2006 BMW 6-Series: Tester's Comments
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- MSRP: $71,800 -$96,100
- Invoice: $65,520 -$87,630
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Find out what the Consumer Guide Automotive testers had to say about the 2006 BMW 6-Series. See if the 2006 BMW 6-Series is right for you.
Vehicle Evaluated
| Make/Model: | 2006 BMW M6 |
|---|---|
| Trim Level: | M6 |
| Arrival Date: | 08/11/2006 |
| Engine: | dohc V10 |
| Bodystyle | 2-door coupe |
| Transmission: | 7-speed automated manual |
| 4WD/AWD: | No |
| Base Price: | 96,100 |
| Price as Tested: | 106,390 |
| Mileage at Beginning of Test: | 3848 |
| Mileage at End of Test: | 4269 |
| Total Measured Miles: | 421 |
| Total Fuel Used: | 11.3 gals. |
| Consumer Guide Fuel Economy: | 14.16 mpg (what's this?) |
| Problems During Test: | None |
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Black Merino Leather, Comfort Access, Head-up Display, High Definition Radio, Satellite Radio
From the Back Seat
Ed Piotrowski
Skip the sequential transmission and wait for BMW to offer the M6 with a proper manual. Once that happens, this high-performance grand tourer can take its rightful place among the great elite sports cars.
Tom Appel
Like Kim Delaney in a hazmat suit, the goodness of this BMW is utterly squelched, here by the confounding sequential-manual transmission. Once rolling, the crazy V10 spins like a prairie skirt at an Edie Brickell concert, but driven in traffic the car lurches and sputters like a Lean Burn-era LeBaron with a fouled plug. As cool as this car is in concept, it fails in daily driving. A Mercedes-Benz CLS63 should tap the wallet for the same six-figures, and likely be a much more refined around towner.
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