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Part II: The New BMW 645Ci – In Depth

Bodyshell:

Intelligent Lightweight Construction for a New Dimension of Dynamic Motoring

To be really dynamic, a
modern car requires not only a powerful engine and an excellent chassis, but also lightweight components reducing weight to a minimum. The name of the game, therefore, is intelligent lightweight technology also on the body of the car, “intelligent” meaning that lightweight components serve not only to reduce weight, but also to enhance the various functions of the vehicle.

An intelligent mix of
materials saving weight and enhancing crash safety. The key concept on the body of the car is to use the right mix or combination of materials. Precisely this is why the bodyshell is a combination of steel, aluminium and plastic components offering huge advantages in terms of weight reduction. And at the same time the body of the car is stiffer and firmer than ever before, serving to enhance crash safety and providing even more precise dynamic driving characteristics.

The Weight-Reduced
Aluminium Front (WRAF) is a good example of intelligent lightweight construction. Weighing approximately 45 kilos or 99 lb, this entire module is about 20 per cent lighter than a conventional steel structure of the same kind.

Building the new 6
Series, BMW is also entering new terrain in the use of aluminium: The spring supports housing the front axle springs and dampers are made of a pressure-cast aluminium alloy composed mainly of aluminium and small amounts of magnesium, silicon and manganese. This alloy combines superior strength and stiffness with strong resistance to any change in shape. The two doors are also made of aluminium, saving approximately 10 kilos on the car but nevertheless outperforming all of BMW’s internal stiffness and safety requirements.

Front lid in new bonding
technology. 
The front lid is also made of aluminium and at the same time incorporates a world-first achievement currently only available from BMW: The inner and outer panels forming the lid are joined not by a single-component glue, but rather by a two-component glue bond allowing the use of thinner aluminium panels reducing the overall weight of the front lid by 9 per cent. A further advantage is that this two-component bond makes the front lid extremely stiff, which minimises wind noise in the process.

The two front side
panels made of thermoplastic save approximately 4 kilos in contributing to the excellent driving dynamics of the new 6 Series. And an equally important point is that the use of such a sophisticated synthetic material enables the designers to consistently continue the line of BMW’s large coupé throughout the side panel area, since it would not have been possible with a conventional steel structure to integrate the side trim into the side panels in the same way. A further advantage is that thermoplastic, being a regenerating synthetic material, is less sensitive than steel to minor bumps. And last but not least, this special material provides a better potential in meeting pedestrian safety requirements to be expected in future, yet a further point being that it is absolutely rustproof in the interest of a long service life.

SMC plastics saving
weight and providing new design options. SMC, a special synthetic material used on the rear lid of the BMW 6 Series Coupé, also offers a wide range of benefits. This duroplastic material referred to in technical terms as a sheet moulding compound is approximately 25 per cent lighter than steel and offers far greater freedom in design, allowing the outer skin of the rear lid to be made of one single piece even integrating the rear spoiler and aerials.

Tailored rolled blanks
to keep body panels as slim as possible. Last but certainly not least, a new process used on the rolled components also saves a lot of weight on the 6 Series: Tailored rolled blanks, that is panels rolled in a dynamic process, come in exactly the right thickness at all crucial points. This means that they do not require any additional reinforcements at highly exposed points, but are rather tailored to specific requirements and are made thicker only where really necessary.

This process is now
being used in a BMW model series for the first time on the transverse and longitudinal seat supports and on the heel crossbars, not only saving weight, but also enhancing the car’s safety above all on the crossbar elements.

Innovative production
methods allowing an intelligent mix of metals. Innovative production methods are required to provide the right combination of materials on the body of the car. A special insulating glue, for example, had to be developed for bonding steel and aluminium and is applied over a distance of approximately 60 metres or almost 200 feet on the 6 Series. Then there are approximately 4,000 welding points and almost 70 bolted connections. Depending on load conditions and the material involved, other joining technologies applied on the new 6 Series Coupé are MAG welding (MAG = a reactabale protective gas), MIG soldering (MIG = an inert protective gas), laser-soldering and welding, beading, riveting, sublining, sealing, clinching, and clipping. Overall, the body of the 6 Series is made up of almost 500 steel and aluminium components and weighs less than 350 kg or 770 lb together with all attachments and add-on parts.

Part II: The New BMW 645Ci – In Depth

Equipment:

Assistance Systems for Driving Dynamics, Motoring Comfort, and Superior Safety

“Only the best is – just
– good enough.” This demanding claim applies in particular to the equipment and features of the BMW 645Ci. And this means not only features concealed within the body of the car such as suspension assistance systems, but also the visible and invisible “helpers” within the interior.

Adaptive Headlights
turning night into day. 
Good light inside and outside the car is crucial to the occupants’ well-being and safety on the road – which is precisely why the Adaptive Headlights developed by BMW are available as an option also in the 6 Series, bi-xenon fixed-position headlights coming as standard.

Adaptive Headlights
improve illumination of the road ahead by up to 90 per cent, thus making a significant contribution to extra safety on the road. The headlight units are swivelled in their position as a function of the steering wheel angle, the yaw rate and road speed. They are activated as soon as the car starts moving.

With the car at a
standstill and with the wheels turned to the left (or, on right-hand drive cars, to the right) the Adaptive Headlights are required by law to face straight ahead in order not to dazzle oncoming traffic. A standard feature of Adaptive Headlights is dynamic headlight range control compensating any differences in load conditions and vehicle weight. A headlight cleaning system comes as standard.

Dynamic brake lights
helping to avoid bumper-to-bumper collisions. Tail and brake lights in LED technology also serve to improve safety on the road. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are not just brighter than conventional bulbs, but also react more quickly and live much longer.

A further feature of the
new BMW 6 Series is BMW’s innovative adaptive brake lights (Brake Force Display) enlarging the area covered by the brake lights as a function of brake force application. This clearly shows other motorists following from behind how hard the driver of the 6 Series is applying the brakes, reducing the risk of rear-end accidents accordingly.

Interior illumination: a
superior lights concept providing a wonderful experience in space. Featuring a special interior illumination concept, the new BMW 6 Series offers occupants pleasant and harmonious illumination and helps to enhance the feeling of safety and space inside the car when driving at night.

The primary objective of
this concept is to provide homogeneous interior illumination of the highest standard, meaning that all light units should allow ergonomic control without any dazzling effect in the interior. Free-area reflectors like on the new 7 Series ensure very homogeneous illumination of all working areas inside the car.

Even in standard trim,
the new 6 Series comprises a wide range of different lights, including a reading lamp with two LEDs above the centre console. With dazzle-free light being provided by the free-area reflectors, the illumination effect provided is very homogeneous in creating a genuine ambience. This light is supplemented by two footwell lights adding an extra touch of style and sophistication.

The additional lights
package available as an option comprises, interalia, light-emitting diodes in the door closing handles and on the door panels. In combination with the interior reading light and footwell illumination, these lights significantly enhance the feeling of space and, accordingly, the occupants’ well-being. Illuminated entry strips in the door cut-outs are also available as an option, providing a harmonious lighting effect to perfectly accentuate the exclusivity of the new 6 Series.

Yet another feature in
this special package is illumination of the outside area around the car’s doors with six light-emitting diodes on the bottom of the exterior mirrors. As soon as the driver unlocks the car by remote control, the LEDs illuminate the entry area in front of the doors for about 20 seconds. And again by remote control, the driver is also able to switch on the outside illumination when getting out of the car.

iDrive: the ultimate in
ergonomics. 
Introducing iDrive, BMW has created a control philosophy leading to a new dimension in automotive ergonomics. In a nutshell, iDrive allows the motorist to intuitively operate a whole range of secondary functions while hardly taking his eyes off the traffic around him.

Most functions crucial
to motoring are arranged directly on or around the steering wheel, nearly all basic comfort functions are housed in the centre console. The driver and front passenger are thus able to operate all other services, settings and functions intuitively by means of the Controller and Control Display without even looking, the latter being a 6.5-inch colour display with 8-bit colour resolution featured as standard.

The Control Centre as a
whole thus integrates a complete range of functions, avoiding the confusion of a large number of individual switches and control units on the dashboard.

The Control Display:
transflective technology providing a brilliant picture at all times. This new generation of display units is equipped with transflective technology reflecting daylight – which makes other displays unclear or even illegible on the surface – at the back of the display. This passive reflection including and incorporating the daylight effect helps to make the display even clearer and more brilliant. Under poor light conditions or in the dark, clarity is ensured by the transmissive background illumination with brightness adjusted by a sensor to current light conditions (or manually by the driver or front passenger, as required). And last but not least, the display comes with a heater in order to reach the optimum operating temperature as quickly as possible even with extreme temperatures outside.

The main menu presented on
the display is split up into four areas: Communications, Navigation or On-Board Information, Entertainment, and Climate Control. Pressing the Controller in the main menu, the driver or front passenger can access the fifth area, that is Information comprising sound and display settings, vehicle settings and maintenance messages.

Controller: a wide range
of functions in one hand. 
Within these areas, the driver or front passenger is able to select and operate various functions on various levels by means of the Controller. Positioned conveniently at the front end of the armrest, the Controller fits perfectly into the driver’s hand, the driver operating the multi-function button with his fingers while resting his arm on the armrest. Pushing the Controller in the four directions of the compass (Low Controller with 24 rest points), the driver is able to change from one area to the other or adjust the focus within one menu.

Turning the Controller,
the driver is able to navigate within the menu, pressing the Controller to select and confirm the menu point currently marked by the cursor. Pressing a button behind the Controller, finally, the user can access the main menu directly for extra convenience.

A Controller with
variable surface touch moving in 8 directions is available as an option. The variable touch effect gives the user an even better feeling for the specific operation being carried out. To provide the desired effect, the Controller comes with an electric motor generating a certain turning force or resistance, rotary motion of the Controller being detected by an optical sensor with the software dynamically calculating the new torque value to be built up by the motor in response to even the smallest change of the Controller’s angle. The additional diagonal positions in setting the Controller allow the user to navigate in the Professional navigation system map, a button on the Controller serving to activate the voice entry function integrated in the system. This High Controller comes with an 8.8-inch colour display featuring 256 colours, 16-bit colour resolution, and an image resolution of 640 x 240 pixels.

Making a clear
statement: new voice entry for even easier control. The voice entry function available as an option on the 6 Series opens up an entirely new dimension in iDrive control – the voice dimension. Hence, this technology now goes much further than former voice input systems.

Voice entry features a
precise and reliable speaker-oriented user interface (UI), offers a much larger range of speech dialogues, and comes with many other enhanced functions. The new Text-to-Speech Engine function, for example, is able to read out texts such as e-mails, short messages or the names of radio stations to the driver.

Another new feature is
the interaction of graphics and speech: Previously separated from one another, these two functions have now been combined, the display, via voice entry, showing the operating mode and menu item currently chosen.

Even the navigation
system follows your voice. 
Voice entry is able, conversely, to activate everything presented on the display. The name of this function, accordingly, is “You can speak out what you see”, the function enabling the user through short-cut terms to go into even greater detail either in the menu selected or in other menus. Previously the user had to do this by hand through the Controller.

Use of the telephone has
also been greatly facilitated, the driver now only being required, after activating the telephone menu, to speak out the name of the person he wishes to call and the appropriate number will be dialled automatically.

This new voice entry and
output system is able to control and mastermind nearly all functions and operations on the Control Display: the telephone, telephone directory, address database, SMS, BMW Assist, BMW Online, navigation, notebook, radio, CD/DVD/MP3, and the automatic air conditioning.

In an nutshell,
therefore, this comprehensive but easy-to-use technology supports the driver without distracting him from the road and traffic conditions.

Head-Up Display
enhancing the iDrive concept. The innovative Head-Up Display, another important enhancement of the iDrive concept, also makes an important contribution to active safety and superior motoring comfort by presenting important information directly in the driver’s line of vision. The driver is therefore able to take up this information without even taking his eyes off the road, information to be presented in this way being selected via the Control Display and the Controller from a specific list of items and thus serving to meet the driver’s individual requirements. Personal settings such as the brightness of the instruments are memorised by the Key Memory, the Head-Up Display being able to present navigation messages and information on the car’s active cruise control, warnings from the Check/Control, and your current road speed (this latter item being the only information permanently presented by the Head-Up Display when activated).

Important information
always where you need it. 
The virtual picture presented by the Head-Up Display is generated by a projector integrated in the instrument panel and transmitting the image on to a special windscreen, where from the perspective of the driver it appears roughly at the end of the engine compartment lid. Benefitting from this very ergonomic position of the image, the driver is able to concentrate on road traffic, not looking down at the cockpit unless absolutely necessary, and not suffering any problems in adjusting his eyes when changing his perspective from the road ahead to the instruments and vice versa.

To provide a clear,
easy-to-read image even under changing light conditions, the rain/light sensor controls the brightness of the image presented. Even a wet road or complete darkness will not reduce the quality of the image, since it adjusts to surrounding conditions at all times. You switch on the Head-Up Display by means of the lights switch centre.

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Equipment (cont.)

Leather sports steering
wheel with multifunction buttons. Reflecting the sporting orientation of BMW’s large coupé, the leather sports steering wheel comes as a standard feature not only offering the driver good handling at all times, but also, through its integrated function keys, ensuring maximum safety on the road, since the driver is able to operate a wide range of functions without even taking his hands off the steering wheel. And since the paddles for the optional Sequential Manual Gearbox (SMG) are also integrated in the steering wheel, the driver can even shift gears quickly and efficiently at the touch of a finger.

The BMW driver will get
used to adjusting the radio or CD, making a telephone call, etc straight from the steering wheel very quickly indeed, just as he will quickly learn to enjoy the advantages of entering iDrive functions through voice commands. And the driver is even able to select additional functions on the steering wheel controlled by two “open” buttons, opting, say, for permanent activation of ambient air recirculation.

ACC Active Cruise
Control. 
Available as an option, ACC Active Cruise Control helps the driver maintain a specific distance and road speed geared to current requirements. The system thus not only maintains the speed selected in advance, but also adjusts your distance from the vehicle ahead to the current situation.

Assuming you are following
a vehicle travelling at a lower speed, ACC, incorporating a radar distance sensor, will detect the vehicle ahead, depending on weather conditions, at a distance of 120 metres, then automatically adjusting your own speed accordingly. To provide this adjustment, ACC applies the brakes slightly for extra motoring comfort, then maintaining one of four specific distances chosen by the driver in advance. The driver himself is able to intervene in this control function at any time either by giving gas or applying the brakes, since according to BMW’s philosophy he remains exclusively responsible for ongoing driving conditions.

Precisely this is why ACC
immediately warns the driver through both a visual and an acoustic signal whenever he is required to apply the brakes harder in a specific situation.

ACC works between 30 and
180 km/h (20 and 112 mph) and can be set by the driver individually to convenient 10 km/h increments. The speed set in this way is presented by a mark in the speedometer and consistently maintained as long as there is no vehicle ahead requiring the driver to slow down.

Offering these benefits,
ACC relieves the driver of the routine chore of constantly adjusting his speed and the distance from the vehicle ahead in a rather monotonous process. This, clearly, is particularly practical and convenient in dense traffic on the motorway and expressways with a constant change in road speed often demanding too much of conventional cruise control. So that now, benefitting from ACC, the driver can “float” along with the traffic in superior, relaxed style.

Parking with ultrasound.
 
Available as an option, PDC Park Distance Control uses ultrasound distance measurement to greatly facilitate the process of parking in the BMW 6 Series. Initially presenting a graphic, subsequently also an acoustic signal, PDC warns the driver of obstacles in front of and behind the car, starting to present a signal when an obstacle is 1.5 metres away at the front and 2.0 metres away at the rear. The graphic display presents the car from above, obstacles recognised being shown by colour dots at the appropriate point within the area covered, thus allowing the driver to locate the obstacle precisely and with maximum convenience.

Automatic air
conditioning featured as standard and setting a new benchmark. How pleasant you feel in your car depends largely on the climate within the interior. And this is precisely why the BMW 6 Series gives particular attention to the occupants’ climate wishes and preferences, the automatic air conditioning developed for the 6 Series setting a new standard in the coupé segment in terms of performance and individual control. In particular, the automatic air conditioning, compared with conventional systems, heats up and cools down the passenger compartment much faster, offering individual adjustment of air distribution, evaporation temperature varied according to specific demands to prevent both excessive cooling and the risk of your mucous membranes drying out, as well as simple control reduced to just a few important functions and buttons.

Again applying BMW’s iDrive
control philosophy, the basic functions of the automatic air conditioning – ventilation, heating and cooling, temperature left/right – are controlled directly by keys and switches in the instrument panel, with detailed adjustments then being made via the Control Display.

Automatic air conditioning
controls the car’s temperature, air volume and distribution automatically for the left- and right-hand side. Temperature stratification important for the individual adjustment of upper body temperature, as well as the temperature and air volume coming out of the central vent in the instrument panel, may be varied infinitely via the Controller and the Control Display. A bi-directional solar sensor measures sun radiation for this purpose from inside and controls the flow of cooling air accordingly.

To make sure that the
windows do not mist over, an anti-misting sensor monitors the temperature of the windows and the air. If necessary, this sensor acts in several levels and at several points without in the first stages impairing the climate inside the passenger compartment. As an example, it will switch from air recirculation to exterior air, then increasing the air flow as the next step before cooling the air to a lower temperature in order to achieve the dehumidifying effect desired.

Fully controlled air
humidity providing a better climate inside. A feature particularly pleasant for the car’s occupants is the efficient control of the evaporator temperature avoiding the risk of your mucous membranes cooling down and drying out: So far the air to be cooled was always cooled down to approximately 1–3 °C, a lot of humidity being withdrawn from the air in the process. Then this extremely dry air was warmed up again to the temperature desired.

Now the new BMW 6 Series
Coupé features a sensor monitoring air temperature and providing only the cooling effect required. Enlarging the cooling range to 1–10 °C, air humidity remains at a higher level and thus provides far more pleasant conditions for your mucous membranes. A further advantage of this improvement in motoring comfort is a reduction of fuel consumption certainly worth mentioning.

A residual heat function
pumping coolant through the heat exchanger even when the engine is not running feeds warm air into the interior. Auxiliary ventilation, finally, feeds outside air into the passenger compartment via the automatic air condition even when the engine is not running. In this process, the air is cleaned by an activated carbon filter largely holding back all dust and pollutants. And as soon as the gas sensors determine an excessive concentration of pollutants in the outside air, AAR Automatic Air Recirculation will switch to the recirculating mode.

Climate comfort glass
cooling down the interior without consuming any energy. Available as an option, climate comfort glass supplements the automatic air conditioning most appropriately. This infra-red-reflecting (IR) glass keeps the air inside the passenger compartment of a parked car approximately 5 °C cooler than in a car with conventional windows, the surfaces within the interior even remaining approximately 10 °C cooler. The heat you feel on your skin as a result of thermal radiation is likewise reduced to a lower temperature.

In practice, this allows
the automatic air conditioning to operate on less power right from the start, the blower running on a lower level with a reduced flow of air and noise level also serving to save fuel. And since infra-red-reflecting glass comes in a laminated security structure, it has a – limited – theft-inhibiting effect and will not break that easily in the event of an accident.

Front seats featuring a
memory function as standard. 
The driver and front passenger seats both come with a memory function for three different seat settings adjusting the seats electrically fore-and-aft, for height, seat and backrest angle. The headrests, in turn, can be adjusted anually for both height and angle, again in the interest of maximum comfort.

Even the “basic” seats come
in high-quality Dakota leather which, through its natural grain, provides a perfect match for the sophisticated style and class of the 6 Series. The colours available are Black, Cream Beige, and Chateau.

The sports seats available
as an option and also adjustable electrically feature sporting, extra-firm upholstery and provide even better body support particularly for fast, dynamic motoring. The electrical lumbar support available as an option on the basic seats is included from the start in the sports seats, the infinitely adjustable system of air chambers helping the passenger to find an orthopaedically perfect seating position supporting his back muscles and relieving his backbone of any particular load. Over and above the basic seats, finally, the sport seats come with a mechanically adjustable thigh support.

Three-stage seat heating is
incorporated in both the basic and sports seats, warming up the entire body area on the seat and backrest as well as the side supports very quickly and efficiently.

A fully-fledged
2+2-coupé. 
For a coupé the passengers on the rear seats also travel first class: Although coupés typically have a lower and flatter roof line than saloons, even adults sitting on the rear seats of the new 6 Series will enjoy ample space and roominess for short and medium distances. The two body-contoured leather seats at the rear separated from one another by a cushion in the middle and interacting with backrests also contoured to your body position provide good side support. The convenient entry aid on the driver’s and front passenger’s seat, in turn, provide easy access to both rear seats, without requiring the passengers to bend or crouch down. Here again, therefore, the new BMW 6 Series is a fully-fledged 2+2-coupé for all requirements.

Yet another practical forte
of the 645Ci is the large luggage compartment with a capacity of 450 litres. This easily takes up a complete set of one large, one medium-sized and one small hard shell case or a large case and two 46-inch golf bags. The ski-bag in the middle of the rear seat backrest, in turn, accommodates two pairs of skis or one snowboard for wintersports.

The glove compartment has a
capacity of 4.8 litres, additional compartments in the doors, nets on the seats and further compartments offering ample storage space and making the 6 Series a very versatile and practical car. A particular feature to be mentioned in this context is the two-section, lockable storage compartment beneath the centre armrest conveniently accommodating the telephone at exactly the right point.

Car & Key Memory:
serving several drivers all in one. The Car&Key Memory (CKM) shows to what extent BMW’s new large coupé is able to make life pleasant and convenient. Featured as standard, this superior function allows the individual user to adjust electronically controlled vehicle functions to his or her personal wishes, preferences and requirements, the system automatically detecting each new driver and setting the pre-programmed functions accordingly. CKM is therefore able to adjust the seats and mirrors, the alarm system and central locking, the voice entry function, as well as certain features within the lights system.

The overall CKM concept is
split up into car-specific (Car Memory) and driver-specific (Key Memory) settings. The former car-specific settings are basic settings required quite generally on the car as such, regardless of who is driving, since these settings are the same for all users.

Personal settings: the
large BMW coupé does the thinking. Key Memory, on the other hand, focuses on personal settings and adjustments, allowing up to four different users to configure their own individual functions according to specific requirements. As soon as the system recognises a specific user through his or her remote control key to the car, it automatically activates the individual pre-programmed settings and makes the necessary adjustments.

This gives the driver of
the BMW 6 Series an intelligent function with the vehicle recognising the driver and “remembering” his or her personal preferences. A big advantage, of course, is that the users are able to configure many of their personal settings themselves.

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Passive Safety of the Highest Standard

The BMW 6 Series Coupé
comes right at the top of the premium class also in terms of active and passive safety. A high level of active safety, for example, is ensured by the safe aluminium chassis with its various suspension assistance systems such as DSC and Dynamic Drive. Further important safety features are Active Steering and the Adaptive Headlights (both available as an option), runflat tyres and the innovative lightweight brakes, as well as many other features allowing the driver of the BMW 645Ci to get the power and performance of his car on to the road dynamically but without any unnecessary risks.

At the same time the new 6
Series offers the highest standard of passive safety, ensuring all occupants excellent protection in a collision. So here again, BMW’s new large coupé comes right at the top of its market segment.

Maximum survival space –
minimum loads acting on the occupants. The basic purpose of passive safety is to give the occupants maximum survival space in the event of a crash, reducing the loads acting on the passengers to an absolute minimum. To meet BMW’s uncompromising standard of passive safety, the new 6 Series comes with high-load-bearing support structures, the deformation zones front and rear being used to the greatest possible extent in order to absorb forces and dampen the effects of a collision.

The front-end structure is
compatible in design in order to offer other road users optimum protection in collisions, the extremely stiff passenger cell providing the space required inside the car to protect the occupants even in a severe collision. This also includes a package allowing the occupants to move forward as far as possible within the interior, absorbing impact forces in the process. The crash element in the steering column deforming according to a predefined crumple curve offers telescopic travel of approximately 80 millimetres or 3.15´´, both of these features serving to additionally reduce the loads acting on the occupants.

Efficient belt systems
to keep all occupants in position should the worst ever come to the worst. Combined with highly efficient restraint systems, the new BMW 6 Series offers its passengers optimum protection in the event of an accident. As an example, the seat belts are equipped with belt force limiters and belt latch tensioners on the front seats. Both the driver and front passenger are protected by their own two-stage frontal airbags acting as “intelligent” units in adjusting their inflation process to the severity of an accident in order to minimise any possible risk of injury. The front passenger airbag is furthermore concealed beneath an opening line in the instrument panel invisible from outside and therefore not disturbing the dynamic harmony of the interior by any kind of visible seam.

Head airbags acting like
a sail. 
One airbag each in the doors and AHPS head airbags on the side windows round off the complete range of safety and protection systems offered to the driver and front passenger. In its effects, the AHPS (Advanced Head Protection System) airbag goes far beyond a conventional ITS airbag, combining the structural benefits of the latter with the advantages of full coverage provided by a kind of sail or curtain at the side extending over the entire side window. And should the worst ever come to the worst, this sail will protect the occupants better from glass splinters and similar objects. A further advantage is that the occupant is held back more effectively on his or her seat.

ASE control system:
optimum protection at the right time. This wide range of interacting safety components is masterminded by the innovative ASE Advanced Safety Electronics information system. ASE is a trendsetting, networked airbag control system with lightwave conductors which, incorporating decentralised satellites, is able to detect exactly where a collision takes place, thus activating the restraint systems extremely quickly and exactly as required. A further advantage is that ASE rules out false activation of the airbags almost entirely.

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Telecommunications:

Innovations in Information, Communication and Entertainment

On the road, but
nevertheless still at home or in the office. Precisely this is the significant requirement we face today – a requirement the new BMW 6 Series Coupé is able to fulfil in perfection. Benefitting from modern telecommunication features, the driver and passengers are virtually always in touch and they are able themselves to access all kinds of services online whenever they wish.

At the same time the
Professional audio system provides entertainment pleasure at all times absolutely equal in every respect to the most sophisticated home systems.

The customer-specific wiring
harness: the central nervous system within the car. The customer-specific wiring harness acts as the “central nervous system” inside the car connecting the various communication units with one another. “Customer-specific” means that the wiring harness is tailored precisely to each individual car and the components fitted, thus following a concept currently only available from BMW. The wiring harness itself is made up of conventional copper wires and lightwave conductors virtually immune to interference, connecting all the sensors and actuators as well as the electronic control systems with one another.

The core element of this
overall system is the MOST Media-Oriented Systems Transport ring made up of plastic wave conductors for digital transmission of the driver’s commands as well as audio, video, and graphic signals going from one control unit to the other. This ring system makes any elaborate individual wiring of components a thing of the past, but may nevertheless still be enhanced by adding specific components where required.

MOST – the automotive
multi-media standard of the future. Apart from providing the necessary network, MOST also sets a system of rules for practical applications on the road: Applying rules and regulations like in road traffic, the system monitors the interaction of control units and functions. To allow hands-free operation of the telephone, the Control Display, radio, amplifiers, and the telephone itself have to be coordinated with one another. This is where MOST ensures standardised and clearly structured management of an all-round infotainment system made up of several units.

This MOST network
comprises both a Command Level or System Master –M-ASC (MMI Audio System Controller) and the even more sophisticated CCC Car Communication Computer – the subordinate Control Level and, finally, the Slaves doing the actual job.

A big advantage of the
MOST system is that leading manufacturers in the automotive and communication industries are currently upgrading MOST to become a common standard for multi-media networks in the car. And BMW is one of the forerunners in this process.

M-ASC and CCC – the
“bosses” in control. 
The various information, entertainment and communication features available in the new 6 Series either as standard or as an option require an overriding platform combining and integrating the individual functions and units with one another at one central location. This platform referred to as the Head Unit or System Master “invisible” to the customer is the M-ASC (MMI Audio System Controller) or, offering a wider range of functions, the CCC Car Communication Computer.

M-ASC controls the audio
systems including the CD changer or the MP3 player, the telephone, basic navigation system, and the Head-Up Display, as well as many other technical features in the 6 Series such as automatic air conditioning or power management. A practical example of how M-ASC works is hands-free operation of the telephone coordinating the Control Display, radio, amplifier and the telephone itself. With M-ASC combining control units so far separated from one another in one single housing, the customer now has more space for other purposes, for example for additional storage compartments inside the car. An innovation created by BMW, M-ASC is currently quite unique in the market.

Taking the place of
M-ASC and offering a much wider range of functions, the CCC Car Communication Computer serves to mastermind additional features and equipment such as the Professional navigation unit, enhanced voice entry, BMW Online or BMW Assist. The most important advantage of this platform comprising six microprocessors is the option to update software or add new components very conveniently and in a very simple process at a later point in time. And once again, like with M-ASC, the customer benefits from the additional space provided in this way, with the Car Communication Computer coming in one single “box”.

HiFi and TOP HiFi for a
perfect experience in sound. 
The BMW 645Ci pampers its passengers as standard with the excellent acoustic experience provided by a high-quality 2 x 40 W plus 4 x 25 W HiFi system. To ensure particularly good reproduction of bass sounds throughout the car, the system incorporates two central woofers beneath the front seats. Connected to the side-sills, the central woofers have the volume required for optimum sound quality and are supplemented by six sub-woofers and tweeters.

The optional TOP HiFi
system turns the BMW 6 Series into a genuine concert hall on wheels, offering an even wider range of features and equipment: The amplifier system with 7 x 25 W and 2 x 70 W, as well as a total of 13 loudspeakers equipped in part with aluminium diaphragms, ensure truly outstanding quality of sound in conjunction with the LOGIC7 equalising concept for a supreme surround sound effect. The loudspeaker system, in turn, comprises not only two 210-millimetre central woofers beneath the front seats, but also four tweeters in the mirror triangles and side panels, two 100-millimetre sub-woofers in the door and side panels and in the parcel shelf, as well as a 100-millimetre central loudspeaker in the middle of the instrument panel.

Digitalisation providing
top sound quality. 
The LOGIC7 concept integrated into the TOP HiFi system and otherwise only to be found in stationary, top-end professional systems, provides an experience in sound deceptively close to the original. To ensure this sound quality, a matrix circuit subdivides each signal in an analogue or digital stereo recording into 7 individual signals then processed specifically for the interior of the car.

To keep the spatial
sound effect as close to the original as possible, LOGIC7 uses the spatial information contained in each stereo signal, breaking this information up into the two sound dimensions crucial to audio quality: The place where the sound was originally generated and the acoustic environment or space where it is able to subsequently spread.

This gives the listener
an even more refined surround effect and more precise sound resolution allowing him to exactly pinpoint the individual sources of sound. Particularly moving sources such as a car passing by are far more “plastic” and impressive in their perception, any interference or disturbance caused by driving noise being compensated efficiently and in fine stages by the speed-related equalising function.

Use of the latest
technologies for information and entertainment. The new BMW 6 Series comes as standard with the BMW Business radio featuring a CD player. The optional Professional radio, in turn, features a drive system able to operate not only standard CD functions, but also CD-ROMs, thus even playing datafiles such as MP3 CDs. This radio system is included in the two navigation systems available in the 6 Series.

Optional: CD changer in
the glove compartment. 
The audio systems may be supplemented as an option by a particularly smooth and quietly operating CD changer for six CDs housed behind the glove compartment and within easy reach for both the driver and front passenger. This six CD player is controlled via the Controller and Control Display.

Navigation system with
DVD. 
The new BMW 6 Series is available as an option with a DVD-based navigation system combined with the Professional radio and based on the M-ASC (MMI Audio System Controller) System Master. Guidance through the system is provided by voice messages and arrows – and, where available, these guidance arrows are also presented in the Head-Up Display. In route planning, the system makes allowance for the latest traffic information received on the radio via digital dataflow (RDS-TMC). Both reports related to the route the driver plans to take as well as current traffic conditions are presented and taken into account in planning the route, at the request of the driver.

The driver may also opt
for dynamic route planning with the system automatically calculating the best route in each case – which means it will also take traffic congestion, where applicable, into account, providing for a possible alternative where available. And if the system determines that the route planned is faster despite this traffic congestion, it will proceed accordingly, accepting such congestion as the best solution. Another option is to plan and memorise the route with the help of the navigation DVD, the driver then being able to take out the DVD and replace it, say, by an audio CD.

TOP navigation with
destination entry by voice message and map. The TOP navigation system incorporates software applications for the CCC Car Communication Computer system master, which also comprises the positioning module. The main additional functions provided in this case over the basic navigation system are destination entry via voice message or through the map display, the availability of further criteria for route planning, and the option to link points of interest with direct telephone dialling functions and further information. Traffic information is also shown on the map and the driver is able to retrieve exact information on his current location.

Integrating the telephone
by means of Bluetooth technology. Apart from conventional preparation for installation of a telephone including the aerial and hands-free operation as the first level of technology, BMW offers a second level and, as a result, a genuine alternative to the dual-band telephone fitted in the car: This is a very convenient, future-proof solution for integrating your mobile phone within the car itself. Benefitting from this universal mobile phone preparation kit with a Bluetooth interface, you are able – at least in theory – to network all Bluetooth-compatible mobile telephones recommended by BMW with the car’s electronic system, without having to use any kind of wire or cord connection. So as soon as your mobile phone reaches the car’s reception area (with a range of approximately 10 metres), it automatically logs into the system.

Once your mobile phone
is connected to the car via Bluetooth, you can operate the phone smoothly and conveniently from the multifunction steering wheel or via the Controller and the Control Display – including hands-free operation for maximum flexibility. And to ensure perfect reception, your mobile phone is connected to the outside aerial by an easy-to-use snap-in adapter in the centre console perfectly matching the various types of phone.

Important data such as
the telephone directory, the Top 8 list, as well as the numbers called last are synchronised with the on-board system able to interact with up to four telephones. The telephone battery is charged in the process via the snap-in adapter, and whenever you use or buy a new mobile phone all you have to do is change the adapter, without any further requirements.

The dual-band telephone
fitted directly into the car as the third alternative comes with a cordless handset also communicating via Bluetooth technology with the base station. The radius covered by the handset is once again up to 10 metres around the car, and the range of convenient functions is the same as with the Bluetooth mobile phone.

BMW Assist conveying
efficient services straight to your car. Through its telematic functions, optional BMW Assist offers the driver of the BMW 6 Series coupé a wide range of functions enhancing both motoring comfort and driving safety on the road. The software required for this purpose is installed within the telephone, meaning that BMW Assist requires installation of the telephone, the Professional navigation system and the Car Communication Computer serving as the system master. BMW Assist is operated, finally, via the Controller and/or the Control Display.

The emergency call
function – for many the most important feature. The most significant service offered by BMW Assist in the eyes of many customers is the emergency call function activated either manually via the emergency button in the roof liner connecting the user to the Service Centre or automatically by an airbag sensor. In either case the Service Centre will initiate rescue operations immediately, transmitting the car’s data and its current position to the local rescue services able to locate the car and take action without any loss of time.

BMW Breakdown Service
for competent assistance without delay. Activating the BMW Breakdown Service, data and the current position of the car are transmitted to the Service Centre and go on from there to a BMW Service Mobile. Then, via a direct voice link, the driver can clarify all the relevant details together with the breakdown specialists.

V-Info plus to avoid
traffic congestion without the slightest problem. V-Info plus is another important function offered by BMW Assist: Via the Controller and Control Display, the driver is able to call up information on traffic congestion in the Traffic Info menu. Currently, this information specifies the length of and the reason for a traffic jam as well as the last exit before the driver runs up to the traffic jam itself. The sources used for this purpose are official reports updated every 10 minutes. Information is presented to the driver, depending on his requirements, as a text message, graphically in map format, or by a voice message. And as soon as the driver changes his route, the navigation system calculates the new route to be taken and presents it on the screen.

Enquiry plus – personal
advice is always the best solution. Clicking on to the Enquiry Plus menu in the Control Display, the driver establishes a voice link to one of the specialists at the Service Centre. This mobility-based enquiry service comprises more than 35 million entries covering all kinds of useful categories ranging from hotels, restaurants or filling stations all the way to the current cinema and theatre programme in a certain city or region. A further option is to transmit the appropriate destination coordinates to the car by SMS, where this information is taken over for destination guidance by the on-board navigation system.

BMW Info presenting
telephone numbers via SMS. 
The BMW Info internet application is also based on SMS technology. Using this service, the driver is able to obtain navigation destinations and telephone numbers transmitted directly to his car from the BMW Assist internet page complete with geo-coding.

BMW Online for internet
services tailored to the user. BMW Online allows the customer to access a wide range of internet-based services while travelling, at the same time using other functions in his on-board infotainment system. As an example, he may listen to music and call up the latest news from the stock exchange via BMW Online at the same time. As with BMW Assist, the prerequisite needed for this purpose is prior installation of the navigation system and telephone.

BMW Online is operated,
like nearly all comfort features on board the 6 Series, intuitively via the Controller or Control Display. One of the general features offered by BMW Online is a wide range of mobility services such as the Parkinfo Service currently covering some 2,500 car parks with almost 600,000 parking spaces in 84 German cities and at 20 airports, presenting their current capacity. Other service functions present the BMW dealer network, telephone directories and the yellow pages, emergency pharmacy services at specific locations, hotels, restaurants, and lots, lots more.

Sophisticated aerial
concept ensuring good connections at all times. To receive the various multi-media services reliably and without disturbance at all times, the new BMW 6 Series comes with an elaborate aerial concept.

The system consists of
the aerial unit itself integrated in the rear window heating, with no less than 9 individual aerials for radio reception, meaning that the power provided for the heater is also used for the aerial. The aerial amplifier required for this purpose, in turn, is housed beneath the interior lining in the left-hand C-pillar, that is very close by to optimise reception quality above all in the medium wave band. The second aerial system is housed in the SMC plastic rear lid, consisting of three aerials for telephone and GPS navigation reception as well as digital radio reception.

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Market Position

Looking back in time, we
see that BMW has built a number of large coupés over the years. These were always the leading cars in their era, role models in elegance and design – and particularly outstanding driving machines on the road. The new BMW 6 Series is therefore a distinguished successor to a long series of predecessors, paving the way in design and advanced technology.

The market. 
The new BMW 6 Series is entering the luxury performance segment, that is the same part of the market as its four-door counterpart, the new BMW 7 Series. And precisely this market segment is growing significantly the world over, with the volume of luxury performance coupés and convertibles increasing by no less than 48 per cent from 1999 to 2001. Further growth is quite conceivable.

This positive development
is to be observed above all in the US market very important to BMW, where coupés and convertibles have always played a very important role. Now the new 6 Series will become an equally significant player in the US market, also taking on a leading position, as we anticipate today, in other major coupé countries such as Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland and Japan.

The new 6 Series’ direct
competitors are the large luxury and sports coupés already to be found in the world market, particularly renowned brands from Germany, Britain and Italy. And in the USA the higher-priced competitors from Japan also play a certain role.

Marketing objective. 
It goes without saying that BMW wishes to take on an active role again in this segment with the new 6 Series Coupé, securing a significant share in the market. In terms of volume, the sales target is naturally far more ambitious than with the first 6 Series built in a production run of approximately 86,000 units from 1976–1989 and with the 8 Series, accounting for approximately 31,000 units between 1990 and 1999.

In terms of quality the new
BMW 6 Series is the epitome of exclusivity, aesthetic design and sporting performance. Particularly the clear pledge to sportiness distinguishes this new high-performance coupé significantly from its direct competitors, placing it close to other competition models which focus exclusively on sports motoring. Precisely this gives BMW a very significant potential for conquest sales to owners of other makes, just as the new 6 Series occupies a very important position as the ambassador of the BMW brand.

Target group. 
The “classic” purchasers of the new BMW 6 Series Coupé are mainly men in the 40–55-year age group. Most of these outstanding individuals are successful, independent businesspeople who drive a lot and wish to “pamper” themselves with a car of this class. Outstanding design and supreme performance as well as the status of the brand, together with unrestricted reliability and everyday driving qualities, are very important purchasing motives within this target group.

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Production

The new BMW 6 Series is
built exclusively in Dingolfing, the largest production plant within the BMW Group’s worldwide production network with no less than 24 locations. Highly flexible in all its operations, the Dingolfing Plant has more than 23,000 employees, 80 per cent thereof skilled workers, and turns out more than 1,250 cars a day.

A sophisticated multi-stage
system of quality management ensures in all steps of the production process that each and every car goes through a defined number of tests before leaving the Plant for the customer – so quality “Made by BMW” is guaranteed.

Quality always comes
first. 
Successful management of quality in production requires not only a lot of experience and know-how, but also successful application of mature processes as well as efficient use of high-tech instruments. Precisely this is why complicated technologies so far used only in areas such as medical technology, for example, are now being used increasingly to ensure quality in automobile production. Even the use of ultrasound, infra-red or laser technology, endoscopic equipment or computer tomography is quite common in automobile production these days. And new material concepts involving “intelligent” combinations of various materials, together with demanding design, call for all the know-how of quality specialists time and again.

Example: inline
measuring technology for harmonious precision in body production. Smooth, even and harmonious joints and seams on the car are crucial to the perfect optical impression you gain at first sight. Precisely this is why BMW’s production specialists have made every effort to give the 6 Series such perfect dimensions.

All car bodies are measured
fully automatically in the Bodyshop, providing a wide range of data on the cars’ dimensions. This data measured on the spot is then transmitted directly to Assembly, providing the input for the subsequent attachment of other modules and parts. The result is a perfectly coordinated body-in-white, together with all the add-on components, for optimum body joints and seams.

Using ultra-precise
CNC-controlled coordinate measuring machines, specialists in the Bodyshop Measuring Lab inspect and evaluate no less than 4,051 measuring points on the body-in-white of the BMW 6 Series in spot checks. This data serves not only as the foundation for ongoing analyses checking out the tolerances allowed, but also as the reference values for the robot testers integrated directly in the production line: In the case of the BMW 6 Series 13 inline measuring robots measure 360 points on the car body moving down the line, ensuring 100 per cent precision directly in the flow of production.

Surface matching with an
intelligent mix of materials. To ensure the 6 Series’ outstanding driving dynamics in every respect, BMW’s specialists choose the right material for each body component with exactly the properties required. This mix of materials starts with steel varying in thickness and continues through aluminium on the doors all the way to the use of thermoplastics for the side panels and a glass-fibre-reinforced composite material on the rear lid. Hence, the process of configuring the various components ideally for their subsequent look and practical use starts right from the beginning in the Bodyshop.

What exactly does that mean
in practice? It means that joints, radii and edges, depending on the material used, vary in their look and flair. And precisely this is the purpose of surface matching: to guarantee supreme harmony of all components regardless of the material used. This commitment then continues in the Paintshop due to differences between the various materials in the way they take up paint and colours.

The final link in the chain
is Assembly, where this harmony must be achieved once again by matching the various components added on to the car. Ultimately, therefore, this matching process serves a fundamental purpose, giving the customer certainty that all components on the car form one perfect and harmonious entity.

Business is people –
it’s the employees that count. Quality management can only be successful if the employees of a Company support the high standard of quality and perfection required in all job processes. And this quest for optimum quality has a long tradition within the BMW Group. It is part of our corporate culture and it is pursued, refined and enhanced in both initial and further training. Even while still introducing a new car, therefore, we develop an appropriate training strategy, since demanding technical systems such as Active Steering, Dynamic Drive or Adaptive Headlights demand the utmost of employees in their qualifications. Information and training at BMW therefore starts even in the early phase of prototype production – which means that ultimately several thousand people all make their particular contribution before a BMW 6 Series “Made by BMW” comes off the line.

Specifications BMW 645Ci.

<table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0> <tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Body 
  
  
  
  
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
645Ci </td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
No. of doors/seats 
L 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
2/2
+ 2 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Length/width/height (unladen) 
) 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
mm 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
4,820/1,855/1,373 </td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Wheelbase 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
mm 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
2,780 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Track, front/rear 
  
  
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
mm 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
1,558/1,592 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Turning circle 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
m 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
11.4 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Tank capacity 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
approx
ltr 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
70 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Cooling system incl heater 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
ltr 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
14.2 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Engine oil 
  
  
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
ltr 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
8.0 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Transmission fluid 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
ltr 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
1.8 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Final drive fluid 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
ltr 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
1.2 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Weight,
unladen, to EU1 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
kg 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
1,690
(1,695) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Max. load to DIN 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
kg 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
450
 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Max. permissible weight to DIN 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
kg 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
2,065 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Max. axle load front/rear 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
kg 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
1,030/1,140 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Max. trailer load 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
braked (12%); unbraked 
  
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
kg 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
– 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Max. roofload/max towbar download </td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
kg 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
– 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Luggage comp to VDA 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
ltr 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
450 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Air resistance 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
cX
x A 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
0.29
x 2.15 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Engine 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Configuration/No. of cyls/valves   
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
V
90/8/4 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Engine management 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
Bosch
ME 9.2.1 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Capacity 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
cc 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
4,398 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Bore/stroke 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
mm 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
92.0/82.7 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Compression
ratio 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
:1 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
10.0 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Fuel grade 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
RON 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
91–98 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Max. output 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
kW/bhp 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
245/333 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
at speed 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
rpm 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
6,100 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Torque 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
Nm/lb-ft 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
450/332 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
at speed 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
Rpm 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
3,600 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Electrical system 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Battery/installation 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
Ah/– 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
110/luggage
comp 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Alternator 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
A/W 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
170/2,380 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Chassis and suspension 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Suspension, front 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=355 colspan=4 valign=top>
Double-joint spring strut axle with
track control arms and tiebars 
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Suspension, rear 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=355 colspan=4 valign=top>
Integral axle 
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Brakes, front 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=355 colspan=4 valign=top>
Single-piston swing-calliper disc
brakes 
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Diameter 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
mm 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
348,
vented 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Brakes, rear 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=355 colspan=4 valign=top>
Single-piston swing-calliper disc
brakes 
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Diameter 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
mm 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
345,
vented 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Driving stability systems 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
ABS, DSC, CBC 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Steering 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=250 colspan=3 valign=top>
Rack-and-pinion power steering 
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Transmission ratio, steering,
overall 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
:1 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
14.4 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=bottom>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=bottom>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Type of transmission 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=355 colspan=4 valign=top>
6-speed manual (6-speed Steptronic
automatic) 
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=95 valign=top>
Gear ratios 
</td>
<td width=66 valign=top>
1st 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
:1 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
4.055
(4.17) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=95 valign=top>
 </td>
<td width=66 valign=top>
2nd 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
:1 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
2.396
(2.34) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=95 valign=top>
 </td>
<td width=66 valign=top>
3rd 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
:1 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
1.582
(1.52) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=95 valign=top>
 </td>
<td width=66 valign=top>
4th 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
:1 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
1.192
(1.14) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=95 valign=top>
 </td>
<td width=66 valign=top>
5th 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
:1 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
1.0
(0.87) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=95 valign=top>
 </td>
<td width=66 valign=top>
6th 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
:1 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
0.872
(0.69) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=95 valign=top>
 </td>
<td width=66 valign=top>
Rev 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
:1 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
3.677
(3.40) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Final drive ratio 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
:1 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
3.23 (3.46) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Tyres, front 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
 245/45 R 18 96W
RSC 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Tyres, rear 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
 245/45 R 18 96W RSC </td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Rims, front 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
8
J x 18 alu 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Rims, rear 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
 8 J x 18 alu 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Performance 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
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<td width=94 valign=top>
  
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<td width=105 valign=top>
  
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Output per litre 
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<td width=123 valign=top>
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<td width=33 valign=top>
  
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<td width=94 valign=top>
  
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Acceleration 0–100 km/h 
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<td width=57 valign=top>
sec 
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<td width=123 valign=top>
5.6
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<td width=33 valign=top>
  
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<td width=94 valign=top>
  
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</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
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sec 
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<td width=123 valign=top>
5.1
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<td width=123 valign=top>
250/1552 </td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
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<td width=94 valign=top>
  
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</tr>
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Fuel consumption,
EU cycle 
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<td width=57 valign=top>
  
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<td width=123 valign=top>
  
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<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
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</tr>
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Urban 
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<td width=57 valign=top>
ltr/100
km 
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<td width=123 valign=top>
17.2
(16.1) 
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<td width=33 valign=top>
  
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<td width=94 valign=top>
  
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Extra-urban 
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<td width=57 valign=top>
ltr/100
km 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
8.6
(8.0) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
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<td width=161 colspan=2 valign=top>
Composite 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
ltr/100
km 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
11.7
(10.9) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=105 valign=top>
  
</td>
</tr>
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CO2 
</td>
<td width=57 valign=top>
g/km 
</td>
<td width=123 valign=top>
283 (264) 
</td>
<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
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<td width=105 valign=top>
  
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<td width=57 valign=top>
  
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<td width=123 valign=top>
  
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<td width=33 valign=top>
  
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<td width=94 valign=top>
  
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EU4 
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<td width=33 valign=top>
  
</td>
<td width=94 valign=top>
  
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<td width=105 valign=top>
  
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