2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe - Car and Driver
” So say German auto manufacturers with their Mercedes-Benz CLSs, Volkswagen CC s, and now BMW 6-series Gran Coupes. All of these so-called four-door coupes come in haute r sheetmetal than their sedan and coupe analogs, and the Gran Coupe, or GC, is no exception. A chimera of the 5- and 6-series , the Gran Coupe shares the 5er’s 116. 9-inch wheelbase but is all 6er from the front bumper to the bottoms of the A-pillars, and it takes its front seats from the coupe. 1 inches overall, it’s four inches longer than the 5-series and only 2. 7 shorter than a standard-wheelbase 7-series. The 640i GC (650i and 650i xDrive versions are coming soon) leads off at $76,895, a whopping $23,500 more than a base 535i. True, the Gran Coupe comes with more standard equipment, but it even starts pricier than both the 740i and the Porsche... Besides its good looks, though, the Gran Coupe proves better to drive than the 5-series. It offers five chassis and drivetrain settings: eco pro, comfort plus, comfort, sport, and sport plus—all properly taut in compression and rebound and minus the marshmallowy highway float of the 5. If the new, softer 3-series has us wondering... Source: www.caranddriver.com
