It's normally after Christmas that everyone talks about a New Year makeover. But being German, BMW has been hyper efficient and already given its M6 variants and 6-Series lineup a 2015 spruce up.
Set to be unveiled at next year's Detroit motor show, the revisions are so minor there's a game to be had in trying to find them. Seriously, click through the gallery above and tell us how the twin-turbocharged 4.4-litre V8 M6 - and lower-level 6-Series chums - have changed. If you don't have a microscope to hand, keep reading.
Keen observers may've noticed the front bumper has been slightly revised and full-LED headlights sit above it. While at the rear a chrome bumper insert has been slapped on and the exhausts are slightly bigger. Keen Internet-smiths may also have noticed that the iconic BMW kidney grille now features nine slats where previously it had ten. Revolutionary changes, you'll agree.
There are some internal revisions, too. A leather dashboard with contrast stitching that was only offered on M Sport versions is now available to all, there are posher materials all round and the cabin is now shrouded with LED lights to illuminate the footwells, door openings and glovebox like a posh nightclub.
One thing that hasn't changed is the engine line-up for the whole range. Thanks to a few tweaks, they're more efficient, and so the menu for the Sixer range runs like this.
In the petrol camp you start with the 640i which has a turbocharged 3.0-litre inline six with 316bhp. Want more power? Then the 444bhp 650i with a twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 is for you. Want yet more power? You need the M6 with 560bhp and a 0-62mph time of 4.2 seconds. If you like your fuel to come out of the black pump, there's only one diesel - a 309 bhp, 464lb turbocharged six-cylinder in the 640d.
All cars without the halo M badge can be specced with four-wheel drive and have their power fed through an eight-speed automatic gearbox. The M cars remain rear-wheel drive only, and have a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox and trick M-differential.
So if you live in Detroit - or really don't believe the Six has lost a slat from its grille - you can see the car with your own eyes in Detroit on January 9th. If you want one, the whole range will go on sale in the UK at the beginning of March next year.
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