There's an M version of the sedan version of the coupe version of the sedan.. M6 GRAN COUPE

mmm mmm! M6 Gran Coupe looks very tasty. 

People of the internet, meet the M version of the sedan version of the coupe version of the BMW 5 Series sedan, the BMW M6 Gran Coupe. It is essentially the sedan version of the M6, which is supposed to be the coupe version of the M5 sedan.. Right. I would have loved to have sat in the BMW board meeting that somehow managed to justify building the 6 series sedan or ‘Gran Coupe’ in BMW speak, because it would've taken some pretty smooth talking, lots of pie charts and lots of delicious pie in general I’m guessing. Or if the smooth talker was extra intelligent he might’ve just mentioned the Mercedes CLS63 AMG. Anyhow it’s here, and we’re glad it is because,  well, we're struggling to come up with reasons because we're too busy frothing at the mouth just looking at the thing. I mean would you look at it. The Gran Coupe has to be the best looking car BMW currently make, and this bonkers M version looks even better.

I wouldn't let my Gran drive this Bimmer.. Get ir? Bad joke. 

Beneath the gorgeous exterior sits the same chassis, engine and gearbox from the M5 and M6 models. So you get a 4.4-liter twin turbo V8 pumping out a pretty substantial but understated 552hp and 680nm of torque– stock M5’s have been dyno tested and found to be producing well over 600hp at the crank – which is hooked up to a 7 speed M-DCT double clutch gearbox with launch control (imagine telling your friends your car has launch control..) and something called low speed assistance – in an M car, seriously? Low speed assistance is, I’m guessing, some kind of program that prevents the gearbox from being too jerky and spilling your extra strong double black coffee – all M6 Gran Coupe owners will drink this - instead acting like a traditional cruisy automatic box. 

Interior is very much the same as the 'non-M'
Gran Coupe apart from the stubby gear lever, and
plethora of buttons surrounding it..

There’s a trick electronic rear limited slip differential that shovels power across the rear axle in conjunction with the DSC system to give the driver maximum grip or if your feeling brave and infuriated, it’ll do evil things and help you pull mahoosive slides and release all your anger and fury – probably instilled by reindeer cars – on those rather large rear tyres.  

As a result of all this clever technology and brute force, the M6 Gran Coupe will accelerate to 60mph in 4.2 seconds which is identical to the M6 coupe, a car that doesn't have to heave around so much weight and luxury, which tells us this number is either very optimistic or the M6 coupe’s time is slightly underrated. The former is more likely knowing BMW. 4.2 seconds is 0.1 seconds quicker than the M5 sedan and very fast indeed. The M6 Gran Coupe will top out at the usual 155mph or if you want to go reallllyyy fast you can spend some money on something called the M Drivers Pack which raises the top speed to 189mph which coincidently, is identical to the top speed of Audi’s new RS6 when fitted with the optional performance pack.

These awesome new wheels look like the belong on a Transformer.

Other highlights include new and very awesome looking 20 inch alloy wheels which are only for the M6 Gran Coupe, aggressive front and rear bumpers, the rear housing a set of tasty, snarling quad exhausts and a CFRP diffuser to direct air flow beneath the big ‘ol Gran Coupe, and there’s also an extra long carbon fibre roof, like the M6 coupe. 

Australian pricing and launch dates are yet to be released, however we can expect it to be priced at around $14,000 more than the M6 Coupe, and should be here by mid 2013. I want one. Badly.