6000-7000 rpm and 678 Nm (500 lbft/69.1 kgm) at 1500-5750 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1994 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 250 km/h or 155 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 15/22/17 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2964 mm | 116.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1631 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Length | 5017 mm | 197.5 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 109 mm | 4.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1994 kg | 4396 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 79.9 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.30 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.76 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | S63B44T0 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.4 litre 4395 cc (268.199 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 88.3 mm
3.5 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 560 PS (552 bhp) (412 kW) at 6000-7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 678 Nm (500 ft·lb) (69.1 kgm) at 1500-5750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 93.7 kW/litre 127.3 ps/litre 125.6 bhp/litre 2.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
154.27 Nm/litre
1.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1938.6 kPa (281.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 280.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 206.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 276.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.84 kg/kW 8.09 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15/22/17 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.7/10.7/13.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.4/9.4/7.2 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.0/26.4/20.4 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.0/22.0/17.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 265/40 ZR 19 102Y XL | ||
| Tyres rear | 295/35 ZR 19 104Y XL | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 539693 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F12 | ||
| RAC rating | 39.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 BMW M6 Gran Coupé added 2018-01-09. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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