BMW 6/8-Series (spy shot)
It's no secret that a new coupe is heading our way.
The question is whether the test mule snapped here is actually the new 6-Series
Coupe, as the source who provided the images claims, or the reborn 8-Series
that almost all other reports claim the new model will be named.
If it's the 6-Series replacement, then it follows
that the 911 fighter is, once again, off the cards, for this is clearly a GT.
Wider and lower and with a more slopping roofline than the current 6 Coupe, but
most definitely still a grand tourer.
If, it is in fact the all-new
8-Series, which will go head to head with the Merc S-Class Coupe, then that
leaves a gap in the line-up for a smaller, sportier coupe that would,
logically, be labelled the 6-Series.
Factor in the upcoming Z5 that's been co-developed
with Toyota and will spawn the new Supra as well, and the waters get even
murkier. Anyhow, if we had to guess, then we'd say that a.) this is more likely
than not the 8-Series and, b.) the 6-Series moniker won't go away; not with a
Grand Coupe also in the range. We'll just have to wait and see what the
powers-that-be in BMW have in store for us now.
Source : Carscoops
