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Originally posted by: NFS4
http://autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&loc_code=index&content_code=04433375
DOH!
Originally posted by: tweakmm
Why would anybody who aspires to own a BMW get a 1-series???
CEO Helmut Panke said the 1 Series will be nearly identical in size to the 2002 - the predecessor to the 3 Series.
"It will pick up where the 2002 started 35 years ago," he said. "It won't be cheap and will be the only rear-drive car of its size."
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Originally posted by: tweakmm
Why would anybody who aspires to own a BMW get a 1-series???
If they can produce a RWD platform with power to match the new Accords/Altimas, at around the same price point, it should sell well.
Viper GTS
I have little doubt it will sell well... It's just a BMW that costs 20k, something doesn't seem right with that. I hope it's not a plastic piece of sh!t that dilutes the BMW name. I'm going to have to reserve my final opinions until I see the interior though.Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Originally posted by: tweakmm
Why would anybody who aspires to own a BMW get a 1-series???
If they can produce a RWD platform with power to match the new Accords/Altimas, at around the same price point, it should sell well.
Originally posted by: Xiety
Originally posted by: NFS4
http://autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&loc_code=index&content_code=04433375
DOH!
:camera:?
U.S. market will get only one body style of the 1 Series - not a hatchback
Originally posted by: NFS4
Sedan:
http://www.news24.com/Images/Photos/200211040803321-series-hatch-400.jpg
Originally posted by: NFS4
Hatch....sedan should look very similar:
http://www.news24.com/Images/Photos/200211040803321-series-hatch-400.jpg
Originally posted by: NFS4
Hatch....sedan should look very similar:
http://www.news24.com/Images/Photos/200211040803321-series-hatch-400.jpg
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Those FWD POS cars will have NO chance against a RWD BMW...especially if they stick the 2.5 or 3.0L engines in it!
Me wants one!
Edit: so as not to dilute the BMW brand, they could always slap a MINI logo onto it...
Originally posted by: tweakmm
I have little doubt it will sell well... It's just a BMW that costs 20k, something doesn't seem right with that. I hope it's not a plastic piece of sh!t that dilutes the BMW name. I'm going to have to reserve my final opinions until I see the interior though.Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Originally posted by: tweakmm
Why would anybody who aspires to own a BMW get a 1-series???
If they can produce a RWD platform with power to match the new Accords/Altimas, at around the same price point, it should sell well.
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
why doesn't BMW and VW just MERGE and get it over with??
VW Phaeton and now a 1 series??
they should just stay with their strengths and merge.
Originally posted by: AgaBooga
Bah! I think that will lower the value of a BMW if lots of people buy it, because it could potentially become a common car like a Honda or Toyota.