2013 BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe - Car and Driver
We’d guess that few people climb into a BMW 5-series and say to themselves, “You know, I like it. I just wish it had less space inside. The 6-series Gran Coupe, built on the same architecture as the 5, down to its shared 116. 9-inch wheelbase, is very much a 5-series with 0. 8 inch less rear legroom and 1. 3 inches less rear headroom. Because the 650i GC’s silhouette is the sort of sultry form that seizes onlookers’ attention until they walk into a street sign or fall down a manhole. Inside or out, the car has nary a bad angle or misdirected cue. With 445 horsepower at 6400 rpm and its 480 pound-feet of torque lasting from 2000 to 4500 rpm, the mill tosses the 650i to 60 mph in 4. 6 seconds. For a four-wheel-drive car, the 650i displays phenomenal balance. After a recent spate of disappointments with 5- and 6-series steering, we were pleased to find this Gran Coupe’s steering wheel quivering and twitching with feedback as we went down the road. While the rest of the cars in this family have gone to electrically assisted steering, that setup’s packaging constraints mean that four-wheel-drive GCs cling to a hydraulic system. On the other hand, the high-strung steering is so quick and alive that it influences. Source: www.caranddriver.com
