BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe officially unveiled

A5 Sportback is NOT the intended competitor of this car, the A7 is. And I have to actually disagree overall. I think this car isn't enough of a departure from the 5-series (or 7-series, for that matter) compared to how much the A7 and CLS are different from the A6 and E-Class.

a7 looks completely like a8. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... a7 is just a quick solution with the rear headspace chopped off..

You should revise your comparison logic. 650 competes with Panamera S NOT Turbo, let alone Turbo S!! Panamera S has 400 hp, 0-100 in 5.6s. S7 has 420 hp, 0-100 in 5s. CLS500 has 402 hp, 01-100 in 5s. Also, you talk of headroom and you haven't been in a Gran Coupe yet. I have been in a CLS and gosh!! the back is not for average+ people! Don't know about A/S7. Panamera should be OK with that ugly hunchback!

I disagree with a lot of your points. Rear window: does it really make sense that with a higher rear roof-line there won't be better rear headroom? Unless they put a chunk of metal there to lower the roof, I don't think so. Design: this is better looking than pretty much everything else available in this segment except for the Rapide, but then again the Rapide is way more expensive than this probably will be. But of course, that is merely subjective. I like the approach that they are taking in mimicking the design language of the Quattroporte over the CLS or Panamera, at least from a side-view. (Note: none of the cars mentioned on this page are coupes because they all have B-pillars. A coupe, by definition, specifically has no B-Pillar to divide the front and rear.) Call it a sport-sedan, if you want (finally, the best/most honest way to describe these cars). That said, it still looks like a coupe, at least a lot more so than the Panamera and A7, both of which look like 5-door hatch-backs. If they did that slanting roof-line that you suggest, it'll just become a 5er GT, which is very ugly. Interior: also a subjective point of view, but anyway. I like how the front center console comes up higher than normal, as was executed so brilliantly in the last-generation A8. In a way, it puts the driver's seat in a cocoon of sorts, which is a very important feeling to have when you're driving for pleasure. The A7 interior is also very pretty, but CLS already feels dated and Panamera is just too plain. As for the rear-seats, the 4+1 concept with the center console is very cool and also practical. Furthermore, I feel that BMW interiors of late have been far superior to the competition, except for the current A8. And now onto the most important, performance for price: comparing the 650 to the Panamera Turbo and Turbo S is frankly nonsensical, ESPECIALLY WHEN DISCUSSING PRICE. The 650 coupe MSRP is 83,000, so a safe estimate for the Gran Coupe is 90-95, whether RWD or AWD. This is priced directly against Pana4/4S. The Turbo, is up north of 135,000, and we all know how stingy Porsche can be when it comes to optional extras, and the Turbo S is 173,200. I GUARANTEE that when the M6 Gran Coupe comes out, it will be at least 15,000 less than the Turbo, or an even 120,000. Frankly, that figure is still a little high to me. If they follow the model of Benz's CLS pricing, the GranCoupe lineup will be 10-15 grand cheaper than what I mentioned above. How can you compare a 4.4L V8 that produces 443bhp that costs about 90,000 to car that ONLY produces 50 more bhp but costs about 45,000 more? If you are talking price, as you claim to be, then the Panamera S is closer to the 650, NOT the Turbo, and in terms of performance (surprise, surprise). As for the CLS, you are right, it is significantly cheaper for similar performance, despite its lower bhp, though it still has similar performance stats. As for the S7, which it will be when the twin turbo 450bhp comes, you can count on it costing at least 75,000, if not more. In terms of technology, it is very hard to say until the car is actually driven, so that seems to be a bit of a conjecture without much basis. In terms of driving dynamics, it all depends on what you like, but you can be certain that of the big three (Benz and Audi being the other 2), BMW will have the least electronic intervention, and Benz will have the most, as it has always been. It's handling is definitely not behind Benz or Audi, if anything BMW is ahead and more on par with Porsche (compare the 1M to the Cayman R, for example, and compare the M3 to the C63 (pre-facelift) and the B7 RS4 (these are the most logical comparisons from a chronological standpoint)). Also, on your comparison between the S5 and the 335i, the S5 is significantly more expensive, and the S65 is significantly more expensive than the 760Li. In fact, the 760Li is much better matched against the S63 than the S65, by about 50,000. There seems to be a substantial lack of research on your part.

how can you disagree when its the truth? It isnt faithful to their wonderful 2009 concept

Better than an Aston Martin Rapide?.... Time to go get those eyes checked again

First (modern) 4 door coupe was the Mazda RX8. (A REAL coupe, with 4 doors - not a low roofed saloon car. Then came the CLS, a few years later......

The audi a7 is built on its the same platform as the a6 which is on its OWN platform. it has nothing to do with VW.

"Now Mercedes has a serious competitor".......... Surely your not referring to this boring vehicle.