BMW considering 6-series shooting brake

 BMW considering 6-series shooting brake
BMW 6-series artists rendering - click to see full version

Could BMW have a BMW 6-Series Gran Turismo concept ready to go for the Paris Motor Show?  Citing an accidental disclosure by BMW development head Dr. Klaus Draeger, AutoExpress says the shooting brake 6er has already been constructed.

The magazine says the design was created by BMW exec Adrian van Hooijdonk, the man responsible for the 3er coupe and the 6er.  Van Hooijdonk, who also works on the looks of the MINI and Rolls-Royce, is believed by many to also have inspired the Bangle Butt look of some current BMW models.

Van Hooijdonk is believed to be basing the style of the car on the Gran Coupé concept from the Beijing Motor Show.  Once the 6-Series GT is unveiled, public reaction would dictate if it is produced, and in how many units.  Still, AutoExpress says the Gran Coupé will go into production with or without the 6er GT, and will be targeted at customers of the Mercedes CLS.

Source: Autoexpress

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 Skulinex Skulinex
Somebody please stop'em before they make it, I think their lineup is just fine as it's right now..
August 13, 2010 1:23 pm
 afonso de oeiras afonso de oeiras
nah they need the 1 series gt and 3 series gt to have a perfect lineup oh excuse me forgot the 7 series gt it is a must have car too. hehe
August 13, 2010 2:08 pm
 dbehmoaras dbehmoaras
No way. That's enough niches BMW.
August 13, 2010 2:44 pm
 Diseasal Diseasal
That works for me - as did the Z3M Coupe. It would be better to take stock of the vehicle as a whole, but I've seen more offensive Shooting Break variants.
August 13, 2010 3:01 pm
 350Zed 350Zed
I consider a lot of dumb things... - Heroin for breakfast - Jumping my car across that chasm - Setting random stuff on fire They all... like his concept... fall under the "nah" category.
August 13, 2010 3:57 pm
 dbehmoaras dbehmoaras
Lol.
August 14, 2010 5:45 am
 BabyMilo BabyMilo
just no please BMW stop, your nieche cars were nice to start with but this is just going too far
August 13, 2010 4:01 pm
 v6s_stink v6s_stink
Words and phrases like nasty, hideous, awkward, and deformed squid only partially describe how wretched the trunk lid/tail light area of the current 6 series looks. It's kind of sad irony that a rendering of a shooting brake looks much better in the derriere than does the real coupe.
August 13, 2010 5:07 pm
 v6s_stink v6s_stink
Do you seriously like the double butted, trunk lid kind of overlapping the tail light look of the car? How about the weepy headlights? The rest of the car could look pretty nice, but these features really ruin it for me. The mechanics, I'm sure are outstanding. I couldn't get past the shockingly odd tush to actually own one, though. The car reminds me of the beautiful, really nice women on Seinfeld that has man hands (except it also has deformed looking eyes). Could I overlook all of the awful that is going on behind the door and enjoy the rest of the car? How many people would see the car and think, "my goodness that thing has an ugly rear end"? It is near perfection that is hopelessly marred.
August 13, 2010 8:08 pm
 ForceInduction ForceInduction
Lols @ the woman with man hands in Seinfeld. Anyway listen, i don't how u look it at it, but trust me it's one sexy machines. BTW if u wanna know whats butt ugly butt u better take a look at the utter stupid a7 which has 900 years old mans face on its butt lol.
August 14, 2010 1:51 am
 Ar64 Ar64
Grow up, seriously...
August 14, 2010 4:22 am
 dbehmoaras dbehmoaras
He's just anti-Audi. Doesn't appreciate good cars.
August 14, 2010 5:45 am
 997-GT500-STI 997-GT500-STI
I think it will look bas azz, just like the Z3M Coupe...
August 14, 2010 2:15 am
 SeakIT99 SeakIT99
I thought a "Shooting Break" is a 4-doored Coupe Wagon?....like Mercs Shooting Break
August 14, 2010 3:20 am
 MTC MTC
I thought BMW were starting to have some ffffing sense Just stop it
August 14, 2010 3:23 am
 Ar64 Ar64
Just don't make it look like a big 5 series GT...
August 14, 2010 4:22 am
 clash_189 clash_189
Based on dictionary, a shooting brake is a coupe like hatchback with sloppier roof. Therefore, it must be 1000 yards far away from 5 GT, X6 like butt which I do like it on X6 but not really on 5GT (replace the front bumper and put a duck tail, it is going to be nicer to see in person, I promise). However, this 6 shooting brake is what I am waiting for, glance of 7 series but without that yatch rear room (which is useless for a single man like me) and goodness makes it more understated (please no bling other than corona ring and led tail light) yet desirable for a young (not looking like a chauffeur or a playboy when drop a lady) .
August 14, 2010 8:45 am
 Ar64 Ar64
I am not single, nor young, but I want the same thing from the car.
August 15, 2010 11:21 am
 BOOGIE_WOOGIE BOOGIE_WOOGIE
If done right this can be another success story for BMW. Its why i love this brand. They're willing to take risks and push the envelope.
August 14, 2010 7:06 am