The All-New BMW 650i Convertible.

With the BMW Concept half dozen Series Coupe debuting at the 2010 Los Angeles International Auto Show as its properties, BMW announced today the production-prepare BMW 650i Convertible. The new 650i Convertible will keep sale in the Spring of 2011 as a 2012 model for the United states of america. Concluding pricing, options, and packages volition exist announced closer to the on-sale date.

Words like "breathtaking" and "irresistible" punctuate the history of BMW Convertibles. Now, BMW has opened a new affiliate in the tradition of open up-height cars. The new BMW 650i Convertible fulfils the wishes of the well-nigh discerning automotive enthusiast as The Ultimate Driving Automobile(r) with groundbreaking luxury and crisp good looks. In the premium convertible market, the 650i Convertible presents a convincing case with the about advanced chassis technology and nigh innovative comfort, infotainment and safety features.

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A sweeping hood, aft-set rider compartment, long wheelbase and muscular profile embody the hallmark proportions of a BMW Convertible. The new BMW 650i Convertible combines these features with a archetype soft-top roof with flying buttress design. Powerfully contoured surfaces of its lines promise the predictable BMW driving experience. The luxurious ambient of the interior is highlighted past a commuter-oriented cockpit which wraps the front end and rear passengers in a feeling of aesthetic security. Nowhere is the high-class functionality of the interior underlined more prominently than in the redesigned freestanding 10.2″ Central Display of the standard iDrive control organization.

Five-8 engine with High Precision direct injection and turbocharging.

The 4.4-liter V-8 engine develops a maximum 400 hp between five,500 and half dozen,400 rpm, and makes peak torque of 450 lb-ft between 1,750 and 4,500 rpm (preliminary). This unique "reverse-flow" engine, whose turbochargers are positioned in the V-area between the cylinder banks, produces an instantaneous and sustained wave of power, making it an energetic delight for the enthusiast driver.

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Instantaneous power and torque are the stand-out features of the V-eight engine available of the new BMW 650i Convertible. The engine combines sporting grapheme with outstanding smoothness, linear power delivery, and exceptional efficiency. The engine tin exist paired with either BMW's new viii-speed Sport Automatic gearbox or BMW's traditional half dozen-speed manual transmission, quite popular with Due north American enthusiasts.

The new BMW 650i Convertible completes the sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds with the transmission transmission (iv.9 seconds with the 8-speed automatic), and top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph. This engine likewise boasts extraordinary efficiency for a model in its output class. EPA figures will be bachelor closer to the on-sale date in 2011.

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eight-speed Sport Automatic Manual.

The viii-speed Sport Automatic transmission fitted to the new BMW 650i Convertible boasts a perfect combination of speed, flexibility, sportiness, and efficiency. Its minimal torque converter slip and rapid gear changes gear up information technology apart. An innovative gear set configuration allows this transmission to offer eight gears, optimizing the sprinting ability still allowing the driver to salve fuel by driving at depression revs. Naturally, the driver tin choose to select gears manually via shift paddles on the standard Sport leather steering wheel.

In addition to the efficiency of the engine and 8-speed Sport Automatic transmission, an extensive range of BMW EfficientDynamics measures contribute to reducing fuel consumption and emissions. Brake Energy Regeneration, on-need operation of coincident components, intelligent lightweight construction and extensive aerodynamic refinement ensure maximum efficiency.

Chassis Management and optional Integral Active Steering.

Cut-edge chassis technology gives the new BMW 650i Convertible the tools to provide both sporty treatment and infrequent comfort. The double wishbone front beam and the multi-link rear axle are made predominantly from aluminum. The chassis is geared to the requirements of drivers with sporting intentions, although the dampers also respond sensitively to bumps in the road surface under loftier lateral dispatch. The optional Active Ringlet Stabilization combines with the standard Dynamic Damper Command to offer the driver fifty-fifty more precise responses and perfectly flat cornering ability. The electronically controlled shock absorbers adapt to the route surface and the driver'south style to perfectly control the motorcar'southward body motions.

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The electronically controlled damper organisation in the new BMW half-dozen Series Convertible adjusts compression and rebound settings continuously and independently. For example, a strong chassis setting can exist combined with comfortable responses to unevenness in the road surface. The control unit of the damping system processes the data supplied past sensors on the lifting movements of the wheels and the ride height of the car. The driving speed and the damper setting chosen by the driver are too taken into account in calculating the damping force required for each individual wheel to fifty-fifty out body movements. This data is fed dorsum to the damper units at intervals of just 2.5 milliseconds.

The Active Roll Stabilization feature (optional) reduces body roll in loftier-speed corners and in sudden changes of management, or transitions. Sensors calculate the corporeality of body ringlet based on the driving situation at hand, and this is then counteracted quickly and precisely by hydraulic rotary actuators in the forepart and rear beam swaybars, leading to a significant comeback in body motility management.

The electrical power steering features standard Servotronic vehicle-speed sensitive assistance, and serves upwards the familiar BMW recipe of precision, condolement and linear response.

The new BMW 650i Convertible is the first car in its form that can be equipped with Integral Active Steering. This system combines the Active Steering system for the front axle (available on the previous generation 6 Serial Convertible) with a new, steerable rear axle. Precisely harmonized steering bending movements at both axles create a virtual lengthening or shortening of the vehicle's wheelbase, which fosters greater loftier-speed stability and enhanced maneuverability for parking and urban center use.

Brakes, Wheels, and Tires.

The lightweight floating-caliper brakes with vented discs are easy to utilize with precision, and their effectiveness is reinforced past Dynamic Stability Control (DSC). DSC brings together technology such equally the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Dynamic Traction Control (DTC), Cornering Brake Control (CBC), Dynamic Restriction Control (DBC), the Kickoff-off Assistant, the automated Restriction Drying function and Restriction Fade Compensation. Standard equipment as well includes eight.5 x19-inch light-alloy wheels, with all-season runflat tires (size 245/twoscore R19) and a tire pressure monitoring system.

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Driving Dynamics Control.

With standard Driving Dynamics Control, the dominant virtues of athletic driving sportiness and ride comfort can be chosen by the driver equally situations demand. The driver can choose settings of COMFORT, NORMAL, SPORT and SPORT+ modes using the big rocker switch on the center console. Affected parameters include the tuning of the throttle response, power steering aid, shock absorbers, roll stabilization (if equipped), Integral Active Steering (if equipped), and automatic transmission shift characteristics. In SPORT+ mode, the Dynamic Traction Control mode of the standard Dynamic Stability Control arrangement is activated, raising the thresholds for stability intervention in the almost sport-oriented driving circumstances.

Unmatched chassis technology works with the cutting-edge engine to provide the commuter with greater dynamic capability and improved ride comfort compared to the previous-generation 6 Series Convertible.

Design: Athletic elegance, natural sportiness.

The dynamic driving experience of the new BMW 650i Convertible is reflected by its athletic presence and sporty exterior design. A long hood, aft-set passenger compartment, long wheelbase and muscular profile create the proportions signature to a BMW Convertible. The precise interplay of center-catching lines and meticulously sculpted surfaces help to give the new BMW 650i Convertible its show-stopping looks.

Like the lines projecting outward from the nose of the car and continuing along its full length, the harmoniously curved surfaces of the body take their cue from the move of waves sent out by a the bow of a motor boat piercing the h2o. Continuing the theme, the waistline surface which leads the body into the interior mimics the graphic symbol of a classic runabout.

The new BMW 650i Convertible introduces the viewer to its dynamic character through its front design. The big, slightly frontwards-slanting BMW kidney grille – the "half dozen Serial shark olfactory organ" as characterized by many enthusiasts – gives the machine a sense of surging forward, while a broad air intake, strikingly contoured hood and muscular wheel arches hint at the powerful engine and able-bodied roadholding abilities. Loftier-quality chrome elements positioned on the outer edges of the front frock further accentuate the width of the car. The standard LED foglamps are placed in front of these chrome elements.

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The standard Xenon Adaptive headlights of the new BMW 650i Convertible pick upwards BMW's familiar "twin circular" headlamp advent. An LED accent strip cuts across the top of them. The daytime running lights appear through familiar LED corona rings, whose bright white calorie-free illuminates the distinctive forepart. A horizontal low-cal strip below the corona rings, meanwhile, handles the plow signal duties.

Uninterrupted, flowing lines lend the silhouette of the BMW 650i Convertible a sweeping elegance. Powerful curves mimic the natural motility of waves. The hallmark BMW graphic symbol line at door handle level is spawned in the forepart cycle arch gill – which houses the side indicator lamp – and extends all the way back to bring together the rear lights.

Another character line is released from the bulge of the forepart wing, stretching powerfully over the front wheel like a wave before dropping down and continuing horizontally to the rear. Together with the character line, it creates a dynamic wedge shape which emphasises the car's forward-surging character.

Broad and flat surfaces define the rear of the new BMW 650i Convertible. The authority of horizontal lines adds extra emphasis to the wider rails of the new car compared to its predecessor. In addition, downward-converging lines underline the car'southward focus on the route, echoing the approach at the front. This distinctive 5-shape is created by lines including the side edges of the trunklid, the license plate surroundings and the contours of the reflectors positioned in the bumper. The slightly concave lower section of the trunklid produces light and shade effects which lend an extra lightness to the rear of the motorcar.

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The 2-part rear low-cal clusters give BMW's familiar L-shape a especially sporty edge. Within, ii LED-powered calorie-free strips create the familiar BMW "bloodlines" night-time expect. The indicators and brake lights are also LED units.

The new BMW 650i Convertible again features an electrically powered soft-meridian roof with flight buttress architecture. The multi-layer canvas roof -optimized in terms of its acoustic properties and structural rigidity – offers outstanding thermal insulation and thus enables the new convertible to be used comfortably all year round. The buttresses projection out forth the flanks of the 650i into its rear section, accentuating the car'southward gracefully sweeping silhouette and giving it an unmistakable appearance. The transition of the roofline into the rear end flows as smoothly as on a difficult-top coupe.

The heated, vertical drinking glass rear window, which is situated simply behind the rear seats, is retracted independently from the soft acme itself. This reduces the volume of the soft-top components that need to be stowed in the soft-top compartment, leaving more room for luggage in the low-contour body of the new BMW 650i Convertible. The independent rear window also allows just the correct amount of fresh air to be admitted to the car, when desired. Conversely, leaving the rear window up while lowering the elevation keeps air turbulence in the rear to a minimum.

The automatic opening and endmost functioning for the roof is activated by holding a push on the center console. Opening the roof takes 19 seconds, the closing process 24 seconds. Importantly, equally with the preceding generation, both operations can be activated while on the move at speeds up to 25 mph (40 kmh).

The roof of the new BMW 650i Convertible is bachelor in two colors, including new biscuit. Two non-metallic exterior paint colors and seven metallic shades are available. Exclusive Nappa leather is standard in the United States, and can be ordered in iv color options (Vermillion Red, Ivory White, Cinnamon Chocolate-brown, and Blackness). The instrument panel, center panel, and the upper sections of the rear door panel and side trim can besides be lined with Nappa leather with contrasting stitching as an selection.

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Interior with BMW'south traditional driver-oriented cockpit.

The new BMW 650i Convertible is designed to be a 2+two-seater. Its interior offers individually tailored seats for the commuter, front passenger and rear passengers. Loftier-quality materials, carefully coordinated colors and, once more, meticulously formed surfaces combine to produce an ambience defined by luxury, sweeping style and Teutonic functionality. A hallmark BMW chemical element of the interior pattern is the driver-oriented cockpit layout. The cardinal section of the instrument console, containing the iDrive organization's Central Display, the air vents and the controls for the sound system and ac, are all angled slightly towards the driver. Added to which, the gearshift lever and the switches for the parking restriction, roof operation and Driving Dynamics Control are located on a surface that opens out towards the driver and is set up lower than the front end passenger side of the center console.

The front rider area is bordered by a surface curving elegantly from the armrest over the side edge of the centre console, upwards and outwards into the instrument panel and then horizontally into the door trim. This provides a harmonious surround for the front passenger area, creating a feeling of exclusive security. The contour of the rear waistline surface, which extends slightly into the interior between the head restraints, highlights the private seat layout of the rear.

Premiere: Freestanding Key Display with flatscreen design.

The black-panel instrument cluster of the new BMW 650i Convertible combines the traditional sports car circular instruments with state-of-the-art display engineering science. The Navigation arrangement, telephone and entertainment functions are operated using the iDrive control system, whose Primal Brandish boasts an innovative design. The on-board monitor takes the form of a freestanding display for the outset time in the new BMW 650i Convertible. The standard ten.ii inch screen features a high-quality galvanized chrome surround. The shallow depth of the display gives it a modern character. Transreflective technology ensures the display remains like shooting fish in a barrel-to-read in bright sunlight. The new organisation of the Cardinal Display – which now reaches further into the passenger compartment -influences the compages of the instrument panel, which rises steeply in front of the driver and front passenger.

This impression is farther enhanced by the structure of the door trim panels. Their surfaces accept a powerfully taut look and, like the black waistline surface, pull in and rise upward to create a smooth transition into the musical instrument console, giving the interior the effect of wrapping around the driver and front end passenger.

Dimensions and Storage.

At 4,894 millimeters (192.half-dozen in.) in length, the new BMW 650i Convertible is 74 millimeters (2.9 in.) longer than its predecessor. Its extended wheelbase now stretches to 2,855 millimeters (112.4 in.). The machine is 39 millimeters (1.5 in.) wider, measuring ane,894 millimeters (74.5 in.) across, while 9 millimeters (0.35 in.) have been shaved from its elevation (now 1,365 mm / 53.7 in.). These dimensions create a significantly more powerful and elegant impression, while taking interior spaciousness to new levels.

Despite its lower height, the new BMW 650i Convertible offers greater headroom in both front and rear seats. The superlative adjustment of the driver and front passenger seats too encompass a greater range of travel. The increase in the width of the interior is noticeable from all four seats, and passengers in the rear seats benefit from additional legroom. The tilt angle of the rear seat backrest now achieves virtually the same bending as institute in BMW Sedans.

A ski bag with a pass-through opening in the rear seat backrest is available as part of the Cold Weather Parcel (also adds heated steering bike and heated front seats) and offers space for 2 sets of skis. The new BMW 650i Convertible boasts 300 liters (x.6 cu. ft.) DIN of torso infinite with the convertible top open, assuasive 2 46-inch golf bags and a business organization example to be accommodated. With the roof closed, the variable soft-superlative stowage compartment can be folded up in a single movement to increment trunk capacity to 350 liters (12.3 cu. ft.) DIN. The principles of lightweight pattern were similarly followed in the construction of the soft-elevation roof, the stowage compartment for the roof weighing 50 percentage less than its predecessor.

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New lightweight applied science, comprehensive safety equipment.

The new BMW 650i Convertible is fitted with newly developed lightweight seats with an integrated seatbelt organisation and standard twenty-way multi-contour adjustability and adjustable lumbar support. Optionally, the Luxury Seating Parcel adds front end ventilated seats and agile fatigue reduction can be added. All seat variants come with crash-activated anti-whiplash caput restraints.

The range of standard safety equipment too includes front airbags, head-thorax side airbags integrated into the seat frame, three-point automatic belts for all seats, belt force limiters and front end belt pre-tensioners, ISOFIX kid seat mounts in the rear and a standard Ringlet-Over Protection System. The Gyre-Over Protection System developed for the new BMW 650i Convertible consists of two loftier-strength aluminum roll-bars hidden behind the rear caput restraints. If the integrated safe electronics annals a gamble of the automobile rolling over, the pyrotechnic release mechanism is activated, causing the loftier-strength aluminum roll-bars to rising from their stowed position in a fraction of a second.

Carefully researched advances in materials and development of the car's load-bearing structure have significantly enhanced the body'southward construction in terms of the agility and safety information technology offers. Its static torsional rigidity is almost 50 percent greater than that of its predecessor. In the interests of perfect balance, the doors, hood and front end spring mounts are all aluminum, while the front side panels, roof chapeau and trunklid are made from reinforced composite.

This weight optimization has been combined with an improvement in passive safe; the motorcar's mean trunk force is 29 percentage greater than its predecessor. This has been achieved primarily through the use of loftier-strength multi-stage steels, high-strength hot-molded steels and aluminum.

Cutting-edge features from BMW ConnectedDrive.

The new BMW 650i Convertible is available with a great variety of commuter assistance systems and mobility services from BMW ConnectedDrive. The comprehensive Driver Assistance Package includes Automated Loftier Beams, Lane Departure Warning, Agile Blind Spot Detection, Rear and Top View cameras, Parking Assistant, and a new 3-dimensional, full-color Head-Upward Display. Also available are BMW's Night Vision with Pedestrian Detection, Agile Cruise Control with stop-and-become capability.

HiFi stereo system.

The standard HiFi audio system in the new BMW 650i Convertible comes with an Hard disk drive Radio receiver, MP3-compatible CD drive, AUX-IN connectedness, and a HiFi loudspeaker system with nine speakers. The available Premium Sound Package adds SiriusXM satellite radio with a 1-year subscription, iPod and USB adapter, and the Premium HiFi organization comprised of 12 loudspeakers and a digital amplifier. Information technology features DIRAC point processing and model-specific equalizing.

World debut of new-generation Head-Up Display.

Similar its predecessor, the new BMW 650iConvertible is the just vehicle in its grade with an optional Caput-Up Display system. Past projecting of import data onto the windshield, direct in the driver's line of sight, the Caput-Upwardly Display minimizes distraction from the road and traffic. The new-generation organization brings a further improvement in brandish quality: the symbols are projected as three-dimensional graphics and in ultra-clear resolution onto the windshield. Total-color adequacy makes the road sign symbols even more realistic. At the same fourth dimension the Head-Upwardly Brandish is now able to nowadays a wider range of information. Depending on vehicle specification, guidance information supplied by the Navigation organisation, Cheque Control messages, status letters from the Lane Departure Warning Organization and warnings from the BMW Nighttime Vision organization tin can all be shown in the Caput-Upwardly Display. The positioning of the messages on the windshield is highly ergonomic, and then that drivers are aware of them without having to refocus or accept their optics off the road.

The intensity of the projection automatically adjusts to the ambient light level, and the brightness setting tin be adapted via the iDrive card. The driver tin can also choose what information will appear in the Head-Upwardly Display in addition to road speed and warnings from the driver assistance systems.

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Rear-View, Elevation View, and Side View Cameras.

To supplement the standard Park Distance Command, which uses ultrasonic sensors to monitor altitude from objects in front end or behind, the new BMW 650i Convertible also features a standard rear-view camera. The photographic camera is integrated in the trunklid under the BMW "roundel" badge, which protects it from clay. When the rear-view camera is activated, the roundel badge pivots upward out of the way to expose the camera lens. The perspective-corrected color images are relayed to the Central Display. Superimposed on the images are interactive tracking lines which indicate the optimal steering angle for parking, also as the tightest turning circle.

The optional Superlative View arrangement with Side View provides an fifty-fifty more than comprehensive picture. In add-on to the rear-view camera and the PDC sensors, this arrangement as well uses a fish-eye photographic camera in each of the side mirrors. The data acquired past Top View is relayed to a central computer which generates a bird'southward eye view of both vehicle and surroundings and presents the image in the Central Display. This view allows the commuter to maneuver precisely in bars spaces.

The Side View function uses two cameras integrated in the front fenders to provide an improved view of cross-traffic at speeds below 10mph. These images are relayed to the Key Display where they may give the driver an early idea of what is happening on the road to the left and right of the car when pulling out from narrow and concealed gateways or car park exits.

The BMW 650i Convertible: Product in Dingolfing, Germany.

The new BMW 650i Convertible is congenital at the BMW found in Dingolfing, Federal republic of germany. Besides rolling off the assembly line at the BMW Group'due south largest production establish are the BMW 7 Serial and BMW 5 Series models. The flexible and efficient processes at the plant combine country-of-the-art production engineering with a standard of quality defined by meticulous craftsmanship in the manufacture of premium cars configured to customer requirements.

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