2009 BMW M6 Coupe

Few automobiles have the panache that BMW does. Another thing which has contributed to BMW's prestige is "above par" handling and performance. Even their SUV's handle pretty good in comparison to some Lexus, Acura, and some Mercedes products.

There's little left to say: the M6 and the 7-series are pretty much king of the hill in automotive language. The M6 (or 6-series) is the car to purchase for those who can say that famous quote: "money is no object!" The car costs between $77,000-$110,000.

But quoting the other famous saying: "you can't have everything in this world" also best describes this vehicle. As it's very lacking in many other arenas.

The M6 is quite large in contrast to Porsche or even other BMW products, yet it's somewhat uncomfortable inside, not to mention it has very small trunk space. Gather this car looks great, you'd think BMW would make better use of interior space-wrong! Front seat passengers ride well, but the back seat is shot for adults; small children should be able to fit in the rear seat with little if any problems. In fact, this car gets a very low rating satisfaction for rear seat passengers. If you want room, comfort, alongside with great looks: you might want to skip this vehicle and go straight to the 7-series.

The car is a powerhouse: you can either choose the 4.8 V8 with 360 horsepower, or choose the 5.0 V10 with a whopping 500 horsepower (be it at a high price). You can choose the V8 with either manual or automatic transmission. Likewise can be said of the V10, but it's fair to say most driving enthusiast will probably choose the manual transmission on both engine choices over the automatic trans.

This car has a few competitors: Jaguar XK, Lexus SC 430, and Porsche Cayman are amongst a few of them. The Lexus is irrelevant in terms of looks and performance; Jaguar's make the best looking automobiles under the sun, but they lack driving excitement; the Porsche Cayman is a great looking vehicle but it's not the 911...in this class the M6 has few competitors that look or handle as good as this car does.

"Consumer Guide" rates this automobile high on the performance and handling department. Of course, for BMW fans (I can't imagine someone purchasing a BMW who doesn't think highly of BMW's. Most people driving BMW's have a very high opinion of their vehicles), it's like: "tell me something I don't already know."