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06-24-2015, 01:09 AM | #23 |
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1 series - RWD
After hearing that the new 1 series could retain the rear wheel drive I've got some hope for the brand and the model in question. Th other important thing they have to solve is their interior design. |
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06-24-2015, 01:13 AM | #24 | |
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On the other hand, at least in Germany the sales of i8 are on par with the ones of R8, so BMW is present on the super sport market with a different type of product. |
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06-24-2015, 03:20 AM | #25 |
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Too bad, I think a supercar would be well seen. In recent years it seems that AMG is trying to look more like the legendary M, promoting more powerful engines as v8, v10, v12 ...
BMW is too diluting the reputation of M; in short, how can you even think of having a Gran Tourer M Sport?! The fact is that people still want cars that sounds good, that are fast and fun to drive. The market is not yet willing to give up all this, personally I do not want them to do supercar that sounds like "zzzzz"! I want a car that can excite! I think the development of the i8, as futuristic and innovative, is not as exciting as a powerful v12! So, in conclusion, it's okay to develop new technologies future-oriented, but not forget about the present! -Sorry for my bad English!- |
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06-24-2015, 07:57 AM | #26 | |
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Edit: Personally, I like choices and flavors of BMW are good and fun to follow as an enthusiast. I'm sure the flavor I've gotten used to over the years will be available for many, many years. That's my true BMW. Last edited by pimple; 06-24-2015 at 12:47 PM.. |
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06-24-2015, 11:40 AM | #27 | |
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06-24-2015, 11:33 PM | #31 | |
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Hopefully we will see something in 2020 instead of another 10 years. |
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06-25-2015, 05:29 AM | #33 |
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06-26-2015, 04:25 PM | #35 |
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I drove the F30 328i, the interior simply looks cheap, and is no way a step up from the E90/92. It looks and feels like you're in a Japanese car; reminded me of my '08 Civic. Then I look at what Audi and Mercedes are offering and that just makes the F30's interior look even worse!
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06-28-2015, 10:22 AM | #36 |
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"In the U.S. we have a mandatory roadmap," he says. "In Europe it will be very slow because there's limited regulatory support. In other regions it could change dramatically. For example, if you need a PHEV to get a license plate in China."
Does he see BMW's gasoline-car customers subsidizing uneconomic EVs? "We have to make them cost-effective by engineering, but we also have to make them emotional," he says. "They have to have performance. An i3 has 170-hp like a Mini Cooper S. Our first PHEV was the i8." He never answered the question about gas cars subsidizing uneconomic EVs. Boy, did he run away from that one. I guess he felt he had to throw something out there for an answer, so he gave what amounts to a complete sentence and closed off that topic. Let me guess what he may have wanted to say: Gas cars subsidizing EV's? Answer: No. Gas cars going away? Answer: yes. Result: EV's win by default. And he thinks it's going to happen. Check out his comment about the US providing him a "mandatory roadmap" to EV land. The "mandatory roadmap" is increasingly stricter EPA requirements (bye, bye nasty fossil fuel!) and subsidies for you Volt people (yeah, tax breaks) Interesting that Europe doesn't give him "regulatory" (tax breaks?) support. And he's hoping China will drop the licensing tax (up to 15k in savings) like they did for Tesla. That'll improve the bottom line. |
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06-28-2015, 10:32 AM | #37 |
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The interior of the 2 series looks like it's made of higher quality materials when compared to the 3 series. The LCI has somewhat fixed that, though.
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