2011 BMW 6-Series Coupe-Cabriolet 

Motoring Channel Staff - 14/May/2009

Munich, Germany – Recent artist renderings have emerged of a possible coupe-cabriolet iteration of a next generation 2011 BMW 6-Series Coupe. 

Currently BMW offer the 650i cabriolet which has 32-valve V8 that produces 270kW and 490Nm of torque, and the M6 cabriolet version that has a gut busting V10 producing 373kW and 520Nm of torque. 

It's obvious to see from these pictures the artist has taken the BMW Concept CS and used it as the template for this project. 

According to sources inside BMW, the next generation 6-Series is still undergoing design development, but could resemble this mock-up.

BMW had put a lot of thought and effort into the Concept CS which was originally set as a new generation 8-Series vehicle, and it would seem unlikely that the German car company would completely abandon such a daring design.

Perhaps then, this rendering is close to reality and BMW may be using the Concept CS as inspiration for the next generation 2-door 6 Series coupe rather than the now defunct 4-door 8-Series. 

Although these images look as if car company BMW has lost some of it's identity, looking at the rear of the car you would swear you were looking at the back side of a new Dodge Charger concept, where as the front takes you back to the old BMW 850CSi which was a great looking car in it's time.

You can see the natural progression of the design. Have a quick glance at the new BMW Z4 and you can see the slight relationship between the two as both the Z4 and this rendering have the same smooth taillights and elongated bonnet.

Massive flared guards are necessary to fit the large alloy wheels under the wheel arches and give the design a strong presence.

Smooth stylised lines are current throughout the car, which compliment the quad exhausts that are tucked nicely into the curves of the rear bumper.

For fans of the hard-top convertible, this 2-door sports car is sure to impress if it was ever put into production.

The 2011 BMW 6-Series is in the pipeline and very much sets it's sights on the likes of Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar's high-end coupe-convertible models. It will be interesting to see if the design incorporates the Concept CS's style.

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