{"id":490341,"date":"2010-03-30T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/30\/report-next-bmw-m6-to-take-cues-from-vision-concept-targets-au\/"},"modified":"2010-03-30T12:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T16:29:00","slug":"report-next-bmw-m6-to-take-cues-from-vision-concept-targets-audi-r8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/490341","title":{"rendered":"Report: Next BMW M6 to take cues from Vision concept, targets Audi R8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/conceptcars\/\" rel=\"tag\">Concept Cars<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/frankfurt-auto-show\/\" rel=\"tag\">Frankfurt Motor Show<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/coupes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coupe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"tag\">Performance<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/euro\/\" rel=\"tag\">Europe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/tech\/\" rel=\"tag\">Technology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/bmw\/\" rel=\"tag\">BMW<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/rumormill\/\" rel=\"tag\">Rumormill<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics\/#3\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/03\/ved-630.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nWe were all wondering how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/bmw\/\">BMW<\/a> was going to manage to bring its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/09\/15\/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-concept-is-mean-ger\/\">Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept<\/a> to the road, and now it looks like we may have our answer. According to <em>Autocar<\/em>, elements of the wild diesel-electric sports car will crop up in the next-generation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/m6\">M6<\/a>. The report claims that the company will send the efficient drivetrain packing in favor of a more robust twin-turbo V8 powerplant sourced from the current <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/m3\">M3<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Why would <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/bmw\/\">BMW<\/a> be interested in crafting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/m6\">M6<\/a> into a mid-engine, V8 terror? It might just have something to do with the rabid success of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/r8\">Audi R8<\/a>, but <em>Autocar<\/em> thinks a similar model would allow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/bmw\/\">BMW<\/a> to do battle with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/911\">Porsche 911<\/a> and the oft-rumored baby <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/sls+amg\">Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG<\/a>. It all sounds good floating around the interweb, but color us skeptical. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics\/low\/\">Frankfurt 2009: BMW Vision EfficientDynamics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/09\/01-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/09\/02-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/09\/03-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/09\/04-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/frankfurt-2009-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/09\/05-bmw-vision-efficientdynamics-live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/News\/NewsArticle.aspx?AR=248568\">Autocar<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/30\/report-next-bmw-m6-to-take-cues-from-vision-concept-targets-au\/\">Report: Next BMW M6 to take cues from Vision concept, targets Audi R8<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:29:00 EST.  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