The E24 BMW 6 Series was arguably the most evocative coupé of its era. Now, 50 years on since its inception we see how BMW cemented its legend

This original, unabashed 6 shows why the design is woth celebrating half a century on

50 years ago, the 6 Series was launched into a market that didn’t understand it. But then the Eighties happened. We drive an M635CSi in London’s financial district to celebrate the car that changed BMW forever

A TRADITIONAL MERCEDES-BENZ makes its driver feel special. The combination of light yet positive steering, effortless power and a deliberately slow automatic gearbox means you arrive at your destinati

BMW never built a convertible 6 Series, but thanks to a coachbuilder, a newspaper and some space-age technology, it came close

MILEAGE 90,040 WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To see whether a modernised 2005 car can be better than a new one Gulp, deep breath: have I ruined it? To recap, I’ve been driving a 90,000-mile, 21-year-old BMW 33