BMW 6 Series four-door coupe flagship
The two-door BMW 6 Series will be joined by a four-door coupe next year.
BMW's new flagship will be a four-door coupe take on the 6 Series, which, BMW spokesman Pier Scott says, "might scrape in under $300,000".
Based on the 7 Series platform, the newcomer would usurp the staid limo as the Bavarian brand's flagship.
"The 7 Series is the statesman of the model lineup, but in terms of elegance and desirability, that will be the four door 6 Series," Scott says. "It's a logical move because the 6 Series range as it stands is a massive two door."
Though it gains two doors, the new 6, which makes its international debut in May, shares the turbo-charged eight and six cylinder engines of the coupe and convertible.
But the 6's top dog status might be measured in a matter of a few years if the M Division gets the go ahead to make an official successor to the original and now iconic M1 of the late seventies.
M Division boss Frederik Nitschke has stated his willingness to make a supercar that would at least give BMW something to throw against Audi's R8.
"There is a lot of enthusiasm within the M Division for that to happen," Scott says. "It is a matter of determining the business case for it."
Although the i8 electric car might be pointer to the visuals, an M1 would be a clean sheet design.
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