2007 BMW M6 Convertible - Car and Driver

BMW hasn't had it too easy from us recently. You could argue that those technologies, in many cases, created as many problems as they solved, at least from the purist's point of view. A brighter spot came in the form of the 2006 BMW M6 coupe, a 6-series coupe made even more salivating with zoomier styling, a sexy carbon-fiber roof, and one of the most delicious engines on God's green earth: a race-bred, heart-pounding,... Our test car showed up in the M6 coupe's "feature color," Indianapolis Red, a metallic crimson that looks no less fetching on the convertible, even with its black convertible top raised. With a smiling, M-specific front bumper topped by 6-series brooding headlamps, there is something deliciously ironic about the front end of the M6. Down the body sides are sill extensions and, of course, fender vents with M6 badge inlays. In back, the rear apron is sculpted to match the front end and also to accommodate the quartet of fat exhaust tips through which the V-10 sings its high-pitched song (a song that, incidentally, is easier to hear than in the closed-roof M6). The... The optional carbon-fiber center-stack trim on our tester-the best $300 you can spend, we feel-glistened in the sunlight, and pretty much everything else that wasn't aluminum was covered in Indianapolis Red and Black Merino leather. Source: www.caranddriver.com