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The BMW 6 Series Concept first appeared back in September, but of course everyone already knew this was as near as dammit the actual production 6 Series Coupé due to go on sale in 2011.

Rather than launch it as a Coupé, BMW have chosen to initially launch the new 6 Series design as convertible - a somewhat unusual decision given that most of us are heading into winter, but the car won't go on sale here in the UK until 26 March 2011, which should give enough time for the snow and ice to depart although it's still unlikely to be the most encouraging weather for top-down motoring.

With less than two weeks to go before the Paris Motor Show, BMW has revealed the Concept 6 Series Coupé, a low-slung 2+2-seater sporting 20-inch multispoke wheels milled from a solid aluminium block. Based on the current 5 Series’ underpinnings and the design language of the Gran Coupé shown in Beijing, we expect this 'concept' to be on sale as the fully-fledged production 6 Series in early 2011.

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