[10] Bmw M6 2008 Making This Year Headline

BMW will likely hold the title of "World's Fastest Four-Seat Convertible" with the upcoming M6 cabriolet. To be fair, the M6 cabrio's rear seats are not fit for full-size humans, but there's room behind the front seats that is not available in, for example, the Mercedes-Benz SL-class. The M6 softtop, however, should be able to rip to 60 mph in about four seconds and effortlessly cruise at 150 mph.

The M6 droptop uses the fantastic 500-hp, 5.0-liter V-10 from the M5 sedan and M6 coupe — a very good thing — but also will have the seven-speed sequential manual gearbox. We do appreciate that tranny's split-second shifts, but it's clunky around town. Soon the M5 will be available with a six-speed manual transmission, and we can only hope the manual box will migrate to the M6 line. In any case, the V-10 is a gem, providing prompt throttle response and a wailing exhaust tone as it hammers to the 8250-rpm redline.

Although the M6 cabrio won't have one of the coupe's cooler features — the carbon-fiber roof — it will have a three-layer softtop that powers open in about 25 seconds. The vertical-glass rear window can be raised or lowered independently of the top, so it offers some options for interior wind turbulence. Although we tend to appreciate folding hardtops, BMW's clothtop should adequately insulate the interior when it's raised. And when it's lowered, occupants will likely be filled with sweet V-10 music.

The M6 cabrio's combination of performance and open-air fun will not come cheap.

BMW has not released prices, but expect it to cost about $110,000 when it hits showrooms sometime next year.

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