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Show Thursday, February 2, 2006 SPRINGVILLE HERALD 17: Sixth Gear German supremacy, the BMW 650i a rocket on wheels takes off like lightning Daniel Souza Staff Writer I could give you six hundred hun-dred and fifty reasons of why I chose this title, but I just don't have the room for that. In that case you will have to be satisfied with some of the bread-and-butter details of this race-inspired rocket on wheels. Boasting more testosterone than an Angus bull stud, the 2006 BMW 650i Coupe amazed passengers and drivers dri-vers with its 4.8-liter V-8 engine. en-gine. Introduced in the market mar-ket two years ago, this sport series has some relation to the 5 and 7 series. Although all three series use the Valvetronic V-8 engine, the 650i Coupe achieves the best acceleration because it is the lightest of the V-8 models. But don't expect to have five passengers as you would on the other two series. Whereas the 5 and 7 series sedans are full 5-seaters, the 650i models Coupe or Convertibleare Con-vertibleare 22s, with generous gen-erous front seating space and inviting "occasional" rear seating. Just another reason for you to take turns when impressing your friends. The 650i delivers 360-hp at 6300 rpm plenty of juice that can truly be felt only on a freeway onramp. I wouldn't try it otherwise, so shouldn't you. It will reach 0-60 mph in a thrusting 5.4 sec, making "flooring" an unsafe practice on residential neighborhoods. The German maker packed this coupe with a Sport button that resides right behind the shift knob. Press it and the vehicle ve-hicle understands what you are after. It affects performance perfor-mance and handling characteristics, charac-teristics, making a sturdier ride. Performance is not the only highlight on this car (although it's there if you need it). The 650i Coupe is a head turner. Designed with diagonal lines originating just above the recognizable rec-ognizable BMW front grilles, the engine sits on a "power dome" shaped long hood. But the rear end is what makes the 650i Coupe and Convertible Convert-ible an unmistakable work of art with its bold looks. The standard 6 series come dressed in 18 x 8.0 cast-alloy wheels in a new, discreetly sporty Double Spoke design, while this week's test drive boasted 19-in. wheels in an even sportier Ellipsoid design with 8.5 in. wide at the front, 9.0 wide at the rear. Of course all this doesn'f come cheap, but you will get; your money's worth. For 2006j the 650i Coupe gets an owner for $72,495 including destination destina-tion charge and the 650i Convertible Con-vertible at $79,495. ' Daniel Souza can be; reached at sixth.gear.her-aldgmail.com nr Lis c PC kWC489-3078) r Dr. Traer Caywood & Dr. Rick Winward Eye & Vision Care PROTECT YOUR VISION! 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