Category: Exotic Sports 
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Sensational performance, great looks, excellent handling balance
Very expensive compared to M5, ferocious fuel thirst, slightly detached dynamics
You'll have to want that coupe style-statement very badly to pay a £20,000 premium over the equally awesome M5 saloon. Your call...
When we first drove the M5 saloon, we just about ran out of superlatives to describe the colossal performance of the fastest-ever 5-Series. 'Truly astounding' and 'supercar' figured prominently, so it was with great expectation that we strapped ourselves into the M6 coupe. Which is lighter, has a lower centre of gravity and a shorter wheelbase than the giant-killing M5. The M6's headline figures are, though, near-identical to the M5's, with the V10 developing 500bhp at a stratospheric 7750rpm and 384lb ft of torque at an equally silly 6100rpm. This results in 0-62mph sprints of 4.6secs and a top speed, were the big coupe not limited to 155mph, of 205mph. As we said of the M5, this really is supercar territory.
The M6 will also be relatively exclusive, as it won't sell in as large numbers as either the M5 or M3. And with those sculpted sills, hugely aggressive quad tail pipes and gorgeous 19-inch wheels (which are unique to the M6), this is the best looking 6-Series by some margin. In fact, the most significant threat to the £80,000 M6's success is one of BMW's own making. Namely, it's the M5: more practical, just as quick in real terms and costs a whopping £20,000 less than the M6 Coupe. So, read on to find out whether BMW really has invested its latest supercoupe with £20k worth of 'specialness.'
