553 horsepower, 553 pound-feet of torque. Amazingly enough, those aren't outrageous figures in this era of super-sedans—the Cadillac CTS-V has bettered those numbers' since its 2008 debut, for example. But what's impressive is how the new Audi RS7 makes all that power.

Story: Will Sabel Courtney

It’s entirely common for car enthusiasts to have a second car they drive on weekends. Usually, it’s some sort of less-than-practical two-seat sports car. It’s often a couple years old, but almost always well-maintained and extremely well-loved. But what about the car you have to drive the other five days a week? Those unsung automotive heroes who have to handle the daily grind, who deal with traffic and commuting and hauling friends and family around? The cars who you expect to deal with your day-to-day crap without complaint? Surely they deserve some love. And surely there’s no reason they can’t be entertaining, too.

If you're in that small percentage of potential BMW buyers who find the 3 Series too small, the 7 Series too large, the 5 Series too plain, the 6 Series too impractical, and the 5 Series GT too, uh, confusing, BMW now has something you might find just right: the 6 Series Gran Coupe.