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

THE BMW M6, A STUDY IN STREAMLINED ELEGANCE

AND LUXURIOUS POWER.

-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY 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.