Embrace the FWD - BMW aims to sell a million front wheel drive cars per year off one platform shared with Mini

[G0TB00ST?]

I would love to own a MINIature BMW! I think it'd be awesome, then I'll put a Fight Rice bumper sticker on it and then add a whale tale Spoiler! Then go down on Front Street in KC and race some other Hondas for some serious street cred!

and I don't like it

and on a completely unrelated side note while looking for that last picture I found this and the lion king part of my childhood is forever ruined

[onisyndicate]

and I don't like it

and on a completely unrelated side note while looking for that last picture I found this and the lion king part of my childhood is forever ruined

Congrats on making my pregnant wife cry on attachment 31842.

[G0TB00ST?]

Congrats on making my pregnant wife cry on attachment 31842.

I cried too when I saw this

[BlackJetE90OC]

I think kids growing up today won't even consider BMW a luxury brand in the future. They will have so many models and low budget cars on the road, they simply will kill their brand image.

[DFM]

The only car I would remotely consider on this platform would be an A45 AMG competitor. I'm not holding my breath. I don't see the A45 getting surpassed by a BMW any time soon.

[FLYING X5]

This is why my 2011 X5 is the last BMW I will ever own... Oh well, BMW know's best for their bottom line, that's it... Who cares what the people really want, as long as BMW lines their pockets with green... I understand it's always about money in the end... Guess they figured it was time to sell out

[cisi]

where does this picture come from? I thought the 2 series would remain RWD even when the 1 series was passing to FWD....

[Sticky]

where does this picture come from?

BMW's own advertising.

I thought the 2 series would remain RWD

2-Series will be RWD for now.

[BlackJetE90OC]

So the GM approach, that worked out well.

Build similar cars on same chasiss, with three different badges.

[G0TB00ST?]

So the GM approach, that worked out well.

Build similar cars on same chasiss, with three different badges.

Munich will be the next city to file bankruptcy

[Sticky]

Munich will be the next city to file bankruptcy

Doubt it. They have never been as $#@!ty as GM ever was.

[G0TB00ST?]

It was a bad joke lol

[Sticky]

It was a bad joke lol

Yes it was heh.

[continue5]

More money = more money for research= better cars for us. Even //M cars... I see how it can be perceived as a bad thing but I can see this as helping the entire bmw lineup..

[Sticky]

More money = more money for research= better cars for us. Even //M cars... I see how it can be perceived as a bad thing but I can see this as helping the entire bmw lineup..

Once again. No CSL/GTS in North America. No Z4M. More GT cars, less dedicated M drivers cars. If they actually were using the profits to produce more enthusiast cars nobody would have a problem. The issue is that is not happening, they are doing 'i' instead.

[BlackJetE90OC]

More money = more money for research= better cars for us. Even //M cars... I see how it can be perceived as a bad thing but I can see this as helping the entire bmw lineup..

Yeah...More carbon fiber golf carts with sh*t range.

[Sticky]

Yeah...More carbon fiber golf carts with sh*t range.

Heh, THIS.

If they were doing cool things with M I wouldn't care. Whatever, sell the garbage to the masses if they think it's great. But all BMW has been talking about is the 'i3' and plug-in hybrids.

Don't you guys get it? It's over. They want to be eco-hippies now.