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Thread: Saw the new M5 and M6 at the LA Auto Show tonight

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    Saw the new M5 and M6 at the LA Auto Show tonight

    Got into the auto show tonight via VIP night (open to regular public Friday, thanks go to Z06racer for getting me in ), and I got to sit in Lambos and some other exotics. It was awesome. Well, we get to the M6 and the damn thing was roped off and kept about 15 feet away from viewers! I just could not understand how the Lambos would be open for people to sit in and look at up close, yet the M6 was off limits even on VIP night. This just baffles me.

    In any case, the car looks absolutely delicious in person. I really did not like the 6 series before tonight but I would rock the M6 any day of the week. I forgot which color it was, but it was one of the blues. The new M5 was was out and available for closer inspection, (it was out on the regular floor sitting next to an imola red E46 m3) and that car is hot in person as well. Pictures and videos do not do the new M5 and M6 any justice at all.

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    Well you could still see the beast
    We had no M6 at the san diego autoshow !
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    Alpine White E92 M3 6MT
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    I think the 5er and 6er look good in M apparel but I can't get to like the front on either of them
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    Titanium Silver E39 540i Touring M-Sport S62 6MT

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    Alpine White E46 330i ZHP Sedan S54 6MT
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    Japan Red E46 325i Touring S54 6MT
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    Cosmos Black E36 M3 Coupe S54 6MT
    Alpine White E92 M3 6MT
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    Laguna Seca Blue E46 M3 Coupe 6MT
    Jet Black E36 325is S52 5MT
    Lagoon Green E36 325is 5MT

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    When are you posting the pics you took? Don't tell me you did not...


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    M6 is nice, but if I were in position to spend $97k on a car(s), I'd spend it on something else.

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    So was anyone else there at the show on Thursday? There were a ridiculous amount of bimmers in the parking garage including a lot of E39 M5s and E36 M3s.

    Quote Originally Posted by Daved
    When are you posting the pics you took? Don't tell me you did not...
    My camera ended up "missing" during a bf.c party... Otherwise I woulda had pics.

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    Interlogos is the color you're looking for.

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    I can't wait to see the M6 in person, I can't make a judgement on pictures. Hopefully they'll have one at the Chicago auto show so I can .

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    I believe the LA Auto Show was the first auto show for the M6. So, any future auto shows will definately have it. Get ready to watch it from 20+ feet away though.

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    I would definetly sell my body for an M6

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    Quote Originally Posted by SQ Bimmer
    Well, we get to the M6 and the damn thing was roped off and kept about 15 feet away from viewers! I just could not understand how the Lambos would be open for people to sit in and look at up close, yet the M6 was off limits even on VIP night. This just baffles me.
    Most likely it is a Euro spec or a pre-producton M6. BMW will never let anybody sit in (or get close to) a pre-production model.

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    Cool, Ive seen the M5 many times, But I am yet to see the M6...

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    Quote Originally Posted by gobuffs
    Most likely it is a Euro spec or a pre-producton M6. BMW will never let anybody sit in (or get close to) a pre-production model.
    I didn't think about that, I think you hit the nail on the head with this one.

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    did the M6 look anything like the fake vert spotted in Iran?

    Hey man, I'm a professional!

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    Quote Originally Posted by themadhatter
    did the M6 look anything like the fake vert spotted in Iran?
    This fake vert in Iran you speak of isn't ringing a bell, but I'm gonna go ahead and answer YES.

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    I'm not that crazy about the E60 M5 look, though it's grown on me a lot since it was introduced. The M6, on the other hand, I'm still waiting for it to improve.


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