BMW’s fastest ever soft-top, the BMW M6 Convertible, will make its debut at the British International Motor Show in London (July 18 – 30).

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Powered by a 5.0-litre V10 engine, the M6 Convertible goes on sale in the UK in September 2006. It becomes the first ever BMW to make a British Motor Show debut and it is the first time a BMW M version of a 6 Series Convertible has been built. 


The engine develops 507hp to take the car from 0-62mph in 4.8 seconds. Top speed is an electronically limited 155mph.


Drive is via a seven-speed Sequential Manual Gearbox with Drivelogic – the transmission already in service in the BMW M5 and the M6 Coupé. The BMW M6 Convertible’s Drivelogic function offers the driver a choice of 11 different gear change options – five in auto mode and six in manual mode – each offering a different speed of gear shift. In its fastest setting, the driver of an M6 Convertible can make gear changes in just 50 milliseconds.


The new M6 Convertible achieves a fuel consumption figure of 18.6mpg on the combined cycle and a CO 2 emissions figure of 366g/km.

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The BMW M6 Convertible comes with a triple-layered hood that BMW claims delivers ‘the ultimate in noise and heat insulation’. The triple-layered hood contains a middle component of polyurethane (PUR) foam and BMW says the resulting fabric sandwich gives the car near identical standards of acoustics and thermal insulation to the fixed-head coupé.


The front wings of the car are made of thermoplastic, a material lighter than aluminium but also flexible enough to allow for minor bumps, while the front and rear bumpers are constructed from carbon-fibre for durability.


The rear bootlid and soft-top hood cover are made from Sheet Moulding Compound, another flexible lightweight material.


The remainder of the bodywork is a mix of steel and aluminium while many of the car’s mechanical components are also made from weight-saving aluminium.


Prices will be announced nearer to the launch date.