Confusing sight tonight, Mystery M6 BMW perhaps?

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I wish I had pictures to be sure, but I was on my motorcycle so that wasn't a realistic option. You know when you come up behind a rare/special car at night, it is a bit wider, a bit lower, and usually has a unique exhaust setup. This car had it including the LED style rear tail lights that only the 05/06 model cars have [to my knowledge, this car also had just been bought with dealer plates still on it]. It had similar tail lights to the newer SL but they were distinctly different [same basic shape but no differentiation like stripes], as well as 4 exhaust pipes. Then I noticed it had the 'M' emblem, but I could have sworn it was a coupe, and too small for a M5/M6 but too big for a Z4M. Whatever it was, it certainly got my attention and the 25 year old or so Asian guy driving it was smiling ear to ear as I looked it over at the profile.

After looking at a couple pictures online, I guess it must have been a M6. It seemed MUCH smaller and lower than what a M6 should be, if it is indeed as 'small' as I determined tonight, I'll have to take another look at it.
 
sahtt said:
This car had it including the LED style rear tail lights that only the 05/06 model cars have [to my knowledge, this car also had just been bought with dealer plates still on it].
Our 04 TL has LED tailights.
Irregardless it sounds like it was a nice car. Very well could've been a M6.
 
An M6 will have a carbon roof, this is noticeable even on the black cars, it is NOT painted.
 
But was able to identify a 25 year old Asian driver ;)

Klayton said:
I doubt he could see the carbon roof in the night when he wasn't even able to identify the car. ;)
 
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