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BMW should power the rear wheels with an electric motor and get the i8 fanboys behind this vehicle.
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09-05-2014, 07:10 PM | #112 |
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I'm pretty sure a M7 has been confirmed. Google it
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09-05-2014, 10:50 PM | #114 |
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BMW Group U.S. Reports August 2014 Sales
BMW brand sales up 11.0 percent MINI brand sales down 16.9 percent http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1031128 With Mini shittin' the bed, even with new models, BMW has to make a move ... Would you pay $40K for a Mini or would you rather have a fwd BMW? ... question answered!
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I had a chance to drive the active tourer yesterday with FWD and I was impressed. Nothing beats the RWD in performance but it was by far the best handling FWD (everyday) car I drove.
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09-06-2014, 05:07 AM | #117 | |
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Its a different story elsewhere the new F56 is a global hit , and the F55 5dr MINI already has a huge order bank. Next year will see the launch of the JCW MINI , MINI Cabrio which will launch in LA in November. And the all-new MINI Clubman. The next generation MINI Countryman shared with the BMW X1 has started public testing.
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09-06-2014, 05:10 AM | #118 |
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A full M7 will be considered if the overall reaction to the G11 warrants customer need for such a model.
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09-06-2014, 06:52 AM | #119 |
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That is too late in the product life cycle. A M7 could get a V8 derived V10, xDrive and DCT from X5/X6 M, to differentiate it from the others, both BMWs and rivals, and so have a USP.
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Too bad BMW are decade too late.. & instead of telling Americans, you should've been listening to us... so what is fundamentally wrong with the M135i..? Or how all those people over the last ten years that have been asking (screaming) for a RWD hatchback... are wrong..? Other than from a marketing standpoint, what you suggest above is hilarious. Because BMW have PUPOSELY kept hatchbacks in any form (sedan, coupe or wagon) from American soil... How hilarious is that..? |
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Could you please confirm or deny whether there will be a 2 series GranCoupe with the present RWD platform? Just to know if it has any sense to keep waiting for it... Many thanks, Jesus |
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Other options are considered.
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Every business in the global market has to grow and adapt or die.
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I (and am sure others have) noticed you've not commented on whether the 2 series will go FWD... Any reason ?
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Here is an ad for RWD from 2006 http://www.coloribus.com/agencies/tb...bul,year-2006/ |
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