BMW adds 6 series to its line-up, priced $140,000 and up

BMW has unveiled the new BMW 6 Series Coupé and the BMW 6 Series Convertible at the Guangzhou Auto Show yesterday. BMW 630i Coupé and Convertible will be sold at $144,670 to $151,805, and 650i Coupé and Convertible will be sold at $193,763 and $206,963 respectively.

The new BMW 650i is equipped with a highly recognized 4.8-liter V8 engine, which outputs 360 hp and 360 pound-feet of torque and provides powerful and sweet-sounding acceleration; The 630i comes with a 3.0-liter V6 engine featuring Valvetronic technology and allows a top speed of 155mph.

"BMW is also committed to developing hybrid vehicles starting 1990, and our vehicle emissions have dropped by some 30 percent in the past two decades, said Mr. Karl-Heinz Schmid, President of BMW China Automotive Trading Ltd at the auto show."

"We have officially partnered with DaimlerChrysler and GM on development of a hybrid drive system, which will help us improve fuel efficiencies further," he added.

The BMW Group sold 36,300 vehicles (BMW and MINI brands combined) in mainland China in the first three quarters of 2007, an increase of 37 percent from a year earlier, the company said.

BMW unveiled its 6 series at Guangzhou Auto Show