BMW 6 Series

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The BMW 6 Series is available in coupe or convertible body. Both versions measuring 4.82 m long and have four seats with 2 +2 configuration, namely the rear are very small.

BMW 6 Series
BMW 6 Series

The BMW 6 Series is not a sport in the strict sense, but a luxury car fast, secure and stable road fast. For stability, performance, comfort and noise, it seems to us a successful model for such travel by road, is a high speed or not.

BMW 6 Series
BMW 6 Series

Dynamically is not equivalent to a saloon, in fact, their reactions are different from those of a Series 5 (which is derived). Nor is a sports quick reactions, nimble touch, uncomfortable suspension and engine noise.

BMW 6 Series
BMW 6 Series

Although there are four seats, the practical usefulness of the rear seats is limited because they lack height and space for the legs. Moreover, a car is very functional: maneuver very well, has a good boot, no major shortcomings in equipment and optional series has interesting elements. The Cabrio has a hood flexible, with the interesting quality that is not attached to the rear window, which is independent and can be downloaded as a window and climbing.

BMW 6 Series
BMW 6 Series

The operation of folding or deploy the hood takes 25 s and can be done until a speed of 30 km / h. The hood and crystals can be manipulated with the remote control. When folded, canopy disappears completely under a rigid deck and stored in a box inside the boot.

BMW 6 Series
BMW 6 Series

There are three versions of the new BMW 6 Series: two petrol (630i and 650i, with manual or automatic six gears) and diesel (635d, with only automatic change).

BMW 6 Series
BMW 6 Series

The BMW 6 Series 630i carries a gasoline engine six-cylinder in line, with 3.0 litre engine capacity and admission and distribution variables. It is a variant of the previous engine, but now has direct injection. It reaches a maximum power of 272 hp (14 hp more than before).

BMW 6 Series Interior

BMW 6 Series
BMW 6 Series

With the new engine, the benefits have improved slightly. What has improved in a manner that is outstanding gasoline consumption: manual version now consumes 12 percent less, while the version with automatic change consumption has a 19 percent lower.

BMW 6 Series Engine

BMW 6 Series
BMW 6 Series

The engine version of the BMW 6 Series 650i remains unchanged: a 4.8 litre V8 with cylinder capacity, indirect injection and variable distribution "Valvetronic". It has a maximum power of 367 hp. Now, this version has consumption and a performance slightly better.

BMW 6 Series

With the automatic transmission speeds of six, the BMW 6 Series 650i coupe is a very pleasant to drive, fast and relatively inexpensive consumer products. For fast carts can go as well as a good saloon.

BMW 6 Series

The new diesel engine six-cylinder 286 hp system has a dual turbo series (instead of in parallel, as the 2.2 HDi Citroen and Peugeot). The BMW system is BorgWarner and premiered on the 535d (proof of this model).

BMW 6 Series

The new BMW 6 Series 635d Coupe has a top speed limited to 250 mph, accelerates from 0 to 100 kph in 6.3 s and has an average consumption outstanding: only 6.9 l per 100 km.

BMW 6 Series

The BMW 6 Series Cabrio has some benefits and consumption slightly worse, mainly because it weighs 210 kg more than the Coupe. This difference in weight is mainly due to the reinforcement of the chassis needed by the convertible, the hood (and devices) and security systems in case of overturning.

BMW 6 Series

The shift six-speed automatic that can carry all versions (optionally in the petrol and diesel in the series) is new. It's the same 3 Series and 5 Series, and stands out for its smooth functioning.

BMW 6 Series

The driver can select a program that tends to keep the engine in a regime which gives more acceleration, or select the gears manually using the lever or controls on the steering wheel. Although these two resources can be useful in some circumstances, the operation of change is usually so good that makes them unnecessary. In addition, the new BMW 6 Series has some technical solutions to reduce consumption and CO2 emissions .

BMW 6 Series

Among the items of equipment that has serial are: six airbags, air conditioning, dual-xenon headlights, automatic lights, radio with CD player, remote control acoustic parking, alloy wheels (17 "in 630i and 18 "in the rest) and tyres Run Flat '(which can shoot without air for some distance and low speed).

BMW 6 Series

As the driver aids integrated into the control of stability has anti-lock brakes, cornering brake control, traction control (speaking on the brakes and the engine if there is a risk of slipping into excessive traction) control and restraint (which accelerates the engine if the retention can cause excessive slippage).

BMW 6 Series

Now you can carry speed control active role braking and warning of involuntary change lanes (through a vibration in the steering wheel).
You can also have night vision (comment on this device), adaptive headlights, system management functions' iDrive 'Bluetooth connection to mobile phone, access and keyless start, navigator with maps on DVD, TV tuner and alloy wheels up to 19 ".

BMW 5 Series Touring

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BMW 5 Series Touring differs from previous model by the slight changes in appearance , equipping and in the range of engines.

BMW 5 Series Touring
BMW 5 Series Touring

The BMW 5 Series Touring is available with nine engines (you can not have 306-hp V8 that has the 540i sedan) coupled to a gearbox manual or automatic (two types). Versions 530xi, 525xi and 530xd have the drive system xDrive total .

BMW 5 Series Touring
BMW 5 Series Touring

BMW 5 Series Touring is a car with a good compromise between comfort and stability with the serial configuration. Alternatively, there is a sport suspension and various measures of rim and tire that give it a touch more sports but harm the comfort (driving impressions of the saloon).

BMW 5 Series Touring
BMW 5 Series Touring

Some engines remain unchanged from the previous 5 Series (eight cylinders that has the 550i and the M5's V10), others have major technical amendments (the six-cylinder gasoline). In some cases ("530i", "523i" and all except the less powerful Diesel) give greater power.

BMW 5 Series Touring
BMW 5 Series Touring

BMW 5 Series Touring employs some systems in order to achieve a reduction in consumption in the engines of 6 or 8 cylinders.

BMW 5 Series Touring
BMW 5 Series Touring

In addition to the manual six relationships that bring all versions of the series (except the 535d), two changes are available automatic different. Both are of hydraulic torque converter and six marches, but a box is faster than the other.

BMW 5 Series Touring
BMW 5 Series Touring

Among the elements of hardware that may have, and that was not the last, are night vision, with a range of up to 300 metres (whose camera is in the bumpers, an improved with iDrive eight programmable buttons, browser with orders by voice recognition (optional with the browser "Professional"), auxiliary and USB connection to play music, or a device warning of involuntary lane-changing ( "LDW").

BMW 5 Series Touring Interior

BMW 5 Series Touring
BMW 5 Series Touring

The latter system alerts the driver through a vibration in the steering wheel that is leaving the lane (unless it enabled the corresponding intermittent). A camera installed on the windshield, at the height of interior mirror, recognizes the lines of the road. It operates at a speed exceeding 70 km / h.

2007 BMW 5 Series Touring
BMW 5 Series Touring

You can keep a programmer-speed braking function or one asset. The latter, only with the automatic change, operates from 0 to 180 km / h. In addition to maintaining the distance (there are four levels to choose) with the vehicle in front, has a role "Stop & Go" to stop the march and restart automatically.

BMW 5 Series Touring

It has an important functional difference compared to the same system that uses Mercedes-Benz: the BMW 5 Series Touring is not doing anything necessary to restart the march if the car has been arrested less than three seconds.