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2005 BMW 6 Series Premium Mid-Size Coupe and Convertible

New Car Overview of the 2005 BMW 6 Series Premium Mid-Size Coupe and Convertible

New Car Overview of the 2005 BMW 6 Series Premium Full-Size Coupe and Convertible

Description: Premium Mid-Size Coupe and Convertible
Base MSRP Range: $69,900 - $76,900
Invoice Price Range: $63,770 - $70,140
Where built: Germany

The BMW fleet for 2005 culminates with the stunning new 6-Series coupe and convertible. New mid-size 645Ci models conform to two styles as a hardtop coupe or fully-automated canvas-top convertible.

Long in the prow and low in stance, the GT-style 645Ci presents a tightly sculpted body and muscular fender bulges rippling around enormous low-profile tires with a sensuous arch of a roof drawn over the cockpit.

And beneath the exaggerated prow there's a beefy V8 primed for high horsepower. This muscle comes from a 4.4-liter V8 pumping out 325-hp.

Both the coupe and convertible provide three shifter choices. For sport drivers there's a ZF six-speed manual. For fans of automatic transmissions, BMW adds a ZF electronic automatic with six forward gears and Steptronic manual mode. The third choice combines traits of manual and automatic shifters -- BMW's electro-hydraulic six-speed sequential manual gearbox (SMG) with both automatic and manual shift programs.

A plush cockpit features articulated bucket seats and trimmings in leathers and hardwoods. There are luxurious appointments and power controls with memory settings, plus electronic tools like BMW's computerized iDrive controller. The coupe carries a vast panorama glass moonroof but the convertible gets a one-button automatic mechanism to fold the lid into a slot behind the cabin and seal it with a rigid metal tonneau cover.

High-tech hardware aboard includes Active Roll Stabilization (ARS) to reduce body roll when the car rips around corners, and optional Active Steering Control (ASC), a device that can vary the steering ratio to match a driver's style as well as pavement conditions.