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Narrator: TODAY ON
"HOW IT'S MADE: DREAM CARS,"

THE BMW M6, A STUDY IN
STREAMLINED ELEGANCE

AND LUXURIOUS POWER.

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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator:
FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS,

BMW's M DIVISION HAS BEEN
CREATING THE CELEBRATED

M MODEL, HIGH-PERFORMANCE CARS

WITH POWER TRAINS EVOLVED
FROM THE WORLD OF RACING

TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STREET.

THE M6 HAS ITS ROOTS
IN THIS CAR.

IN 1983, THE M DIVISION
TOOK A GRAND TOUR

FROM THE CAR MAKER'S
LUXURY 6 SERIES

AND M-IFIED IT INTO A SPORTS CAR

IN THE GUISE
OF A PLUSH SEDAN,

THE BMW M635 CSi.

ALL M CARS CAN BE TRACED BACK
TO THE LEGENDARY M1.

ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED
FOR THE RACETRACK,

THE M DIVISION TURNED IT
INTO A SERIES PRODUCTION CAR.

THE M6 REMAINS TRUE
TO ITS LINEAGE.

FROM THE OUTSIDE,
IT HAS THE GRACEFUL LINES

AND POLISH OF A LUXURIOUS
HIGH-END SEDAN.

BUT UNDER THE HOOD LURKS
A BRAWNY POWER TRAIN

TUNED TO ACHIEVE
IMPRESSIVE FUEL ECONOMY,

WHILE, SIMULTANEOUSLY,

THE CHASSIS DELIVERS PRECISION

HANDLING AT HIGH SPEEDS
IN ANY WEATHER.

IN THE EARLY 1990s,

BMW INVENTED A NEW KIND
OF COMPOUND BRAKE

DISC TO HANDLE THE MASSIVE

ACCELERATING POWER
OF ITS M CARS.

UNLIKE CONVENTIONAL DISCS,

BMW MAKES THESE COMPOUND BRAKES

FROM MULTIPLE MATERIALS.

TO REDUCE THE UNSPRUNG
WEIGHT OF THE WHEELBASE,

THE OUTER COVER OF THE DISC
IS MADE OF ALUMINUM.

THIS CONNECTS TO THE PERFORATED

INNER-VENTED CAST
IRON FRICTION RING

VIA STAINLESS STEEL PINS
WHICH ALLOW THE TWO METALS

TO EXPAND AND CONTRACT

WITHOUT DEFORMING EACH OTHER.

A TECHNICIAN ATTACHES
THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER,

WHICH INCLUDES
THE PARKING BRAKE.

THE SPECIALIZED
M CAR COMPOUND BRAKES

ARE COLOR-CODED BLUE.

A TEAM MEMBER LOADS THE PARTS
FOR A FRONT AXLE CARRIER

INTO A COMPLEX JIG
IN PREPARATION

FOR THE WELDING PROCESS.

WHILE THE M6 BEARS
THE COSMETIC RESEMBLANCE

TO OTHER BMW 6 SERIES CARS,

THE GEOMETRY OF ITS STRUCTURE
IS VERY DISSIMILAR.

NOT ONLY IS IT MORE
TORSIONALLY RIGID,

THE KINEMATICS OF THE M6

ARE CONFIGURED VERY DIFFERENTLY

FROM AN ORDINARY 6.

THE FRONT AXLE CARRIER,
FOR INSTANCE,

HAS BEEN ENGINEERED
TO HELP THE CAR HANDLE

PRECISELY AT MUCH
HIGHER SPEEDS.

ONCE ALL THE PARTS
ARE LOADED INTO THE JIG,

IT CLAMPS THEM FIRMLY IN PLACE.

THREE ROBOTS UNDERTAKE
THE ALUMINUM WELDING OPERATION.

ONE ROBOT HOLDS THE JIG

IN A PRECISELY
SPECIFIED POSITION

SO THE OTHER TWO KNOW
EXACTLY WHERE THE PARTS

THEY'RE WELDING ARE SITUATED.

THEY USE THE METAL INERT GAS,

OR MIG, WELDING PROCESS

AND COMPLETE
THE FRONT AXLE CARRIER

IN JUST 90 SECONDS.

NOW, THE PROTECTIVE
SHIELD LIFTS,

AND THE TECHNICIAN CAN ENTER,
SCAN THE NECESSARY INFORMATION,

VISUALLY INSPECT THE WORK
AND REMOVE THE CARRIER.

THIS LIGHTWEIGHT COMPONENT
HAS A TOTAL

OF 22 DIFFERENT PARTS
AND EIGHT NUTS.

FROM START TO FINISH, IT'S TAKEN
16 1/2 MINUTES TO BUILD.

TEAM MEMBERS MOUNT
THE FRONT BRAKE

DISCS ONTO THE AXLE CARRIER.

BETWEEN THE TWO LAYERS
OF THE BRAKE DISCS

ARE TURBINE-SHAPED GAPS
FOR VENTILATION.

THE TURBINES VENTILATE THE AIR
EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT.

SO EACH BRAKE DISC IS HANDED

AND MUST BE MATCHED
TO THE CORRECT SIDE.

A TECHNICIAN TRANSFERS
THE FRONT AXLE CARRIER

AND HUB ASSEMBLIES
TO A DIFFERENT JIG,

WHERE IT WILL BE JOINED
BY THE REST OF THE POWER TRAIN.

BMW PIONEERED THE USE
OF ALUMINUM SUSPENSION SYSTEMS

BACK IN THE 1990s.

ASIDE FROM A FEW
STEEL BEARINGS,

THIS CARRIER IS ALMOST
ENTIRELY ALUMINUM.

Narrator: THE BMW M6 FEATURES
A CARBON FIBER ROOF PANEL.

CARBON FIBER IS
STRONG AND RIGID.

AND BECAUSE
IT'S SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT,

USING IT IN THE ROOF
IMPROVES THE CAR'S HANDLING

BY LOWERING
THE CENTER OF GRAVITY.

A TECHNICIAN ENCLOSES
A PROTOTYPE M6 IN A BOOTH

DESIGNED TO ASSESS
THE CAR'S GEOMETRY.

THIS ASSESSMENT
IS COMPLETELY AUTOMATED.

A 3-D MEASUREMENT
ROBOT IS EQUIPPED

WITH TWO CAMERAS
THAT WORK TOGETHER

TO CREATE
THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES

OF THE CAR'S SURFACES.

IF, FOR INSTANCE,
A TEST DRIVER NOTES WIND NOISE

WHILE DOING LAPS
ON THE TEST TRACK,

THIS ROBOT CAN BE USED
TO DISCOVER THE SOURCE

OF THE NOISE.

THIS WAY, BMW CAN IRON
OUT ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

BEFORE STARTING UP
FULL-SCALE PRODUCTION.

THE SYSTEM CAN ALSO QUICKLY
ENSURE MANUFACTURING

QUALITY BY
COMPARING THE SURFACES

CAPTURED IN THE IMAGES
TO THE DESIGN PARAMETERS.

WHEN ASSEMBLING A CAR
FROM 20,000 DIFFERENT PARTS,

IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT
TO BE CERTAIN

THAT THOSE PARTS
ARE BEING MANUFACTURED

WITH AS MUCH PRECISION
AS POSSIBLE.

IN THE BODY SHOP, BMW USES
A CAREFUL MIX OF MATERIALS

TO CREATE THE M6.

THE DOORS, FOR INSTANCE,
ARE MADE OF PRESSED ALUMINUM.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
CARRIED OUT BY BMW'S ALUMINUM

COMPETENCE CENTER
HAS LED TO NEW METHODS

OF PROCESSING THE METAL,

ALLOWING THE CARMAKER
TO INCORPORATE

MORE COMPLEX
DESIGN ELEMENTS,

LIKE THE LINE WHICH RUNS
THE LENGTH OF THE CAR

FROM THE FRONT FENDERS
TO THE REAR FLANKS.

THIS LINE, OFTEN REFERRED
TO AS THE CHARACTER LINE,

IS A STANDARD FEATURE
OF CAR DESIGN.

BUT PRESSING IT
INTO ALUMINUM PANELING

IS SURPRISINGLY TRICKY.

ONCE THE TECHNICIAN
HAS INSTALLED THE DOOR,

HE USES A SET
OF PRECISION CALIPERS

TO ENSURE THE GAPS
BETWEEN THE DOOR

AND OTHER PANELS MEET
THE SPECIFIED TOLERANCES.

THE FRONT FENDERS ARE MADE
OF A THERMOFORMED PLASTIC.

SINCE MINOR ACCIDENTS TEND
TO DAMAGE THESE PANELS,

REPLACEMENT COST IS
A DESIGN CONSIDERATION.

THIS MATERIAL
IS BOTH LIGHTWEIGHT

AND RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE.

TO ENSURE THE FENDERS
ARE PERFECTLY POSITIONED,

THE TEAM MEMBERS LOWER
A COMPLEX ALIGNMENT

JIG AND CLAMP
IT IN PLACE.

THEY THEN DO THE FINAL
ATTACHMENTS USING DRIVERS

THAT ARE PROGRAMMED TO ENSURE
THEY ACHIEVE THE CORRECT TORQUE,

ANGLE AND NUMBER OF TURNS
WITH EACH FASTENER THEY INSTALL.

THE GAPS MUST BE WITHIN
THE SPECIFIED PARAMETERS.

THIS ISN'T JUST
ABOUT LOOKS --

WITHOUT THE CORRECT GAP
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE DOOR PANEL

AND THE FENDER,
FOR INSTANCE,

THE DOOR WOULDN'T BE
ABLE TO OPEN PROPERLY.

THE CAR IS READY TO MOVE
TO THE NEXT BODY SHOP STATION.

LIKE THE DOORS, THE HOOD
IS MADE OF PRESSED ALUMINUM.

THE OUTER LAYER FEATURES
THE CURVES AND LINES

THAT ARE EMBLEMATIC
OF A BMW 6 CAR,

WHILE THE INTERIOR LAYER
PROVIDES STRUCTURAL SUPPORT

AND THE ATTACHMENT POINTS

WHERE THE TEAM MEMBER CAN FASTEN
THE COMPONENT TO THE CHASSIS.

THE INSTALLATION
JIG INCLUDES A GAP GAUGE.

THE TECHNICIAN USES
A HANDHELD GAUGE

TO DO THE REST.

UNLIKE
THE THERMOPLASTIC FENDERS,

THE MATERIAL THAT MAKES UP
THE TRUNK LID

IS SHEET-MOLDED,
FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE.

IT'S NOW TIME
FOR SURFACE FINISHING.

A HIGHLY TRAINED TECHNICIAN RUNS

HIS HAND OVER THE PANELING

WITH A GLOVE
MADE OF A SPECIAL COTTON

THAT HELPS HIM FEEL DISTORTIONS

SO SMALL THEY'RE INVISIBLE
TO THE NAKED EYE.

HE REMOVES THE FLAWS
WITH A FINE-GRAIN PAD

AND THEN FINISHES THE JOB
WITH AN ORBITAL POLISHER.

THE SPECIALIST EXAMINES

AND FINISHES
EVERY SURFACE OF THE CAR

BEFORE LETTING IT MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT PHASE OF PRODUCTION.

IN FACT, BMW USES
THIS SAME METHOD

TO PERFECT THE SURFACES
OF EVERY CAR IT MAKES.

BMW FIRST INTRODUCED
A CARBON ROOF

ON THEIR M3 CSL IN 2003.

THE DESIGN ELEMENT
HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL

AT LOWERING
A CAR'S CENTER OF GRAVITY

WHILE REDUCING OVERALL WEIGHT

THAT IT'S BECOME
A STANDARD FEATURE

ON MOST BMW M CARS.

WHILE SOME BOUTIQUE
CARMAKERS USE

A HIGHLY ARTISANAL
HAND-LAYING PROCEDURE

TO CREATE CARBON
FIBER COMPONENTS,

BMW HAS INDUSTRIALIZED
THE PROCESS

AT THEIR LANDSHUT FACTORY
NEAR MUNICH.

Narrator:
THE M6 HAS A HIGH-REV,

TWIN-TURBOCHARGED 4.4-LITER

V-8 THAT DEVELOPS 560 HORSEPOWER

WITH HIGH-PRECISION
DIRECT INJECTION,

VARIABLE VALVE TIMING

AND CONTINUOUSLY
VARIABLE CAMSHAFT CONTROL.

BMW MACHINES THE LARGE PLATE

GEAR OF THE DIFFERENTIAL
IN HOUSE

BECAUSE IT'S A CRUCIAL ELEMENT
OF THE M6'S DRIVETRAIN.

A POWERFUL MILLING MACHINE USES

A SPECIALIZED TOOL

TO MILL THE BLANK STEEL PLATE
INTO A COMPONENT

THAT WILL PERFECTLY MATCH
WITH THE CONE GEAR.

THIS HIGH-PRECISION ALIGNMENT
REDUCES FRICTION TO A MINIMUM,

WHICH MEANS THAT THE GEARS
CAN TRANSMIT THE ENORMOUS

TORQUE OF THE M ENGINE

TO THE WHEELS
WITH MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY.

THIS TRANSLATES
INTO THE ABILITY

TO ACCELERATE THE CAR

TO TOP SPEED WITH
SUPERIOR FUEL ECONOMY.

ONCE THE GEAR HAS BEEN
FULLY MACHINED,

IT'S TIME TO HARDEN IT
TO ENSURE DURABILITY.

IT'S CRUCIAL THAT
A COMPONENT LIKE THIS ONE,

WHICH WILL BE UNDER
CONSTANT HIGH STRESS,

MUST BE ABLE TO RESIST TO WEAR.

HARDENING STEEL IS A PROCEDURE

NEARLY AS OLD
AS METALLURGY ITSELF.

BUT HERE, BMW HAS TURNED
THE PROCESS INTO

A HIGH-TECH OPERATION.

THE GEARS SPEND
EXACTLY 308 MINUTES

INSIDE AN OVEN
AT 1,742 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

INSIDE THE OVEN, THEY CIRCULATE
ON A CAROUSEL-LIKE MECHANISM

TO ENSURE UNIFORM HEATING.

WHEN THEY EMERGE,
THEY'RE LITERALLY RED-HOT.

THE SYSTEM THEN USES
A STREAM OF OIL

TO COOL THEM DOWN
AT A SPECIFIC RATE

TO GUARANTEE THAT THE COMPONENTS
ARE ALL IDENTICAL.

A LARGE COOLING SYSTEM
SITS IN THE MIDDLE

OF THE REAR AXLE TO HELP
KEEP ITS TEMPERATURE STABLE.

A TECHNICIAN FITS THE REAR
AXLE CARRIER DOWN ONTO IT

AND ENSURES
IT'S PROPERLY ALIGNED

BEFORE REMOVING
THE LIFT ASSIST.

BMW MAKES THE REAR AXLE CARRIER

FROM HYDROFORMED ALUMINUM.

THEY START WITH A ROUND TUBE

WHICH THEY FILL WITH FLUID

BEFORE APPLYING 51,000
POUNDS OF PRESSURE.

THIS BLOWS THE METAL UP
LIKE A BALLOON,

GIVING IT A BANANA-LIKE SHAPE.

A SOPHISTICATED MECHANISM GRIPS

THE REAR AXLE
ASSEMBLY IN POSITION

AND THEN SLOWLY LIFTS AND LOWERS
THE AXLE PARTS IN A PROCESS

DESIGNED TO RELEASE ANY TENSIONS

THAT MIGHT BE IN THE COMPONENTS.

THE MECHANISM ALSO ROTATES
THE DIFFERENTIAL

TO RELEASE FURTHER TENSIONS.

IT THEN ALIGNS THE HUBS.

HERE, THE FRONT AXLE COMES

ONTO THE POWER TRAIN
ASSEMBLY LINE,

WHERE IT MEETS
THE ENGINE.

THE LINE IS NOT
EXCLUSIVE TO THE M6.

IN FACT, TECHNICIANS
MUST BE READY TO HANDLE

ANY ONE OF NINE
DIFFERENT MODELS,

INCLUDING SIX DIFFERENT 6s,

ONE 5 AND TWO 7s
AS THEY ARRIVE

IN VARYING SEQUENCES
ON THIS LINE.

THIS IS PART OF
BMW'S PRODUCTION STRATEGY

CALLED JUST IN SEQUENCE.

JUST IN SEQUENCE, OR JIS,

IS A METHOD OF HANDLING
INVENTORY THAT REFINES

THE WELL-KNOWN
JUST IN TIME STRATEGY.

MANAGERS PLAN THE PRODUCTION
SEQUENCE A WEEK IN ADVANCE

AND INFORM SUPPLIERS

TO DELIVER THE NECESSARY PARTS
TO THE PRODUCTION LINE

EXACTLY WHEN THEY'RE REQUIRED.

THE PROP SHAFT THE TECHNICIAN

IS INSTALLING HERE,
FOR INSTANCE,

HAS ONLY JUST ARRIVED
AT THIS STATION IN TIME

TO BE FITTED INTO THIS
PRECISE M6 MODEL.

USING THE JUST IN SEQUENCE
METHOD ELIMINATES THE NEED

FOR DESIGNATED BUFFER AREAS

WHERE PARTS ARE HELD TEMPORARILY

AND DELIVERED TO THE LINE
JUST IN TIME.

HELPING TO MAINTAIN
THE SWIFT RATE OF PRODUCTION,

A TECHNICIAN CATCHES UP
TO THE POWER TRAIN

JIG AND APPLIES
THE PROP SHAFT FASTENERS

BEFORE INSTALLING
THE REAR AXLE CARRIER.

Narrator: THE BMW M6 COMES AS
EITHER A TWO-DOOR COUPE,

THE FOUR-DOOR GRAN COUPE
OR CONVERTIBLE.

AS WITH MANY CARS
IN THE HIGH-END

LUXURY SPORTS CATEGORY,

CUSTOMERS CAN CONFIGURE
ITS SPECIFICATIONS

TO THEIR PRECISE
NEEDS AND WISHES.

THE FACT THAT EACH M6
IS CUSTOM-MADE

IS THE REASON
EACH WIRING HARNESS

IS UNIQUE TO EACH CAR.

LIKE THE OTHER COMPONENTS,

THE HARNESS ARRIVES
IN THE SEQUENCE REQUIRED

TO FIT IT TO ITS MATCHING CAR.

THE HARNESSES FOR THE M6
HAVE MORE THAN 2 1/2 MILES

OF WIRING PACKAGED
WITH PRECISION

FOR EASE OF INSTALLATION.

THIS FACILITY HAS
A STATE-OF-THE-ART

SWIVELING CONVEYOR SYSTEM

DESIGNED TO ENHANCE
ERGONOMIC COMFORT

BY ELIMINATING THE NEED
FOR TECHNICIANS

TO PERFORM OVERHEAD WORK.

HERE, THE SYSTEM
SWIVELS 180 DEGREES

TO ALLOW A TEAM MEMBER
TO INSTALL THE GAS TANK.

A LIFT ASSIST IS NECESSARY

SINCE THE TANK
IS MADE OF PRESSED STEEL.

LIKE ALL M CARS,

THE M6 HAS A TANK
WITH A LARGER CAPACITY

THAN ITS NORMAL 6 COUSIN.

THE CAR RETURNS
TO ITS NORMAL ORIENTATION

FOR THE INSTALLATION
OF THE DASHBOARD.

A LIFT ASSIST HELPS MOVE
THE PREASSEMBLED UNIT

INTO THE CAR'S INTERIOR.

LIKE SO MANY OF
THE M6'S ELEMENTS,

THIS ONE IS ALSO
COMPLETELY CUSTOM-MADE,

FROM THE UPHOLSTERY MATERIALS
AND COLORS

TO THE OPTIONAL
NAVIGATION SYSTEM.

NOW, IT'S TIME
FOR THE MARRIAGE

WHEN THE TWO MAIN
ELEMENTS OF THE CAR,

ITS BODY AND ITS POWER TRAIN,

FINALLY COME TOGETHER
TO CREATE A COMPLETE VEHICLE.

WHILE AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM LIFTS

THE POWER TRAIN
UP INTO THE BODY,

TEAM MEMBERS MANUALLY GUIDE IT

TO ENSURE ACCURATE ALIGNMENT.

THE DRIVERS THEY USE
TO ATTACH THE TWO ELEMENTS

TO EACH OTHER GOVERN
NOT ONLY THE AMOUNT OF TORQUE

THEY APPLY TO EACH SCREW

BUT ALSO THE NUMBER
OF REVOLUTIONS EACH FASTENER

MAKES AS IT GOES IN.

THAT'S BECAUSE,
IF A SCREW'S THREAD

IS DAMAGED,
IT COULD REACH PEAK TORQUE

BEFORE IT'S ACTUALLY TURNED
THE NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS

REQUIRED TO SINK IT.

HERE, TECHNICIANS
MOUNT THE CAR'S FACE,

MADE OF HIGH-STRENGTH
THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE.

THE FRONT END INCLUDES
THE HEADLIGHTS,

BUMPER AND SIGNATURE
BMW KIDNEY-SHAPED GRILLE.

WHILE THE GRILLE
IMMEDIATELY SIGNALS

THAT THE CAR
IS A BMW,

THIS ONE IS UNIQUE
TO THE NEW M6.

ONCE AGAIN EMPHASIZING
ERGONOMIC COMFORT,

THIS STATION FEATURES
SPECIALIZED CHAIRS

TO HELP WITH
THE INSTALLATION PROCESS

AS TECHNICIANS FASTEN
THE COMPONENT IN PLACE.

TEAM MEMBERS BRING THE REAR
BUMPER COVER TO THE CAR

AND FIX IT IN PLACE,

HIDING THE CAR'S REAL BUMPER,

WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ABSORB

THE MAXIMUM ENERGY POSSIBLE
FROM A REAR IMPACT.

WHILE THE M6 COMES STANDARD

WITH 19-INCH
M LIGHT ALLOY WHEELS,

WHICH HAVE SEVEN DOUBLE SPOKES,

THE FIVE DOUBLE SPOKES
ON THIS WHEEL INDICATE

IT'S THE OPTIONAL
20-INCH VERSION.

AFTER A SPECIALIZED
DRIVER RUNS DOWN THE LUGS,

THE INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE
BMW LOGO COMPLETES THE ASSEMBLY.

ASIDE FROM THE MARRIAGE
OF THE POWER TRAIN

AND THE BODY, NO POINT
IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS

IS MORE MOMENTOUS THAN WHEN
A DRIVER STARTS UP A CAR

FOR THE FIRST TIME

AND STEERS IT OFF
THE PRODUCTION LINE.

AT THIS TESTING STATION,

TECHNICIANS USE
HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT

TO ALIGN THE WHEELS

AND ADJUST
THE HEADLIGHT DIRECTION.

STRIPED LIGHTS
MEASURE THE WHEELS,

ENSURING THE CORRECT ALIGNMENT.

THE DRIVER STAYS OUT
OF THE CAR FOR THIS OPERATION

SO AS NOT TO THROW OFF
THE CAR'S BALANCE.

AFTER ALIGNMENT, A DRIVER TAKES
THE CAR ONTO A ROLLING ROAD.

AT THIS STATION, A MONITOR
READOUT GUIDES THE DRIVER

THROUGH A SERIES OF TESTS

TO MEASURE THE CAR'S
PERFORMANCE DYNAMICS.

FEEDBACK FROM SENSORS
WILL BE COMBINED

WITH THE DRIVER'S
QUALITATIVE RESPONSES

TO SEE WHAT, IF ANYTHING,
NEEDS TO BE FINE-TUNED.

AS HE PUTS THE M
THROUGH ITS PACES,

THE DRIVER PAYS CLOSE ATTENTION

TO THROTTLE RESPONSE,
CLUTCH REACTION,

GEAR SWITCHING
AND ANY UNWANTED NOISES

THAT MIGHT BE GENERATED
BY THE TEST.

HE MUST FOLLOW
THE TESTING SEQUENCES

WITH COMPLETELY
REPEATABLE PRECISION

TO ENSURE THE RESULTS
FOR EACH CAR

CAN BE RELIABLY COMPARED
TO THE BASELINE.

AS A CUSTOMER OPTION,

BMW OFFERS A PAINT
FINISH THEY CALL FROZEN.

UNLIKE TYPICAL SHINY
METALLIC PAINT JOBS,

THIS MATTE SURFACE LENDS THE CAR
A DISTINCTIVE LOOK,

FURTHER ENHANCING
THE VEHICLE'S M CAR DESIGN.

OPEN THE DOOR,
AND THAT DISTINCTIVE

LOOK OF STREAMLINED LUXURY

IS EVIDENT INSIDE
THE M6 AS WELL.

THE REARVIEW CAMERA HIDES
DISCREETLY BEHIND THE BMW BADGE,

WHICH PROTECTS IT
FROM MUD AND GRIME.

WHILE THE POWERFUL V-8
ENGINE CRANKS

OUT 502 FOOT-POUNDS OF TORQUE,

BRINGING THE CAR FROM 0 TO 60
IN JUST 4 SECONDS,

IT'S AT MID-RANGE SPEEDS
THAT THE M6 TRULY SHINES.

THE BMW M6 HANDLES
WITH EQUAL PRECISION

NO MATTER WHAT ROAD
CONDITIONS IT MEETS.