2008 BMW M6 Base 2dr Rear-wheel Drive Convertible Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the BMW M6:

Edmunds editors have found the performance of the BMW M6 to be simply intoxicating. The sounds emanating from the V10 power plant are like nothing else available to consumers. The M6 convertible only adds to the aural pleasure. With the sun and sky overhead, the song of an F1-inspired V10 in your ear and 500 hp underfoot, life just doesn't get much better for an automotive enthusiast.

-- Edmunds.com

The M6's performance and handling characteristics can be tailored to suit a wide range of driving styles and preferences.

-- Forbes

Turning the wheel is met with scalpel-like precision and perfect weight that increases with speed.

-- Car and Driver

What reviewers liked least about the BMW M6:

Yes, yes, the M6 has a rear seat, and with cooperation from those up front, adults can in fact arrange themselves back there. But like the parcel-shelf rear seat in a Porsche 911, it?s best suited to stowing a case of Dom Pérignon and a couple pounds of beluga caviar for an emergency supply run to Sag Harbor.

-- Car and Driver

Unfortunately, because the M6 is a BMW, it comes equipped with BMW's iDrive. Designed to help simplify the interface between the driver and the vehicle's various electronic systems, iDrive has been vilified by most of the automotive media, including Edmunds' editors and many owners. What was supposed to help simplify has only served to complicate and frustrate.

-- Edmunds.com

The SMG transmission diminishes an otherwise exemplary driving experience.

-- Motor Trend

BMW M6 Comparisons:

The subdermal M6 is structurally similar to, but not quite identical with, the M5 sedan. At 109.5 inches, the wheelbase is 4.2 inches shorter than the M5?s, and there are also tiny track-dimension differences, although overall length is all but identical. Sheetmetal distinctions are obviously more profound. There are fewer doors, and the 54.0-inch roofline is 3.8 inches lower than the M5?s.

-- Car and Driver

At a claimed 4400 pounds, the M6 [convertible] is an eye-popping 500 pounds heavier than the dimensionally identical, carbon-fiber-topped, 3908-pound M6 coupe.

-- Car and Driver

Best one-liner about the BMW M6:

It also emits sounds that can provoke mildly sociopathic behavior. This is true at any rpm north of idle, but more so as speed climbs, a sweet crescendo of temptation.

-- Car and Driver

As a four-seat performance luxury convertible, the M6 has no peer.

-- Motor Trend