BMW 6 Series (F12)
The third generation of the BMW 6 Series consists of the BMW F12 (two-door convertible version), BMW F13 (two-door coupé version) BMW F06 (four-door "Gran Coupé" version) executive-sized grand tourers. The F12/F13/F06 generation was produced from 2011 to 2018 and is often collectively referred to as the F12.
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| Assembly | Germany: Dingolfing |
| Designer | Nader Faghihzadeh |
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| Platform | BMW L6 |
| Related | BMW 7 Series (F01) BMW 5 Series (F10) |
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| Width | 1,894 mm (74.6 in) |
| Height | 1,365–1,392 mm (53.7–54.8 in) |
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| Predecessor | BMW 6 Series (E63) |
| Successor | BMW 8 Series (G15) (for body style and class), BMW 6 Series (G32) (for 6 series nameplate) |
The F12 shares a platform and many features with the F10 5 Series and F01 7 Series, with the two-door F12/13 models having a shorter wheelbase than the F10, while the four-door F06's wheelbase matches the F10's.
The M6 version is powered by the S63 twin-turbocharged V8 engine mated to a 7-speed dual clutch transmission. It is the first M6 model to use a turbocharged engine.
Production of the F12 generation ended when the Gran Coupe models were discontinued in September 2018. The successor to the F12, the BMW 8 Series (G15), began production in June 2018. The 6 Series nameplate was re-used for the BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo (G32) which is still executive-sized being based upon the contemporary 5 Series (G30) and has features of a four-door coupé like frameless doors and sloping rear roofline; however unlike the F06 Gran Coupé which is a sedan the G32 Gran Turismo is a 5-door liftback succeeding the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo (F07).