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Does every BMW have to be a knife-edged “Ultimate Driving Machine”? The 640i Gran Turismo is not.  Instead, the Bavarians offer up a GT with all day driving comfort and a useful hatchback design. Tom Voelk drives a well-optioned version and asks the question “why not this instead of a base 7 Series”?