BMW M6 Course Car for Australian F1 GP

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The super lightweight BMW M6 Coupé hits the track running as the official Course Car for the supporting races at the 2006 FORMULA 1 ™ Foster's Australian Grand Prix.

The scintillating M6, with its 373 kW V10 engine and seven-speed Sequential Manual Gearbox will get pulses racing with its bold power, distinctive styling and bellowing engine note, as it chases around the 5.3 km Albert Park circuit.

The Course Car’s primary function is to lap the track between each supporting race to ensure there is no debris or obstruction on the circuit.

The M6 Coupé was the perfect choice – eye-catching and fast enough to lap the track in record time so there’s minimal delay between events.

Not for the faint-hearted, the 5.0-litre, 40-valve V10 engine sprints the M6 from rest to 100 km/h in a blindingly fast 4.6 seconds. It has an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h.

The BMW M6 is a comprehensively re-engineered version of the successful 6 Series Coupé, previously seen as the Course Car in 2004 and 2005.

With its Motorsport-developed engine, transmission, differential, brakes and suspension package, the M6 provides an even more race car-like driving experience for the Albert Park officials.

The M6 is not only fast and furious; it is also extremely luxurious and striking. Its 19-inch alloy wheels, aggressive front spoiler, side skirts and rear apron packed with quad exhaust pipes, ensure the muscular message is not missed.

It is equipped with the latest BMW technology including the three-stage Electronic Damper Control, and M Power mode. This allows drivers to select from two power outputs – the full 373 kW or a more general-use 294 kW, simply by pressing a button next to the SMG selector.

Available in extremely limited number, the ultra-fast, ultra-exclusive BMW M6 Coupé will undoubtedly be one of the key BMW attractions of the 2006 FORMULA 1 ™ Foster’s Australian Grand Prix weekend.

As the official supplier of course cars, a selection of delectable high-performance BMW vehicles will be in use including the V10-powered M5 Sedan, V8 powered 550i Sedan and several 7 Series limousines.

BMW also has 26 well-known faces from sport and media competing in the annual BMW Celebrity Challenge, driving the latest BMW 120i five-door sports compact. In addition, the famed Brazilian Senna family name returns to motorsport, when Bruno Senna (nephew of the late Ayrton Senna, takes the wheel of a BMW M3 for the M3 Track Attack.

Of course, all eyes will be on the new BMW Sauber F1 team when drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Nick Heidfeld take to the grid for the 58-lap main event on Sunday afternoon.

In all a fabulous spectacle of BMW dynamism is guaranteed to keep motorsports fans’ eyes glued to the track or TV screen.

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Yeah I saw that. Personally I think the coupe is kind of ugly. And why bother, the M5 does the job, 4 doors, great handling, brilliant engine, brilliant drive.

Personally I am kind of surprised Audi or Volvo hasn't asked the FIA if they could have to right to be a safety car, being very safe makes and focusing on driver safety.
 
well BMW, being the ultimate driving machine has a spot between those two makers, true?

i like the 6 series, esp. the M6. but i look at the 6 series like the 8 series. theyre rarer, bigger engine, and well amazing looking.
 
Do you work for BMW by anychance because that first post sounded as if yoru trying to sell us it. :lol:

Also a big shame BMW is about as reliable as George Bush..
 
Throw an Enzo on the track and kick up safety car speeds.
 
Is it just me, or do cars look better when they're tagged with "safety car" livery? I'm not that impressed with the Audi S4's styling, but I saw one stamped with "24 Heures du Mans--Safety Car" at the Seattle International Auto Show, and it made me drool. Or maybe it was the stripped interior and roll cage :)
 
That's the first time I've ever read some advertising drivel that's so bad it's made me laugh.

The SL and SLK looked great in Safety Car livery, a lot better than the M6 does.
 
The M6 was nice, but I prefer the Chrysler 300C Pace Car that the V8 Supercars and Carrera Cup use at the other rounds.
 
Did anybody see this car being used for the 4 or 5 times the Safety Car was being deployed? Me neither.

After all, Mercedes can't have Bernd Maylander driving of Munich's Propeller-marqued Specials....
 
I like that DTM-style CLK they use, anyway. I forget what it's called.
 
I was really puzzled about the CLK 63 AMG...what happened to the SLK? It was the best safety car ever, in my opinion. It almost sounded better than the F1's in person, and every time they showed an on-board shot from the car I had to change my underwear.

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yea, slk's are something that lindsay lohan would drive and crash :dunce:

so why was the m6 not there? official pace car for supporting races? I dont really get that part

And drivers always complain about cold tires because pace cars are not fast enough. I'm sure the m6 can lap faster than any AMG (except maybe the SL65)
 
Probably becuase Mercedes have a contract going on with the FIA.
 
Although I was saddened to see Webber pulling off to retire the race, it's was funny to see that he ended at a marshal's post with a nice, shiny, fully-functioning BMW there.
 
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