640i Grand Coupe WTF???

[redsubdivisions]

The six died with the last e24 in 1989. Ever since then, all they've been is e31s....but not even that cool. The e61 was an abomination of grand coupes....and the trend continues.

Yes, yes, yes. I agree with you. We have one here in our showroom that is some flat gold/bronze/whatever color and I personally think the 6 series becoming a 4-door was not a smart move for BMW. For all we know, we might even see a coupe 5 series if they continue this off-beat trend.

[s14pwd]

Feels like the German brands are going the way of the Americans. Too many models, which means resources get spread thin, they start producing lower quality cars with more interchangeability and BAM, bankrupt.

[pooleman]

I sell new BMW's and I have been driving BMW's since 1980, the 6 G/C to people like us in the forums makes no sense !
however to the people who BMW is targeting it's a great fit.

To set the record streight about "coupe's" it has nothing to do with how many doors a vehicle has it has to do with cubic volume of the back seat and the placement of the seat, I thought it was a 2 door for my whole life until this car was launched and I did some reasearch.
here is a quote from Wikipedia.


A coupé or coupe (from the French verb couper, to cut) is a closed car body style (permanently attached fixed roof), the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time. Classic coupés are hardtopped sports cars or sporty variants of sedan (saloon) body styles, with doors commonly reduced from four to two, and a close-coupled interior (i.e., the rear seat placed further forward than in a standard sedan) offering either two seats or 2+2 seating (space for two passengers in the front and two occasional passengers or children in the rear). The coupé could be a classic coupé or four-door coupé. This definition was accepted by German manufacturers, the German press and German automotive environments, after Daimler introduced in 2005 the first four-door coupé, the Mercedes-Benz CLS(An earlier example of a four door coupe is the Rover P5 Coupe. This followed the standard P5 3 litre, but it had the roof line lowered by about 2 inches, narrower window frames in stainless steel and more raked front and rear window screens). In their opinion, the four-door coupé should still be classified under the coupé body style and not that of a sedan. Accordingly, vehicles that fit the previous definition of a coupé are often termed as classic coupés. However, in the public opinion four-dour coupés are still often not accepted as coupés but rather typically as luxury-sport sedans with classic coupé-like proportions. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) provides very specific definitions regarding coupés. By their definition some two-door classic coupé cars are not actually classified as coupés but fall under the two-door sedan category. Before the days of motorized vehicles, the word referred to the front or after compartment of a Continental stagecoach. First coupé cars were required to have only one side window per side, but this consideration has not been used for many years. However, the definition of coupé is changing over time, it is not fair to expand it also for other variations of coupé (without four-door version), because they are not or not yet accepted enough by other manufacters, press and automotive environments.

[Wschnitz]

I actually like it... Especially the paint option. The shark skin looking one. Wish they had not made a mini engine for it though. V10 limo rocket would be sick to see ferrying around CEOs in Seattle.

[Jean]

i wish some of the prototypes went into production instead!

like this one!

Reminds me of Audi R8

[Bimmerista]

I've seen a 640i GC on the road & saw one at the dealership last week.

Hold your opinions until you see one in person, its a beautiful car.

[AbeSonic]

:wgaf:

[mikeedler]

The six died with the last e24 in 1989. Ever since then, all they've been is e31s....but not even that cool. The e61 was an abomination of grand coupes....and the trend continues.

I disagree. The 6er has always been a fat pig of a car, even the e24s. I loved mine and it was def. cool. They are NOT really performance cars(M6 yayaya), just big AZZ coupes for people with alot of money. I think the new 6 is just as cool as the old ones. I still remember when m father came to visit me over here back in 1995 and rode in my e24, he was in total amazement by the alluminum door sills, and actually loved the car, but hated our 1992 320i Vert. (he's an American classic car fanatic)

[evandael]

I don't like the e24, I loved the last 6er and the Grand Coupe is a far better looking car than the F30 5er.


My opinion of BMW styling: YMMV.

[Wschnitz]

The new 5er is the F10. Good to know we all know our model codes...

F30 is the new 3.

[slammin.e28]

Maybe if they'd have just kept with the E codes....

F stands for fuckup.

[chance]

Feels like the German brands are going the way of the Americans. Too many models, which means resources get spread thin, they start producing lower quality cars with more interchangeability and BAM, bankrupt.

You ever look at Porsche's line up?

I just counted 37 models on their website. good god that is a lot of similar cars to be selling. I don't know if I agree with the interchangeability, but that is a lot to manage for a dealership.

http://www.porsche.com/usa/

[slammin.e28]

Porsche only makes on car. The 911.

Just like BMW only makes 3 cars. 3, 5, 7 series.

[Wschnitz]

Yea models and trim lines are different people.

[chance]

my bad