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		<title>Bad Credit Auto Loan</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Articles Bad Credit Auto Loans bad credit car loan is hard to get, if you do not know where to look. If you have bad credit and do not know where she is a special finance manager, or what to do in order to find to get a loan, you must follow these tips. 1. [...]]]></description>
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<p> bad credit car loan is hard to get, if you do not know where to look. If you have bad credit and do not know where she is a special finance manager, or what to do in order to find to get a loan, you must follow these tips. </P> 1. Save up money for a down payment. The more money you have for a down payment, the easier it will be not only permitted, but you can have more possibilities of the vehicle and shot at best financing terms. Most lenders like to see about 25% down to get the best financing terms. If you are not a large part of your CFO may still be in a position to cooperate with you. Have your finance manager know in advance that you work a little and ask them if they still find you a car loan </p>
<p> 2 Gather your important documents. You will need proof of income such as pay stubs, statement of support, social security award letter or a statement about retiring. </P> 3 Looking for a special finance manager in your area. You can either call every dealer in your area, one after the other, or the logical choice, find a reputable site online as a new beginning <a target = "_new" rel = "nofollow" href = "http://www.newstartautoloans.com/index.php?task=loan"> auto loan </a>, which may correspond to a dealer near you. </P>
<p If your financial manager or local car dealer reach for your <a rel = "nofollow" target = "_new" href = "http://www.newstartautoloans.com/index.php?task=loan"> bad credit car loans </a>, they will make copies of all your documents. Treat yourself to a brief explanation of the process, and then they will show you what options you have. Once you join, you decided to have a house of their cars, they will need to send the missing information for the lender and the information of the vehicle so that lenders do not know if you are approved, and if so what are your loan terms. </P></p>
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		<title>Technical provisions for shopping for car</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Articles by techniques for organizing your order auto loans Cary George You can save you thousands of dollars on auto loans by applying online. Maybe you are planning to refinance or just for a car or nine completed, it is a loan plus a full set out there to meet your needs. One of the [...]]]></description>
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<p> You can save you thousands of dollars on auto loans by applying online. Maybe you are planning to refinance or just for a car or nine completed, it is a loan plus a full set out there to meet your needs. One of the many reasons why many people are on a car loan online can be as long as they receive their results. Some sites may also provide an answer within one minute. If you have been approved, you can expect your e-book on your new or used car, and sometimes never talk to a real person. Give you all the information you can offer, everything can be handled without face time. </P> Before applying for your car loan make sure that your credit is in place for a great price. How can you get more than your interest rate will likely be permanently identified with a credit card, so make sure to show something interesting. But there are some vendors out there, which will be ready in bad credit, you only need to pay higher interest rates to select a month </p>
<p> comparison before, is also a good tip you use. . There is no reason why you should always pay in any case more than you absolutely have to see if at least 5 websites with car loans, while the best prices. So you can each information, the loan application accessible to merchants. This may be your social security number, employment information, address, etc. You will own or lease your dream home, these documents are also ideal for determining your auto loan approval. </P> You only need to look out for scams, especially online. There are many legit dealers around ready, but there are probably as many fraudsters. These vendors are simply wrong to steal your data directly into a very clean way to get your i. d. and ruin your credit. Only use credit providers, credit agencies appointed and use information about everything they can certainly be verified Sun Find an auto loan that fits your financial and personal needs is not difficult, you just have to invest time to find the right one. If you accept this loan is the difference in payments, the money you could for her, finally, with more money. </P></p>
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		<title>Video: Rowan Atkinson checks in with Top Gear, shows off V16-powered Rolls-Royce Phantom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you get angry at us in the comments, we&#8217;re using the first line of this post to issue a spoiler alert. Rowan Atkinson is best known to American audiences as Mr. Bean. He&#8217;s a hilarious comedian with a lengthy career comprising works on both the silver and small screen. If you weren&#8217;t already aware, [...]]]></description>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rowan+atkinson/">Rowan Atkinson</a> is best known to American audiences as Mr. Bean. He&#8217;s a hilarious comedian with a lengthy career comprising works on both the silver and small screen. If you weren&#8217;t already aware, he&#8217;s also completely infatuated with cars. You&#8217;ve got to be if you wind up putting a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mclaren+f1/">McLaren F1</a> in your garage, and then tack over 37,000 kilometers on the odometer. Recognizing this passion for speed, it&#8217;s no surprise that Atkinson wound up on the <em><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/top+gear/">Top Gear</a></em> guest couch staring down <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/jeremy+clarkson/">Jeremy Clarkson</a>.</p>
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Rowan brought along a prop car from his upcoming film <em>Johnny English Reborn</em>. What appears to be a standard <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/rolls-royce/phantom/">Rolls-Royce Phantom</a> from the outside actually hides a rather large secret under the hood. According to Atkinson, Rolls flirted with the idea of building a 9.0-liter V16-powered Phantom, but ultimately scrapped the idea. Still, the British car maker wound up producing three or four of the mega mills, and Atkinson asked to use one for his new film. The engineers at Rolls obliged, and his Phantom is now a truly exotic luxury coupe.</p>
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Rowan wasn&#8217;t there simply to talk about his movie and the Phantom. He is a star, and the Reasonably Priced Car was on the track waiting for him. How&#8217;d he do? Click past the jump to find out.</p>
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<p class="meta_src"><strong>News Source:</strong> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g3g8NZ6H84">YouTube</a> via <a href="http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2011/07/17/post-show-discussion-of-episode-four-and-behind-the-scenes-with-james-and-the-nissan-gt-r/">Top Gear</a></p>
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<p class="meta_tag"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/jeremy+clarkson/">jeremy clarkson</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/johnny+english+reborn/">johnny english reborn</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mclaren+f1/">mclaren f1</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rolls-royce/">rolls-royce</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rolls-royce+phantom/">rolls-royce phantom</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rowan+atkinson/">rowan atkinson</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/star+in+a+reasonably+priced+car/">star in a reasonably priced car</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/top+gear/">top gear</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/top+gear+test+track/">top gear test track</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/v16+phantom/">v16 phantom</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/v16+rolls-royce/">v16 rolls-royce</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/video/">video</a></p>
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		<title>Video: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 already reflashed for crazy burnout action</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRT cars love doing burnouts. This is not news. So, how do you get an all-wheel-drive 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 to produce as much smoke as any Challenger, Charger or 300C we&#8217;ve ever seen? By messing with the ECU, of course. You see, in Track mode, the Jeep sends 65 percent of its power [...]]]></description>
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SRT cars love doing burnouts. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-dodge-challenger-srt8-392-first-drive/#photo-3570810">This is not news.</a> So, how do you get an all-wheel-drive <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/grand+cherokee+srt8">2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8</a> to produce as much smoke as any <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/challenger">Challenger</a>, <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/charger">Charger</a> or <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/300c">300C</a> we&#8217;ve ever seen? By messing with the ECU, of course.</p>
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You see, in Track mode, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/jeep">Jeep</a> sends 65 percent of its power to the rear wheels, and, according to SRT engineers, there are certain instances where 100 percent of the engine&#8217;s power can be sent to just one rear wheel. Loading some special software into the engine&#8217;s control system can easily allow for sending all the power to both rear wheels, and thus, burnouts ensue.</p>
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We&#8217;ve just returned from driving the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 for ourselves, so stay tuned for our full impressions next week. For now, hit the jump to watch the big SRT monster making huge plumes of smoke.</p></p>
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		<title>Report: Scuderia Ferrari drops Marlboro from its name</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[While cigarette-brand logos once adorned most of the Formula 1 cars on the grid, tobacco sponsorship in F1 has been banned for years. The last holdout was Ferrari, but even that&#8217;s been scaled back to oblivion over the past few seasons. As countries hosting races gradually banned tobacco advertising, Ferrari was forced to remove the [...]]]></description>
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While cigarette-brand logos once adorned most of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/f1">Formula 1</a> cars on the grid, tobacco sponsorship in F1 has been banned for years. The last holdout was <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ferrari">Ferrari</a>, but even that&#8217;s been scaled back to oblivion over the past few seasons.</p>
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As countries hosting races gradually banned tobacco advertising, Ferrari was forced to remove the Marlboro name and logo from its cars at some grands prix. Eventually, it was removed altogether in favor of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/02/ferrari-addresses-criticism-over-marlboro-sponsorship/">bar-code graphic</a> that was, according to some, designed to evoke the Marlboro logo while skirting the sponsorship rules. Last year, even that was <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/08/ferrari-nixes-barcode-from-f1-cars/">dropped</a> after controversy erupted over the issue.</p>
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The last vestige of the collaboration between Ferrari and Philip Morris remained in the team&#8217;s name, but reports now indicate that&#8217;s over. The team is reverting from Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro to Scuderia Ferrari. This change comes after the two outfits recently announced a renewal of their contract, but you to wonder what Philip Morris is getting out of its multi-million-dollar sponsorship deal at this point, and by extension, how much longer it will last.</p>
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		<title>Official: BMW Motorrad E-Scooter concept gets detailed [w/videos]</title>
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		01.07.2011<br />
		Innovative development study with elevtric drive.</p>
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		Space is becoming increasingly scarce in the major conurbation centres and traffic density is growing continuously. Political and social conditions are changing. All these factors coalesce in increasing demands in terms of private transportation. The concept vehicle BMW E-Scooter with electric drive provides an innovative look at changing urban mobility needs.</p>
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		While the currently available, purely electrically-powered scooters have been almost exclusively used inside towns and cities to date due to their performance and range, which makes them suitable for short distances only, the concept vehicle BMW E-Scooter offers a much broader spectrum of use.</p>
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		<strong>High range and excellent performance figures</strong>.<br />
		Since it was conceived as a future-oriented vehicle for commuting between urban areas and the city centre, therefore attracting funding from the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, there were two main requirements for its development: dynamic figures comparable to those of a maxi scooter with a combustion engine and a high range in realistic conditions of use.</p>
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		The concept vehicle BMW E-Scooter provides the necessary sustained output and maximum speed for safe and reliable overtaking on urban motorways and also when carrying two people. It is also easily capable of managing hill starts on steep slopes with a pillion passenger.<br />
		The development study also has the necessary maximum output to be able to achieve acceleration figures within the important 0 &#8211; 60 km/h range, which are at the level of current maxi scooters powered by a 600 cc combustion engine.</p>
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		The high storage capacity of the battery allows a daily driving range of over 100 kilometres. In this way, the BMW E-Scooter concept vehicle provides a long-term, zero-emissions urban and suburban travel option which is suitable for everyday use.</p>
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		<strong>Fast charging at conventional power sockets</strong>.<br />
		The E-Scooter concept vehicle&#8217;s battery is charged at regular household power sockets as found in Europe, the USA, Canada and Japan, so no special charging station is required. When the battery is completely flat, the charging period is less than three hours. However, practical experience has shown that the battery rarely runs out completely, so charging times are generally shorter.</p>
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		<strong>Frame</strong>.<br />
		Unlike existing maxi scooters with combustion engines, the concept vehicle does not have a main frame. Instead, the aluminium battery casing &#8211; which also contains the electronic system required for battery cell monitoring -takes over the function of the frame. The steering head support is connected to it, as is the rear frame and the left-hand mounted single swing arm with directly hinged, horizontally installed shock absorber.</p>
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		<strong>Electric machine, power electronics and charging device</strong>.<br />
		Due to its high output, the BMW Motorrad development study has no hub motor with direct drive or planetary gearbox. Instead, the high-performance electric machine is mounted behind the battery casing. The secondary drive consists of a toothed belt from the electric machine to the belt pulley mounted coaxially on the swinging fork pivot with drive pinion. From here, power transmission occurs via roller chain to the rear wheel. When the E-Scooter is decelerated in trailing throttle or when braking, the energy released is recuperated, thereby increasing the vehicle&#8217;s range by between 10 and 20 per cent depending on driving profile.</p>
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		The electrical components required for the electric drive are installed on the top of the battery casing. The external battery electronics system permanently collects and monitors data such as the temperature and voltage of the battery cells, both during travel and while charging. The power electronics acts as a control system and controls the electric machine. The charging device includes a charge cable which allows the battery to be recharged at a conventional household power socket. In addition to the other components like an ISO insulation monitor, high-voltage indicator and a high-voltage distributor, a DC-DC converter is included. It is required to change high voltage to low voltage power to supply the 12 volt vehicle supply and especially for the control units.</p>
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		<strong>Cooling system</strong>.<br />
		During travel, the electric machine and power electronics are liquid-cooled, as is the charging device during charging. An electric coolant pump ensures coolant circulation through the radiator. While a coolant is commonly used for the battery in electrically powered cars, the E-Scooter concept vehicle uses an air cooling system in order to save space.</p>
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		<strong>Safety</strong>.<br />
		BMW Motorrad is one of the very few motorcycle manufacturers to be able to draw on its own experience and expertise in the automobile field in the development of electrically powered vehicles. Synergies are derived from the development of the BMW E-Scooter concept vehicle not just in the ready availability of technical components but also in the area of high voltage engineering and the associated safety requirements. Here for the first time, standards established by the leading automobile manufacturers relating to high voltage safety ( 60 volt) and functional reliability are being applied to a two-wheel vehicle with electric drive.</p>
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		<title>First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe</title>
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Having just alluded to a few iffy choices by <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw">BMW</a>, the first thing we have to talk about with this third-generation 6 Series is its face, which is one only a mother could love. It&#8217;s particularly disturbing because we really do like most everything else about the design, and the hardtop tested here is a much more holistic thing than the slightly odd-looking convertible. In profile, the coupe&#8217;s proportions are great, and that view – along with a variety of angles from the rear three-quarter school – is its best look. Start walking around to the front, though, and that honker just lands like poop on a princess.</p>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-bmw-6-series-coupe-first-drive/#4265788"><img alt="272cb lead2 2012 bmw 6 series coupe First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" src="http://www.stillweride.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/272cb_lead2-2012-bmw-6-series-coupe.jpg" title="First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-bmw-6-series-coupe-first-drive/#4265791"><img alt="272cb lead3 2012 bmw 6 series coupe First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" src="http://www.stillweride.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/272cb_lead3-2012-bmw-6-series-coupe.jpg" title="First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-bmw-6-series-coupe-first-drive/#4265793"><img alt="272cb lead4 2012 bmw 6 series coupe First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" src="http://www.stillweride.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/272cb_lead4-2012-bmw-6-series-coupe.jpg" title="First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" /></a></p>
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We&#8217;ve been told and retold that the discrepant front end with its schnozzola double-kidneys and heavily recessed lights was a solution concocted to satisfy global pedestrian-impact regulations. BMW designers have basically told us that this new 6 Series was selected by company authorities spanning the Atlantic as the first major new model designed to live up to all of these regulations. Or maybe they just felt picked on and needed an ear to bend.</p>
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Well&#8230; did we mention yet that it looks great in profile and from the back? And it&#8217;s built to run like Secretariat – if Secretariat also had a super sophisticated suspension available? The front is just out of whack with itself and with the rest of the design, looking like a variety of Japanese and American treatments from years past. To be fair, it&#8217;s certainly not as though this car replaces a model that had no aesthetic challenges of its own. For most folks, the outgoing Bangle-van-Hooydonk E63/E64 6 Series still looks like a bundle of design schools took to fighting each other with rulers. On visuals alone, the smaller Jaguar XK and Audi S5 crush the last 6 Series and shame at least the face of this new car, and many would include the CTS coupe alongside the Jag and Audi in such a statement.</p>
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Enough already. We have some shining and delightful news to report that you may have already read earlier in an Autoblog news brief. We came to this drive event for the 6 Series Coupe with the understanding that the only 6 Series that North America was going to receive was the big-motor model, the 650i coupe and convertible. This was, after all, the way it worked out with the outgoing generation. We dug around and around all over Munich and finally got someone of authority to tell us otherwise. It turns out that the U.S. and Canada will be able to get this exact 640i trim as tested in both coupe and folding soft top spec, with the first examples due to arrive near the end of October.</p>
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In our opinion, this is great news. It&#8217;s great because the 316-horsepower, 3.0-liter N55 inline six-cylinder with its single twin-scroll turbocharger and Valvetronic is the most current mill in BMW&#8217;s already cutting-edge engine lineup. Certainly, it is so versus the N54 bi-turbo (but not twin-scroll) 3.0-liter found in the 740i and the N63 4.4-liter V8 nestled in the 650i, neither of which comes with Valvetronic. The N55B30 used in the 640i coupe and convertible is 32-percent more fuel-efficient in the city versus the 402-hp N63 in the 650i, 20-percent more frugal on the highway, or 26-percent better on the combined cycle. And while the 650i coupe may be able to get to 60 mph from a halt in just 4.8 seconds or less, the 640i holds its own at around 5.3 seconds, and it&#8217;s lighter, too.</p>
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Granted, all the V8s we care to talk about here feel more like rumbling rebels of the road, but this inline powerplant from BMW is arguably the best civilian-tune six in a premium passenger car. In this 6 Series, taking all things emotive and practical into account, the inline-six is a better choice than the pretty good 4.4 bi-turbo V8. The 640i convertible with either an eight-speed ZF Steptronic sport automatic or a six-speed manual should start out at around $80,700. The 650i coupe will start out nearer $83,000, while the 640i coupe will be the entry-level sleeper to go for at $72,000. There is no discount for choosing the manual shifter, and interestingly enough, the U.S. is the only market on the planet that gets a manual-shift model. In an indicator of how important the United States is to the 6 Series&#8217; business case, the 650i coupe starts customer deliveries here on October 1, while the rest of the world (even Germany) will have to wait until October 15.</p>
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We worked this 640i Coupe on the autobahn and on the many squeaky-clean and manicured twisting two-lanes southeast of Munich where the low hills start to rumple up toward the Bavarian and Austrian Alps. Here, the 640i&#8217;s 3.0-liter six with its hardworking twin-scroll turbo and Valvetronic proved to be a great driver according to our right foot, hands on the wheel and the ol&#8217; inner ear bone. Bundle its 316 horses (peaking between 5,800 and 6,000 rpm) and the 332 pound-feet of torque (1,300 to 4,500 rpm) with BMW&#8217;s latest iteration of Driving Dynamics Control, optional Integral Active Steering ($1,750) and active roll stabilization ($2,000), and you&#8217;ve got a recipe for good times. The last 6 Series was absolutely never this polished over the road – at least not without an M logo on its decklid. Sitting still, the lock-to-lock of the Servotronic power steering is just 2.0 turns, so the maneuverability of this big 2+2 is actually pretty damned good in tight quarters.</p>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-bmw-6-series-coupe-first-drive/#4265823"><img alt="272cb lead7 2012 bmw 6 series coupe First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" src="http://www.stillweride.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/272cb_lead7-2012-bmw-6-series-coupe.jpg" title="First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-bmw-6-series-coupe-first-drive/#4265795"><img alt="272cb lead9 2012 bmw 6 series coupe First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" src="http://www.stillweride.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/272cb_lead9-2012-bmw-6-series-coupe.jpg" title="First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-bmw-6-series-coupe-first-drive/#4265803"><img alt="272cb lead8 2012 bmw 6 series coupe First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" src="http://www.stillweride.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/272cb_lead8-2012-bmw-6-series-coupe.jpg" title="First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" /></a></p>
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Our wheels and tires in Germany were slick optional 19-inch Star-spoke units (17-inch alloys are standard on the 640i) wearing high-end Michelin Primacy HP rubber – 245/40 front, 275/35 rear. The single-piston floating calipers clamping on heavily vented discs (13.7-inch in front and 13.6-inch out back) were up to the task, and we weren&#8217;t exactly pussyfooting around. Putting Dynamic Drive Control in Sport+, we found it challenging to not spin the Michelins on this 3,825-pound coupe (a whopping 700+ pounds less than the 650i convertible) from rest when accelerating swiftly or not.</p>
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The Driving Dynamics Control fairies govern everything from throttle tip-in to suspension firmness, steering input, transmission shift points, the integral rear-axle steering rate and active roll stabilization equipment (if so optioned). To run through them all, DDC modes on the 640i auto-equipped cars include Sport+, Sport, Comfort, Comfort+, and Eco Pro. Everything but Comfort+ made our day. In this weird setting that&#8217;s available only when one opts for both Electronic Damper Control and Adaptive Drive, any and all feedback goes away, leaving the driver on a plush, fluffed pillow with vague steering feel. Choose the tree-hugging Eco Pro mode and everything on the optional 10.2-inch iDrive screen goes blue, and the already decent fuel numbers of the 640i can swell by nearly 20 percent.</p>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-bmw-6-series-coupe-first-drive/#4265842"><img alt="272cb lead10 2012 bmw 6 series coupe First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" src="http://www.stillweride.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/272cb_lead10-2012-bmw-6-series-coupe.jpg" title="First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-bmw-6-series-coupe-first-drive/#4265831"><img alt="35619 lead13 2012 bmw 6 series coupe First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" src="http://www.stillweride.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/35619_lead13-2012-bmw-6-series-coupe.jpg" title="First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-bmw-6-series-coupe-first-drive/#4265837"><img alt="35619 lead12 2012 bmw 6 series coupe First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" src="http://www.stillweride.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/35619_lead12-2012-bmw-6-series-coupe.jpg" title="First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-bmw-6-series-coupe-first-drive/#4265844"><img alt="35619 lead11 2012 bmw 6 series coupe First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" src="http://www.stillweride.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/35619_lead11-2012-bmw-6-series-coupe.jpg" title="First Drive: 2012 BMW 6 Series Coupe" /></a></p>
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Eco Pro mode is only available on the 640i because the N55 engine has been engineered to incorporate Start-Stop in Eco Pro, Comfort, and Comfort+ modes. The Eco Pro setting keeps everything in the low-revs zone at all costs. We tried this out, and it&#8217;s best reserved for all those hours spent on the interstate when you&#8217;re of a mind to sail along in the flats. The savings in fuel we observed held pretty much true to BMW&#8217;s estimates, too.</p>
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Our vote in this new 6 Series range is clearly for this least expensive 640i Coupe, though one with a cloth roof will be a good call, too. It is the only model in this pricey lead-with-your-heart segment where four adults can feel properly treated while carrying practically anything they need for an easy weekend thanks to the well arranged 16.3 cubic feet of space. Life in the rear seat is about as nice as life in the front seat in this coupe, getting in and out is doable, the cabin sound is good and quiet, and fuel economy is more than acceptable (official EPA numbers will be published this autumn shortly prior to the start of U.S. deliveries).</p>
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When the 640i and 650i coupes start arriving in the States this October, xDrive versions of the 650i hardtop will also start to become available, most likely carrying a $3,000 premium. At the same time, back in the Old Country, Europeans will be able to get their mitts on the most frugal 6 Series of all, the 640d coupe with its 3.0-liter twin-turbo six offering 308 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque. It will average nearly double the mileage per gallon of the 650i coupe without giving up much in sportiness.</p>
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Hey, if you always approach your 6 Series from the side view, you&#8217;ll never have to deal with the aesthetic challenge posed by the grille-headlight combo on your car. As happened on the last-generation 5 Series with the extravagant Dame Edna headlights and &#8220;flame surfacing&#8221; wildfire, we&#8217;re certain that the M version aero add-ons will make almost everything better on this new Size 6 proboscis. Until then, all that is great about this 6 Series makes it beautiful to us – all the moreso with its terrific new six-cylinder and coupe sheetmetal.</p>
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		<title>Video: Ride along with Monster Tajima as he rockets up Pikes Peak</title>
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