{"id":38517,"date":"2022-12-18T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=38517"},"modified":"2022-12-18T08:00:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T13:00:39","slug":"should-bmw-revive-the-6-series-as-an-electric-gt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=38517","title":{"rendered":"Should BMW Revive the 6 Series as an Electric GT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BMW decided to replace the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/01\/24\/bmw-6-series-return-2026\/\"> 6 Series Coupe<\/a> and Gran Coupe with the 8 Series, which didn\u2019t end up selling as well as BMW had hoped. So after this generation of 8 Series is dead, the nameplate will go back into hibernation, just as it did after the E31-generation 8er did in the \u201990s. In a few years, though, BMW might have the opportunity to bring the 6 Series back, as an electric grand touring car, built on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/12\/10\/envision-aesc-to-invest-810-million-in-battery-factory-for-bmws-neue-klasse-evs\/\"> Neue Klasse<\/a> platform. And it absolutely should.<\/p>\n<p>When BMW finally releases the Neue Klasse series of cars, it\u2019s going to have a scalable, flexible platform on which to build all sorts of cars. Small cars, big cars, sports cars, and SUVs. All can and will be built on Neue Klasse. So there\u2019s certainly room for cars like the 6 Series. But which 6 Series would make sense to bring back?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_153048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153048\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-images-26.jpg\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-153048 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-images-26-750x499.jpg\" alt=\"2015 bmw 6 series gran coupe images 26 750x499\" width=\"750\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-images-26-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-images-26-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-images-26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-images-26.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" title=\"image of 2015 bmw 6 series gran coupe images 26 750x499\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-153048 size-medium\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20750%20499%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-images-26-750x499.jpg\" alt=\"2015 bmw 6 series gran coupe images 26 750x499\" width=\"750\" height=\"499\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-images-26-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-images-26-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-images-26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-bmw-6-series-gran-coupe-images-26.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" title=\"image of 2015 bmw 6 series gran coupe images 26 750x499\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-153048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imagine this gorgeous thing but electric<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The one that makes the most sense is the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe. That car is one of the best looking BMWs of all time and still drops my jaw every time I see one on the road. It\u2019s just so perfectly proportioned and it looks both muscular and elegant. It\u2019s a gorgeous design and one that BMW should try and bring back, at least in spirit. An added benefit is that customers seem to be leaning more toward four-door \u201ccoupes\u201d than traditional sedans. The idea is that you get the sleeker looks of a coupe with the added practicality of a sedan. Four-door coupes are sort of killing off both the traditional two-door coupe and four-door sedan, so if BMW were to revive the 6er, it\u2019d likely be as a gran coupe.<\/p>\n<p>However, I think there\u2019s also space for a traditional two-door coupe and, if I were making the decisions in Munich, there\u2019d be one. Can you just imagine, for a moment, an electric BMW 6 Series coupe? That sounds fantastic, so long as BMW were to style it properly. Give it a futuristic version of the last-gen 6 Series\u2019 design and you\u2019ve got a smash hit on your hands.<\/p>\n<p>The main thing BMW would have to get right is the price, though. It needs to be a 6 Series, essentially a 5 Series coupe\/gran coupe. No one is going to buy a six-figure BMW coupe when they can get a Porsche 911. Not only have sales figures proved me right but we\u2019ve spoken to dealers who flat-out admit no one wants to buy the 8 Series because they can get a 911 for the same money. So BMW needs to price an electric 6 Series at just a bit more than the 5 Series. Give a $60,000-$70,000 price range and people will buy it. Crest $90,000 and people will not. It didn\u2019t work out well for the original 8 Series and it didn\u2019t for the current one. If you want to sell premium sporty coupes, stay out of the 911\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-bmw-6-series-facelift-1900x1200-wallpapers-43.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-160028\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-bmw-6-series-facelift-1900x1200-wallpapers-43-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"2015 bmw 6 series facelift 1900x1200 wallpapers 43 750x500\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-bmw-6-series-facelift-1900x1200-wallpapers-43-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-bmw-6-series-facelift-1900x1200-wallpapers-43-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-bmw-6-series-facelift-1900x1200-wallpapers-43-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-bmw-6-series-facelift-1900x1200-wallpapers-43.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" title=\"image of 2015 bmw 6 series facelift 1900x1200 wallpapers 43 750x500\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-160028\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20750%20500%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-bmw-6-series-facelift-1900x1200-wallpapers-43-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"2015 bmw 6 series facelift 1900x1200 wallpapers 43 750x500\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-bmw-6-series-facelift-1900x1200-wallpapers-43-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-bmw-6-series-facelift-1900x1200-wallpapers-43-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-bmw-6-series-facelift-1900x1200-wallpapers-43-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-bmw-6-series-facelift-1900x1200-wallpapers-43.jpg 1900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" title=\"image of 2015 bmw 6 series facelift 1900x1200 wallpapers 43 750x500\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will BMW make an electric 6 Series, style it properly, and price it well? Probably not. I think BMW is a bit gun-shy with smaller-volume sports cars, due to its recent string of bad luck. The 8 Series and Z4 did pretty poorly and the 2 Series only sells well because it\u2019s cheap by BMW standards. However, I also think the market for electric vehicles is wide open. This is an incredibly exciting time for both automakers and customers because there really are no rules. With EVs still being so novel, automakers can take risks and come out with strange, exciting, and interesting cars, like the Hyundai Ioniq 5, KIA EV6, Polestar 2, and Audi e-tron GT. This is a great time for experimentation. And BMW should absolutely try its hand at another 6 Series while it still can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMW decided to replace the 6 Series Coupe and Gran Coupe with the 8 Series, which didn\u2019t end up selling as well as BMW had hoped. So after this generation of 8 Series is dead, the nameplate will go back into hibernation, just as it did after the E31-generation 8er did in the \u201990s. 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