BMW 640d M Sport Coupe

[EXTRACT]#EANF# What‘s it? This is actually the all-new F20-series BMW 6-series coupe. BMW UK shifted 14, 000 from the previous-generation 6-series and also the sales were split 63 per cent coupe and 37 per cent cabriolet. 93 per cent were powered by diesel engines and 97 per cent left the showroom in Sport guise. The upshot could be that the 640d using the M Sport specification will certainly be the heartland model for BMW UK. The conventional specification is pretty generous, including Dakota leather, switchable chassis tuning and also a top-line navigation system with real-time traffic prediction. The M Sport models get extra external body styling, 19in wheels and extendable squab front sports seats. The new 6-series grows significantly in size when compared with the old model. The wheelbase is up by 75mm, the width by 34mm and also the length by 74mm. Boot space is up to some substantial 460-litres, essential checking golfing habits from the target market. The rear seats remain classically 2+2, using the deeply dished cushions freeing up headroom but legroom remains woefully restricted. The front passengers can luxuriate inside the spacious cockpit. This M Sport model gets excellent, extendable squab, sports seats and M steering wheel. The dash, similar in layout towards the old model, is impressively finished. This new six-pot diesel shows significant gains upon the 635d’s motor. Power climbs 27bhp and torque is up 37lb ft. Claimed economy leaps 25 per cent, to some remarkable 51. 4mpg. This really is partly aided from the car’s Dynamic Performance Control, which provides an economy-biased Eco Pro mode (governing the car’s shift points, accelerator maps and wider energy use ). What’s it like? Hugely competent, beautifully made, quick and potentially very economical. On an open road, however, the new 6-series has clearly lost the pronounced sporting fringe of the previous model. This car’s greater refinement, seamless torque delivery, walloping overtaking pace and inherently less agile feel made sense on a number of North Wales’ Bavarian-style, wide, sweeping A-roads. There’s little question that it 6-series can reel across continents while leaving the occupants wholly unruffled. In Comfort mode, the car 6-series feels like a standard luxury executive car. But, taken from the scruff the neck, and driven hard across many of the most challenging Welsh backroads, the 6-series disappoints. Even in ‘Dynamic’ mode, the steering feel, always somewhat distant, gets to be more indistinct and also the weighting inconsistent. Driven hard, the entire car feels surprisingly heavy and unwilling. As well as on the foremost challenging surfaces, the damping can occasionally find it difficult to cope. The brakes are notable, however, for their feedback and finely-tuned responses and also the eight-speed auto to its sheer responsiveness. While it may be admittedly get on home territory, a Jaguar XK would cover this terrain with a very good deal more effortlessness and enthusiasm. Should I buy one? The new 6-series is definitely an unashamed and highly accomplished GT car, but one that‘s significantly less driver-focused compared to the previous model. If that’s the things you fancy, the new 6-series is an handsome and really impressive section of engineering. But when you wanted something with increased life, if you are travelling at 30mph in town or are on the open road, this may not be for you personally. BMW has significantly shifted the character from the 6-series. It’s a far better car by all of the standard metrics. More aloof and fewer engaging. BMW 640d M Sport CoupePrice as tested : £66, 745 ; Top speed : 155mph (limited ) ; 0-62mph : 5. 5sec ; Economy : 51. 4mpg ; Co2 : 145g / km ; Kerbweight : 1735kg ; Engine type : in-line diesel six, twin-turbochargers, 2993cc ; Power : 313bhp at 4400rpm ; Torque : 465lb ft from 1500rpm ; Gearbox : eight-speed automatic EXTRACT#EANF# BMW 640d M Sport Coupe