BMW M6 Test Drive: Ludicrous Speed and Power for $122K

[Guest]

If you are fortunate enough to have at least $114,000 to spend on a car, preferably a convertible, the recently released 2012 BMW M6 is an obvious candidate for your shopping list.

BMW M6 Test Drive: Ludicrous Speed and Power for $122K : Read more

 

[daswilhelm]

all this tech and it still requires a gas guzzler tax. 4500lbs? bmw should be embarrassed.

 

[classzero]

Great advert, but I don't see the relevance to this article on Tom's Hardware.

 

[deathengine]

What do you expect from a v8 with twin turbos and 560hp? The thing is going to suck down some fuel.

 

[jellico]

Gas guzzler tax... I despise crap like that! It is nothing more than extortion by fiat.

 

[freggo]

[citation][nom]daswilhelm[/nom]all this tech and it still requires a gas guzzler tax. 4500lbs? bmw should be embarrassed.[/citation]

I don't see why they should be.
The Gas guzzler tax is a joke as it is basically a Tax to protect the US manufacturers. If the Government would really care about Gas Guzzlers they'd tell Detroit to stop building hem too.

And 4500lbs? If you go fast, and I mean really fast, not US highway fast, you need a strong car and a car that does not react to side loads from wind gusts for example.. That will add a few extra pounds.

 

[danwat1234]

Or you can get a Tesla Model S for $85,000 after tax breaks and does 0-60 in 4.4 seconds and weighs over 4,000 pounds like the BMW does.

No gas guzzler tax, heck no engine at all.

I'm glad the M6 has auto start-stop at least and a smart alternator.

 

[freggo]

[citation][nom]jellico[/nom]Gas guzzler tax... I despise crap like that! It is nothing more than extortion by fiat.[/citation]

What does Fiat have to do with the Gas Guzzler Tax ?

 

[daswilhelm]

Ford, yes Ford, produces a mustang, yes mustang, that makes over 650hp, does 200+mph, and doesnt include a gas guzzler tax. oh yea and it costs half as much.

 

[teh_chem]

I'm always confused when a wholly car-review shows up on Toms.

 

[freedom4556]

The Gas guzzler tax is a joke as it is basically a Tax to protect the US manufacturers. If the Government would really care about Gas Guzzlers they'd tell Detroit to stop building hem too.

For those of you who don't know, the Gas Guzzler Tax applies to all cars, foreign and domestic, who have a fuel economy of 22.5 MPG or less, an scales non-linearly as the MPG gets worse. Light trucks, which includes minivans and SUVs, are exempt from the tax, which was a Carter initiative in the 70s. Hence the hiliarity of the comment

... a fuel efficiency that is better than what you get from a mid-size SUV

in light of the tax, which the SUV in question wouldn't have to pay.
http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/guzzler/index.htm

 

[house70]

[citation][nom]daswilhelm[/nom]Ford, yes Ford, produces a mustang, yes mustang, that makes over 650hp, does 200+mph, and doesnt include a gas guzzler tax. oh yea and it costs half as much.[/citation]
[citation][nom]daswilhelm[/nom]all this tech and it still requires a gas guzzler tax. 4500lbs? bmw should be embarrassed.[/citation]

Pretty sour them grapes, eh?

[citation][nom]freggo[/nom]What does Fiat have to do with the Gas Guzzler Tax ?[/citation]
Fiat, formerly known as GM. "Domestic"brands don't get the tax... Maybe BMW should buy Ford and get tax break, too.

 

[Guest]

So... Why is this on Tom's???

Look! Another car that I'll never be able afford! lol.

 

[freedom4556]

Also, the tax uses the highway MPG figure, not the combined, and uses the older test from before the change in 2007 and also uses pure gasoline rather than the E10 ethanol mix mandated on consumers by law.

http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/guzzler/index.htm

 

[afrobacon]

I'll stick with my 94' Mitsu. Roughly same power, better MPG, all wheel drive, and I can easily build 6 of them for the same price.

 

[freedom4556]

[citation][nom]house70[/nom]Fiat, formerly known as GM. "Domestic"brands don't get the tax... [/citation]
http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/guzzler/420b11034.pdf

See page 1 and 2. The five 2010 cars from Chrysler get the tax, as well as 3 Fords and 5 GMs

 

[ScrewySqrl]

beautiful car, but this seems to belong more to Jeremy Clarkson than Tom's Hardware. for this money, I'd rather build myself a new computer every 2 years for the next 50 years

 

[horaciopz]

Guess that some Tom`s hardware´s editor wants to show their car.

 

[therabiddeer]

Or... for around 100k you can get a nissan GTR that has 545hp and a 0-60 time of less than 3 seconds.

 

[boiler1990]

[citation][nom]afrobacon[/nom]I'll stick with my 94' Mitsu. Roughly same power, better MPG, all wheel drive, and I can easily build 6 of them for the same price.[/citation]

What Mitsubishi puts out 560hp?

 

[daswilhelm]

[citation][nom]house70[/nom]Pretty sour them grapes, eh?Fiat, formerly known as GM. "Domestic"brands don't get the tax... Maybe BMW should buy Ford and get tax break, too.[/citation]


why would the grapes be sour?

 

[therabiddeer]

[citation][nom]boiler1990[/nom]What Mitsubishi puts out 560hp?[/citation]
Maybe he has a tricked out lancer evo or something. Granted, thats not stock... but still.

 

[falchard]

$128k to buy something that performs in the range of an SRT Charger in a more boring package.

 

[nuvon]

This article should be in Insideline

 

[eternalkp]

Nissan GTR is way better.
I can't believe no road legal car is faster than a "nissan"
Ultimate machine my ass.