11-20-2015, 10:41 AM | #111 | |
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Now, if you were well aware of this concept car coming to China months in advance, well, kudos to you for nailing that left field prediction. |
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11-20-2015, 10:43 AM | #113 |
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Good point. The G20 would be more profitable than the F52, and get more coverage in the press. Maybe after a year of the G20 on the market, when people start realizing that even basic G20 models are $45K+ USD, BMW can swoop in with the F52 and say "hey look what you can get for <$40K". That's what I do, at least.
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11-20-2015, 10:43 AM | #114 | |
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" The sportier models of the 2er - Coupe , Cabrio and Gran Coupe are expected to be RWD " |
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11-20-2015, 10:47 AM | #115 |
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I still don't think we'll see a 2er Gran Coupe on the nex-gen Gxx platform. Volumes would be infinitesimally small. No matter how much guys on this board would drool over them.
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11-20-2015, 10:50 AM | #116 | |
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The model 3 will be a 3/4 size model s about the same size as this car. |
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11-20-2015, 10:50 AM | #117 | |
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Faith is a good thing. I hope you get your RWD 2GC. My advice is to not to put any money on that prediction. |
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11-20-2015, 10:51 AM | #118 | |
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Looks decent but the FWD is a deal breaker.
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11-20-2015, 11:13 AM | #125 | |
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There are other precedents.. like when BMW wasn't gonna make an M car out of their Z cars.. I'll be the first to let you know if/when it happens again. I'm all in for an M2 CSL or M2 gran Coupe.. whichever comes first.. |
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Mercedes has it figured out - CLA Audi has it figured out - S3 BMW still lagging.. |
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11-20-2015, 11:20 AM | #128 |
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What happened to the even numbered series are 2 doors naming nomenclature??? Would this then be compact Gran Coupe??
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And BMW has this new FWD-based 2-series, which is exactly matched to the CLA and S3 in terms of architecture, features and price. Arguably looking better than either. |
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11-20-2015, 11:31 AM | #130 | |
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Also.. production volume is incredibly limited.. pretty sure that Mercedes is just as happy to sell buyers a CLA as they are a C class.. unlike BMW where they will show you a 1 or 2 series in the US and then step you to a 3/4 series because it has better options, colors etc.. |
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But BMW has long ago determined that the size of the market that will only buy this car if it is RWD is smaller than the size of the market that does not care which wheels drive the car. And since its cheaper to build it on their UKL platform, shared with many models across the BMW and Mini brands, that's the strategy that the board has approved. |
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