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BMW officially unveils the 2013 M6 – debuts at Geneva and New York

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The Germans from BMW officially unveiled the new BMW M6, the high-performance version of the standard 6 Series, a model developed by the well-known M division. As mentioned in the title, BMW plans to unveil the all-new model at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March for the European market.

The Americans will take a look at new M6 a month later, namely at the New York Auto Show which is scheduled to begin in April this year.

2013 BMW M6 Coupe
2013 BMW M6 Coupe

To begin with, the new M6 is offered with a 4.4-liter turbocharged unit able to deliver 560 horses and 680 Nm of torque (502 lb-ft).

2013 BMW M6 Coupe
2013 BMW M6 Coupe

This is the same unit found under the bonnet of the BMW M5 and uses two twin-scroll turbochargers being linked to a seven-speed M-DCT transmission.

With such specifications, the new BMW M6 sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4,2 seconds (Coupe) and 4,3 seconds (Convertible), hitting a limited top speed of 250 km/h. These performance figures are available for both Coupe and Convertible models, an additional M Driver’s package increasing the top speed from 250 km/h to 305 km/h.

2013 BMW M6 Convertible
2013 BMW M6 Convertible

“New edition of the BMW M6 in Coupe and Convertible body variants; generous dose of M feeling combined with alluring design aesthetics, a luxurious aura, seating for four and innovative equipment features,” says BMW.

2013 BMW M6 Convertible
2013 BMW M6 Convertible

We will publish a new article about the all-new BMW M6 in the next hours, a post where we will talk more about the new German model.

2013 BMW M6 Interior
2013 BMW M6 Interior
Andrei Ursu
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Andrei is one of the oldest automotive journalists of Automotorblog and has written more than 3000 articles for our publication. He has been passionate about cars since he was a small child, and he joined our team of writers in 2009. In addition to his passion for cars, he is also passionate about music. In his free time, he composes songs and sings them, which also brought him real success in the musical field.

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