The G32 BMW 6 Series is the fourth generation of the BMW Gran Turismo range of

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s launched in 2017 as the successor to the

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. A facelifted version was unveiled alongside the new 5 Series on 27 May 2020.For 2021, a mild hybrid powertrain was introduced.

Development and launch

Details of the 6 Series Gran Turismo were released online on June 14, 2017. The car was later officially unveiled at the 2017 Frankfurt International Auto Show in September. The exterior was designed by Hussein Al-Attar. Compared to the 5 Series Gran Turismo, the body of the 6 Series is longer, lower, and lighter. The rear load compartment is larger at . The 6 Series Gran Turismo is based on the modular Cluster Architecture (CLAR) platform and comes with self-levelling

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as a standard feature. The car automatically lowers by when travelling at speeds over . Initial models include two petrol engines, the 630i and 640i as well as the 630d which is one of the two diesel engines. The 640d is the second diesel model, which was released later in September 2017. The newest and smallest engine for the 6 Series GT is the 620d. This engine is available since July 2018 and will be the entry-level version for this lineup. All models are available as an all-wheel drive (

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) version. The 640d model is available only with all-wheel drive.

Equipment

The 6 Series Gran Turismo comes with a 10.25-inch screen featuring the latest version of iDrive 6.0, and is available with

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. BMW Active Driving Assistant is a standard feature on all models, and includes safety features such as: blind spot monitoring,

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and speed limit information. The 6 Series GT also features adaptive headlights, and many sensors to assist parking and motorway driving.

Transmissions

All models feature an 8-speed

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. The available transmissions are: * 8-speed ZF 8HP50Z automatic (630i / 640i / 640i xDrive) * 8-speed ZF 8HP75Z automatic (630d) * 8-speed ZF 8HP75X automatic (630d xDrive / 640d xDrive) Also features manual sequential mode as well as sport shifting which holds the gears longer and spins the turbochargers.

Models

Petrol engines

Diesel engines

Safety

The 2017 630d GT received five stars overall in its

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test.

Awards

* 2017 EuroCar Body Award

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:BMW 6 Series (G32) Cars introduced in 2017 6 Series (G32) G32 Sedans Mid-size cars Executive cars Euro NCAP executive cars