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2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe First Drive Review by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

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PALERMO, Italy, - May 5, 2012: The launch of the Concept CS, a study of a four-door Gran Turismo, at the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show indicated that BMW was everything considered such a model that far back. It also resulted in surging rumors about a possible return of the 8 Series. But in 2009, in the verve of the financial crisis, the project was cancelled.

In the meantime the development of the new 6 Series was well on its way and BMW definite to develop a downsized Gran Turismo 6 Series. This new model, the 6 Series Gran Coupe, is explicitly positioned between the 6 and the 7 Series. In Stride, the Gran Coupe celebrated its world premier in Geneva and during the last days, pre-production models were available for the first test drives.

Responding to a ask, Adrian van Hooydonk, BMW’s vice president of design, said during the in any case that took place on Sicily, Italy, that the design for the GC had not been a difficult training. “We were able to take it from the design of the new 6 Series from the front up to B-pillar.

Source: Autochannel (press release)