We are getting a pleasant surprise. Christian is coming with the orange Koenigsegg CCR. He stops the car and pushing the gaspedal and what a wicked sound, I wasn’t prepared and got a little bit scared at first. You think M-cars and the Porsches are sounding high but this was totally different..what a chock.
He went out of the car and we all took pictures, I filmed the car at idle and even at idle the car sound amazing.
There was no race with the car but I understand him since the car belonged to a russian guy. He left the airfield almost immediately and hearing the car on the roads was awesome, almost like an airplane. All in all, it was a nice surprise and I will never forget it. I did a quick chat with Christian before he left and I asked what he think of the M6. He loved the car and was particulary impressed with the SMG. He was a very nice guy by the way, very down-to-earth.
The surprises aren’t over yet. Gustav finally ask me if I want to drive the M6 and without hesitating I said ”
YES!!!”.
This is the first time a ever try SMG. I have to admit, I was a little bit nervous. I asked Gustav if there are anything I should do before driving. He said its okey and started to change the settings, from P400 to P500 mode, the gears in the fastest settings. I put the stick to the right and see the letter ”N” in front of me. I click on the right padel, the one with ”+” and I see gear one is on I start to drive, slow and easy. We are leaving the airfield and approaching a big country road. Gustav tells me to hit the gaspedal to the floor when we get out on the big road. He warn me that the rear wheels might start spinning at full acceleration.
We are out on the big road- I see it showing gear one and I push the pedal to the floor and feel how I’m being pushed back in the seat. I change gear when I reach 8250rpm, letting go of the gaspedal and changing gear again and again, the speedo is showing 70km/h – 100km/h – 150km/h, I’m passing a sign showing 70km/h, a pass another sign and its showing 90km/h. I watch the HUD in front of me, its showing the speed and what gear I use. The speed is showing 150km/h, I push the pedal again and the speed is now showing 200km/h and then I stop accelerate. 200km/h on a road where the speedlimit is 90km/h. It’s crazy but fun.
Gustav notice that I let go of the gaspedal everytime I change gear and he tells me I dont need to it.
I make a left turn to go to another road and this time I see a sharp curve in front of me. I accelerate, full attack. Bam Bam it sounds when I change gear, the gaspedal to the bottom, hit the right padel again and again without lifting my foot of the gas, I’m getting closer the curve, the speed is showing 150km/h and I think to myself ”
Can you really drive this fast in a curve”, it worked. ”WOW”, the handling is brutal, the car is like glue on the road, the car felt very stable, the suspension is awesome. Again I’m reaching 200km/h before I lift the foot of the gas. You dont feel a difference if you drive in 100km/h or 200km/h. No wind or unbalance, just the V10 screaming at you.
We are going back to the airfield, the speed is showing 170-180km/h. This car is so much fun and very nimble, doesn’t feel like a big car.
Now it’s finally time for races.
They are doing rolling starts from about 80km/h
It starts with one of the M5 E60 racing the 911 GT3. The M5 owner comes back and he is smiling and saying he used P400 mode. The Porsche owner don’t know about it and comes back happy and saying it was even. The M5 owner want to do it again.
Both cars accelerate, the Porsche sounds louder than the M5. This time the M5 win the race cause this time he used P500 mode. Both comes back, the Porsche owner a little bit chocked and the M5 owner tells him that he used P500 mode and than they both start laughing.
Then its time for for a standard M5 E60 versus M5 E60 Hartge. Both cars sounds nice, the Hartge is a little bit louder. They come back and they tell us it was a little advantage for the Hartge in the end of the race.
M5 versus M6. The cars sounds a different but they are both very fast. The M6 was slightly faster than the M5.
Then it was time for M6 versus 996 Turbo. I jump into one of the M5’s and we are driving to the end of the airfield. The GT3 owner is already there. We are making some jokes that the M6 will win. Me and the M5 owner think the Porsche will win but we aren’t sure. The GT3 owner is certain that the Porsche are going to win.
We hear and see them far away and it looks like its close but it’s hard to tell. When they reach us we see the M6 is ahead of the Turbo. They are driving back to try again and this time without a rolling start.
The M6 is using the launchcontrol and the 996 Turbo is using 4WD. I have no idea who is first but they are getting closer and again we see the M6 beat the Turbo.
The Porsche owner wasn’t sulky because he lost. Gustav let him try the M6 and he comes back with a big smile and he was also particulary impressed by the gearbox.
The races are over and all the old cars are leaving the airfield so are the owners of the new M5’s.
Only the M6 and the two Porsches are still here.
I’m jumping into the passenger seat of the Porsche 996 Turbo and we are driving on the airfield, up and down. The turbo is a fast car, the power is more noticable in the Porsche than the M5’s. The car sounds a lot, shaking and noisy but an awesome car. Passing 200km/h on the airfield is no problem with this car.
Now its time for me to get a ride in the Porsche 911 GT3. This car is just like the Turbo, the ride is shaking and its very loud inside. This car also reach more than 200km/h on the airfield, we are ending it with trying out the handling on the GT3. The grip is awesome around the curves, this is a pure trackcar. We talk a little bit about the Porsches and notice that the tank in the Turbo is only 50-liters big while the tank in the GT3 is 90-liters. GT3 weigh less than the Turbo so we figured that the Turbo only have 50 liters to keep down the weight. The Turbo owner say he has to fill the tank with fuel a lot.
Gustav want to try the different chassi settings, the softest versus the hardest and film it. I jump into the passenger seat, I totally forgot to fasten the seatbelt and we drive away. A 5er E39 is filming the whole thing and it must looked funny to see me go left – right, left – right, left – right, trying to fasten the seatbelt. Gustav is slowing down and I finally succeed to fasten the seatbelt and we are doing it all over again.
The day is over, the Porsches are leaving and Gustav ask me if I want to drive the M6 back to the place where we met earlier today and I say ”yes” again.
Now its more traffic on the roads so I stay legal but its getting boring and I’m slowing down so I won’t have others in front of me.
Same wonderful feeling, full acceleration and change gear everytime I reach 8250rpm. 50km/h – 100km/h – 140km/h, checking the HUD and it shows 170km/h. I’m getting closer to a roundabout and see a police car but lucky for me, he is taking another direction. I’m glad I still have my driver-license.
Unfortunately we are back and I dont want to get out of the M6 but I have to. I’m asking them to take a picture while I’m still in the car. I’m giving the thumbs up , ”click” and I have a memory for life.
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My impressions of the day and about the M6.
The day was perfect. Not did I only drive BMW M6. I got a ride in two different M5’s, one standard and one Hartge. I also got a ride in 996 Turbo and GT3 and Christian showed up with the Koenigsegg CCR with 806hp. Like I said a perfect day. I wouldn’t mind a M6, together with a 996 Turbo in my garage.
My impressions of BMW M6. The car is extremly fast, awesome handling, accurate steering, comfortable, the V10 is fantastic and the car is fun to drive but at the same time easy to drive.
What else could you ask for?
The most impressive with the car is what others have said, the SMG. You can drive nice and easy with the gearbox, automatic mode and the gears are changing smoothly. Press some buttons and the car turning into a monster. You can either change gear with the paddles or the stick down to the right, personally I used the paddles everytime I changed gear. You feel like a racing driver. If you still dont believe SMG is the right choice, you should try it first cause the gearbox is really impressive. Don’t forget the ”middle-gas” sound when you’re slowing down, it’s a cool thing as well.
Only downside with the car is of course the price and you won’t keep your driver-license for a long time.