BMW is finally making a diesel-powered 6-series and, as you�d expect, it�s no 618d but a 282bhp, 155mph 635d. The 3.0-litre twin-turbo six-cylinder diesel engine will be available in both the cabrio and coupe, where it promises 0-62mph in 6.3sec and 40.9mpg.
It�ll come with a six-speed auto �box as standard, with steering wheel-mounted paddles for manual changes.
The 635d isn�t the only way to get a more fuel-efficient 6-series, either; the entire range is getting a makeover, with more equipment and more technology, including regenerative brake technology and, in the 630i, a more efficient engine.
BMW says that fuel economy is improved by 15 per cent in the 630i, and by five per cent in the 4.8-litre 650i.
The 6-series can also now be specified with even more electronic gizmos. Along with iDrive there�s the option of radar cruise control, a night vision camera and adaptive headlights. The latter can even automatically switch between high and low beam lights for you.
If radar cruise control isn�t enough to keep you on the straight and narrow, you can get a lane departure warning system that vibrates the steering wheel as you veer across white lines. Assuming you�re actually still holding the wheel at that point, of course, and not deep within a sub-menu in the iDrive system.
You see, you might be distracted by BMW Online�s Convertible Weather Service (we�re not making this up, honest), which lets you know weather or not it looks like rain. Never let it be said that the Germans don�t have a sense of humour.
Petrol engines will stay the same.
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