New BMW 6 Series Convertible Review by Top Gear

Top Gear, a UK publication, gives us their first driving impressions of the new 2012 BMW 6 Series Convertible. A longer and more detailed review is expected to come out soon from Top Gear, but for now, let’s take a look at this quick yet meaningful review:

But I’ve mellowed towards it after driving it today. In real life, it’s more of the same: there’s nothing here that actively offends, but you can’t help thinking that the car is lacking a certain something. On the road it looks nice enough, but nothing very striking. There’s just not that much to get excited about.

Still, a 407bhp, 442lb ft 650i V8 should sort that, right? Well, again, not quite. The 650 weighs over two tonnes, so despite having plenty of get-up-n-go from the motor, the Six never really feels quite as fast as the figures suggest – five seconds to 60mph is respectable, but the car feels like a cruiser from the off.

It’s also a tad firm on anything other than smooth roads – very German – and the active steering is about as tactile as remote surgery. I’ve got an eight-hour odyssey of driving tomorrow, so there’s more to come, but first impressions are that there are no surprises here.

Source: Top Gear