BMW has released first official pictures of the M6 coupe and convertible, the luxury carmaker's fastest-ever two-door cars.
Both run a 412kW 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 mated to a seven-speed double-clutch gearbox driving the rear wheels, a powertrain lifted straight from the M5 saloon, which was launched in New Zealand last month.
They fire the lighter M6 Coupe from 0-100km/h in 4.2 seconds - two-tenths faster than the M5 - and from 0-200km/h in 12.6 seconds. The Convertible takes 4.3 and 13.1 seconds.
The M version of the convertible weighs 1980kg, 130kg more than the 1850kg coupe, despite the extensive use of lightweight materials.
But thanks to the addition of direct-injection, turbocharging and stop-start, the coupe and convertible claim a 30 per cent improvement in efficiency over the old 5-litre V10 M6.