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03-30-2010, 10:50 AM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Frankfurt Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/frankfurt-auto-show/), Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Europe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/), Technology (http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/), BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/), Rumormill (http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/ved-630.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/#3)BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
We were all wondering how BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) was going to manage to bring its Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-concept-is-mean-ger/) to the road, and now it looks like we may have our answer. According to Autocar, elements of the wild diesel-electric sports car will crop up in the next-generation M6 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/m6). The report claims that the company will send the efficient drivetrain packing in favor of a more robust twin-turbo V8 powerplant sourced from the current M3 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/m3).
Why would BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) be interested in crafting the M6 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/m6) into a mid-engine, V8 terror? It might just have something to do with the rabid success of the Audi R8 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/r8), but Autocar thinks a similar model would allow BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) to do battle with Porsche 911 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/911) and the oft-rumored baby Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/model/sls+amg). It all sounds good floating around the interweb, but color us skeptical.
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/)
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[Source: Autocar (http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?AR=248568)]Report: Next BMW M6 to take cues from Vision concept, targets Audi R8 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/30/report-next-bmw-m6-to-take-cues-from-vision-concept-targets-au/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/ved-630.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/#3)BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
We were all wondering how BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) was going to manage to bring its Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/15/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-concept-is-mean-ger/) to the road, and now it looks like we may have our answer. According to Autocar, elements of the wild diesel-electric sports car will crop up in the next-generation M6 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/m6). The report claims that the company will send the efficient drivetrain packing in favor of a more robust twin-turbo V8 powerplant sourced from the current M3 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/m3).
Why would BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) be interested in crafting the M6 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/m6) into a mid-engine, V8 terror? It might just have something to do with the rabid success of the Audi R8 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/r8), but Autocar thinks a similar model would allow BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) to do battle with Porsche 911 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/911) and the oft-rumored baby Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/model/sls+amg). It all sounds good floating around the interweb, but color us skeptical.
Gallery: Frankfurt 2009: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/01-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/02-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/03-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/04-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/05-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics/low/)
[Source: Autocar (http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?AR=248568)]Report: Next BMW M6 to take cues from Vision concept, targets Audi R8 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/30/report-next-bmw-m6-to-take-cues-from-vision-concept-targets-au/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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