m5 vs m6 CAr magazine - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

markf · 14th January 2005, 18:13

According to car magazine talking about the m6....'BMW engineers claim it drives very differently from the m5:more hard edged,more alert and delivering the kind of searing in-gear accleration that promises to leave the M5 trailing.Make no mistake ,the m6 promises the kind of driving experience that could break ferrari and Porsche's grip on grin-inducing driver engagement and white-knuckle driving dynamics.'

they went on to say how it is lighter and has a lower centre of gravity.

Round 1 to the M6 then,however they also indicated a price of c. £85,000 for the M6.......so round 2 to the M5 then.

As a future M6 owner I will be very very annoyed if it were c.£23000 more than the m5 ,pro rata it should be the same price level as the 645 is to the 545 surely ?

Autobahnraser · 14th January 2005, 20:01

That comes up to my expectation. While test-driving both 545i and 645Ci I made the experience that the 645Ci handles noticeably better.

In Germany the 645Ci (72.000,-- €) costs 24,14 % more than the 545i (58.000,-- €) and the M6 (106.500,-- €) costs 23,55 % more than the M5 (86.200,-- €).

desualt · 14th January 2005, 21:12

106500 includes VAT right?

Rob

Autobahnraser · 15th January 2005, 10:15

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Originally Posted by desualt

106500 includes VAT right?

Rob

Yes, a VAT of 16% is included.

M6 Forever · 17th January 2005, 00:36

This would make a very, very interesting internal brand testing, M6 vs. M5. And I hope that it kills the perception that the M6 is merely a coupe version of the M5.