Video: 2008 BMW 6 Series

And the six series comes as a 650 I, two-door coupe or convertible, or if your investments are doing really well, you can get the six series based M6. BMW designer, Chris Bangle got a lot of flack early on for his controversial designs on the seven series and five series. The six series got a much better reception in part because it's lines aren't quite as sharp and severe as they are on those cars. Now the trunk sort of juts out here. This is a design cue often called the bangle butt, but here it's a design is actually more flowing and artful than in the other cars. And it's arched construction actually yields a lot more luggage room than either the SL or the XK. The dashboard is actually quite well tailored. New for 2008 is leather wrappings on the upper sections of the dashboard. There's also a sort of stitching's in the actual sun visors themselves, really nice. One thing that's nice about the leather wrappings is that they sort of connect the whole dashboard, so there's no risk of any gaps as the materials meet sort of the hood over the gauges or the navigation system. Speaking of navigation, it's accomplished through BMWs infamous I-drive system and we have a whole video on it but suffice it to say that in this, it allows quite a bit of personalization but it can be a little bit frustrating, too. One example is the map display, which shows street names on a horizontal plane no matter which way they're facing. That makes the to easy to read but it's really difficult to figure out which actual streets they correspond to. If you go over to the bird's eye view, the street names disappear completely. Cabin functionality is a little bit of a mixed bag. Our test car has the optional sports seats with very high quality leather. They have adjustable thigh supports actually that extend forward, manually. It's a nice feature to have but it leaves this little gap right here. It can sort of catch crumbs or loose change. In the Jaguar XK that feature integrates an entire cushion that moves forward as one piece, so there's no gap. This being a coupe, the seat belt's are on the B pillar, quite far of a reach back. They're supposed to hang on this hook right here, but they fall off pretty easily and then you got to reach all the way back to get them again. The seats spring forward, actually, automatically there's a secondary spring that kind of moves them forward an extra few inches to let your friends and back. Although actually if you're making them sitting back, they're probably your enemies. And under the hood is a 360 horsepower, 4.8 liter, V8. And in our test car, it's matched to a six speed manual transmission. There's an automatic available at no extra charge. Like in a lot of BMWs, the manual has a hefty feel and confident throws, but it can feel a little bit rubbery at times. All the same, it does make for confident acceleration. BMW says zero to 60 comes in just 5.3 seconds. Overall ride quality isn't as good as the XK, with it's high tech adaptive suspension but at high speeds, the six series is still quite a comfortable car. So, there you have it. The six series combines touring performance and sharp styling with a high quality, if occasionally quirky cabin. If you're looking for a swanky two-door to add to your collection, this might not be a very bad choice. <v Narrator>For additional information on this car or any other, go to Cars.com and our blog, kicking tires.