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Finding a 560-horsepower BMW coupe with three pedals used to be a matter of ordering one. Now it is a matter of getting lucky. This 2014 BMW M6, live on Bring a Trailer with bidding sitting at $5,000 at the time of writing, is a six-speed manual car, and it is wearing Alpine White over Sakhir Orange Merino leather, which is about as far from beige-on-beige commuter spec as an M6 gets.
Why the Spec Is the Story
Most of the world got the F13 M6 with only a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. In the U.S., BMW announced a six-speed manual as a no-cost option across the coupe, convertible and Gran Coupe, available from mid-2013. Almost nobody ticked the box. The Bring a Trailer listing calls this car one of a reported 68 F13 M6 coupes built with the manual. That number comes from the listing and seller, and we could not find an independent BMW tally to confirm it, so treat it as reported rather than official. Even so, it fits what we know: the car cost a fortune new, and nearly every buyer around the world took the dual-clutch.
What You Get
Under the hood is the 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged S63 V8, rated at 560 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque and sending it to the rear wheels through that six-speed. The car shows 51,000 miles and two previous owners. Equipment includes a carbon-fiber roof, 20-inch Style 343M wheels, Dynamic Damper Control, heated and ventilated M multi-contour seats, a head-up display, a Bang & Olufsen sound system and iDrive with navigation. It comes with the window sticker, two keys, the owner’s manual and a clean Pennsylvania title.
Read the Fine Print
The Carfax report includes an August 2018 entry noting minor to moderate damage to the rear, right front and right side, and commenters on the auction are already asking the seller for paint-meter readings and repair records in those areas. The seller is a Pennsylvania dealer. Those answers should matter to anyone planning to bid, because the whole appeal of a rare spec is only as good as the car wearing it.
Three-Pedal BMWs We Have Covered
If a manual M car is your thing, we have been tracking them for a while. Our look at a V10 with a manual: the 2010 BMW E60 M5 covers a V10 super-sedan that still came with a stick, and this Imola Red 2002 E46 M3 shows how the formula looked a decade earlier. For the bigger picture on why these cars keep getting more interesting, see The Death Of Manuals Is A Boost For Collectors, and for another BMW with a color story, check out this M3 in rare Laguna Blue over Laguna Blue leather.
The auction ends Tuesday, October 20, at 3:20 p.m. ET.
