[creepy coupe]

Feature on future BMW's

Front wheel drive 1 series (old news)

Z2

Three cylinder engines

[jinjur]

Originally Posted by creepy coupe

Feature on future BMW's

Front wheel drive 1 series (old news)

Z2

Three cylinder engines

Bet it will be a great wee 3 though....

Kinda getting away from what BMW is about though IMO.


J

[MEGA]

The Z2 looks fucking horrendous.

Why are BMW doing this.

Why.

dilluting the brand. especially the introduction of FWD.

Terrible.

[kaishang]

Even the turbo 4-cylinder engine is a bit depressing.

I know it is the same power as the non-turbo 3 litre and uses less fuel..... but it can't have the same sound or NVH.

[Mani59]

Originally Posted by MEGA

The Z2 looks fucking horrendous.

Why are BMW doing this.

Why.

dilluting the brand. especially the introduction of FWD.

Terrible.

+1.
BMW are about rear wheel drive. There was a BMW TV advert years ago, showing RWD are better than FWD cars, and that RWD makes the perfect 'Ultimate Driving Machine'. Now that they have this brand, they are going to ruin it (IMO) with this FWD rubbish.

What they should have done is create another new brand to make their FWD stuff and leave the BMW brand RWD.

[creepy coupe]

Originally Posted by E90_330i

+1.
.

What they should have done is create another new brand to make their FWD stuff and leave the BMW brand RWD.

Like the Mini range?

[jinjur]

Originally Posted by MEGA

The Z2 looks fucking horrendous.

Why are BMW doing this.

Why.

dilluting the brand. especially the introduction of FWD.

Terrible.

Meh....

They will probably be great cars.


Unlike the X3/X6


The brand will be fine

Everyone will be fine.


J

[MEGA]

Personally, anyone saying "I drive a BMW" and then it turning out to be an FWD 3cl "engined" car - is more than enough for me to say this is dilluting the brand and a sad development.

[Mani59]

Originally Posted by creepy coupe

Like the Mini range?

I think in addition to the Mini range

[Hotcoupe]

Forget BMW's, Renault and the Clio is where it's at.

[creepy coupe]

Originally Posted by Hotcoupe

Forget BMW's, Renault and the Clio is where it's at.

I've heard they're bringing out a RWD version

[jinjur]

Originally Posted by creepy coupe

I've heard they're bringing out a RWD version

Fuck that......

You'd get wasted by pish 335's if you couldnt layz your powerz down.








J

[dar2008]

Originally Posted by E90_330i

...There was a BMW TV advert years ago, showing RWD are better than FWD cars, and that RWD makes the perfect 'Ultimate Driving Machine'...

That's called marketing. In time, they may well bring out an ad. saying the opposite. Personally, I don't have a problem with this, it's called development and advancement. Why can't a 'brand' change? Why can't a successful car company change aspects of their design? Who knows, in 5, maybe 10years, they won't be developing so many new petrol engines (if any?),... I don't see why that would be bad if they are on the cutting edge of new developments in technology.

[creepy coupe]

Originally Posted by dar2008

That's called marketing. In time, they may well bring out an ad. saying the opposite. Personally, I don't have a problem with this, it's called development and advancement. Why can't a 'brand' change? Why can't a successful car company change aspects of their design? Who knows, in 5, maybe 10years, they won't be developing so many new petrol engines (if any?),... I don't see why that would be bad if they are on the cutting edge of new developments in technology.

Becuase for years RWD has been the holy Grail, FWD is shite as the steering should NEVER do two jobs at once.

[dar2008]

Originally Posted by creepy coupe

Becuase for years RWD has been the holy Grail, FWD is shite as the steering should NEVER do two jobs at once.

But presumably developments in FWD have improved over the last say, 20years. I would expect BMW to build some of the best FWD cars available employing the latest developments and technology, wouldn't you?

[creepy coupe]

Originally Posted by dar2008

But presumably developments in FWD have improved over the last say, 20years. I would expect BMW to build some of the best FWD cars available employing the latest developments and technology, wouldn't you?

Totally agree re developments, but corruption is corruption what ever way you look at it. And too be fair to BMW they’re on looking at it on small cars at the moment. But what next? A three cylinder FWD car, with a premium price tag? No thanks I might as well buy a Pug 106 and sky the money I save.

[dxb335d]

Lets not forget 2.0 turbo's can be very tunable. (Lets hope bmw's is also)