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"Been wondering when BMW would bring the 6 Series in line with the rest of its current product portfolio, in the process finally doing away with the dreaded &amp;quot;Bangle Butt&amp;quot;? The wait is nearly over, as evidenced by the Concept 6 Series Coup\u00E9 set for a world premiere at the upcoming Paris Auto Show at the end of this month. Labeled by BMW as simply a &amp;quot;study for a premium-class 2+2-seater,&amp;quot; it&amp;#039;s a no-brainer that the all-new 6 Series production model (to be unveiled at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show in convertible form) will look nearly identical.   BMW says &amp;quot;aesthetically sculpted surfaces define the design of the BMW Concept 6 Series Coup\u00E9, in which classic BMW coupe styling cues are given a modern rendition.&amp;quot; Hey, we&amp;#039;re just glad the previous car&amp;#039;s butt-ugly trunklid design has been greatly toned down. The new car&amp;#039;s lines are a mix of concave and convex surfaces, the interplay of which is &amp;quot;reminiscent of wave motion on the surface of an ocean, generated by the ebb and flow of wind and tides,&amp;quot; according to a very loquacious BMW press release writer.   Other new elements of the concept include an all-LED headlight design (with Adaptive Headlight functionality, meaning the lights swivel in line with steering angle) and a new take on the classic BMW double-kidney grille, with angled upper bars sporting hardened glass inserts. The concept&amp;#039;s flashy 20-in. wheels were milled from a solid aluminum block.   The interior of the Concept 6 Series Coupe also follows the &amp;quot;forward-surging wave theme,&amp;quot; specifically the door panels and dashboard. The black-panel instrument cluster generates its display electronically, the analog gauges invisible until the car is fired up; same goes for the audio and climate systems. Another new feature is the free-standing 10.2-in. flat screen-style iDrive/infotainment display.   Danish audio maker Bang &amp;amp;amp; Olufsen provided the Concept 6 Series Coup\u00E9 with a fully active sound system. Each of the 16 speakers has its own amplifier, which compensates for any sound reflections via appropriate signal modifications.   BMW didn&amp;#039;t divulge drivetrain information for the Concept 6 Series Coup\u00E9, but it&amp;#039;s a good bet the production 6 Series\u2014which will most likely hit the U.S. market in spring 2011 as a 2012 model\u2014will come with a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8 with 400 bhp and 450 lb.-ft. of torque mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. A new M6, with close to 600 bhp, will follow about a year later. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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