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

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

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