BMW News

    BMW has announced updates for the BMW M6, Coupe, Convertible and Gran Coupe for 2014. The updates will also go into the BMW 6 Series Coupe and Convertible models including the BMW 6 Series Convertible Frozen Brilliant White Edition pictured here.

    Limited to only 100 copies, the new 2014 BMW 6 Series Convertible Frozen Brilliant White Edition will be produced in April and early May, 2013, and will be instantly recognizable both inside and out. Available as a rear-wheel drive 650i, or 650i xDrive model featuring BMW's intelligent all-wheel drive system, the Frozen Brilliant White Edition will have a starting MSRP of $106,695 and 110,095, respectively (prices include $895 Destination & Handling), and will arrive at dealerships this May.

    Contents signature to the Edition include BMW Individual Frozen Brilliant White Metallic exterior matte paint, Frozen Black wing mirror caps, black BMW kidney grilles, and 20-inch bi-color Ferric Gray / gloss-turned BMW M Performance light-alloy wheels. Other 6 Series equipment specified to the Edition includes Black Nappa leather upholstery, a black Convertible soft top, and Gray Poplar wood trim. The M Sport Package and Executive Package are also included, and xDrive models will benefit from the Cold Weather Package.

    Additionally, the BMW 6 Series Convertible Frozen Brilliant White Edition will mark the US-debut of BMW's new Dynamic Digital Instrument Cluster, which allows the "personality" and presentation of the car's instrumentation to change substantially with each of the various BMW Driving Dynamics Control modes.

    Main changes for the 2014 BMW M6 are the introduction of the optional 6-speed manual transmission, and M Carbon Ceramic Brakes. This manual transmission will be offered at no extra cost and comes with engine management software that automatically matches engine speeds during every downshift in the Efficient and Sport modes of operation. Once the driver switches the engine mode to Sport+, it cancels this feature and requires the driver to synchronize downshifts using the accelerator pedal.

    The M Carbon Ceramic brakes come with large-diameter, light weight front and rear brake rotors which increase the effectiveness of the entire suspension system. The brakes also rapidly dispell heat generated by high-speed braking.

    Other changes include the introduction of the BMW xDrive all-wheel drive in the 2014 BMW 640i Gran Coupe. The M6 models and Gran Coupe will also get latest-generation HMI, BMW iDrive 4.2 BMW navigation system with display and control in the third dimension, it has a 1.3 GHz processor and dedicated 3D graphics card. This navigation system will also come with a full speech recognition function and optimized voice control system to complete the portfolio of office functions offered by BMW ConnectedDrive.––Paul Duchene