If you’re struggling to decide whether to go with a saloon, SUV, or an estate model as your next purchase, let us introduce you to a used BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo, which does an immaculate job of combining the best qualities of all of these styles.
The BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo is a practical car, but a million miles away from being merely sensible and solid; BMW doesn’t do ordinary. First impressions of the 6 Series GT are of a sleek, sports-influenced coupé-like car with a sloping rear roofline that tapers down into a hatchback design.
That hatchback end contains one of the Gran Turismo’s most appealing features — certainly so if you want a vehicle with plenty of load space — because the boot is huge. With a capacity of 610 litres, it improves on its 5 Series sibling by 80 litres (which was 530 litres). And, should you ever need more space still, the rear seating configuration means you can fold the rear seats almost completely flat, increasing its storage capacity to 1,800 litres.
The generosity of interior space is a running theme throughout a BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo used car. In the rear, the seats can comfortably accommodate three adults and the long wheelbase allows for lots of legroom. In the front, it’s a similar situation; electric front seats come as standard, providing the perfect position for comfort.
With ambient interior lighting also standard, every ride in a used BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo is a pleasurable one. Even more so if your model has been fitted with options such as extra-comfort chairs, heated back seats, electric backrest adjustment or — ideal for longer journeys — rear entertainment screens.
The dash layout is sophisticated and smart, dominated by the 10.25 inch screen that showcases BMW’s outstanding iDrive system. This can be controlled by touchscreen, voice control, gesture control, or via the rotary controller between the front seats.