09-25-2020, 11:24 PM | #67 |
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I'm so confused as to what this thing is. Is it a larger X5 but a smaller X7? It doesn't looking like an X6 styled car.
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09-25-2020, 11:26 PM | #68 | |
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I think everyone mistook what I said. I don't think electric cars are the future, as they're arguably worse for the environment. I hate self-righteous Tesla and Prius drivers who scream at anyone with a pickup truck. I want a long-nosed 9-MPG 900 Horsepower V12 coupe revving over 10k. I was saying a certain political party really wants to restrict which vehicles (and some other things we Americans love) we own, and if gas prices do shoot up for a multitude of reasons, people just won't want to drive big gas-guzzling cars. Someone did bring up the point about working from home, and it is a fair argument. However, I don't think Karen would want to drive her 5 kids to rec soccer practice in her BMW X69420M with 10mpg and an 800hp V12 if gas prices shoot up to $6/gal and anything with consumption below 25MPG gets taxed to hell. For the material use argument, I was just saying it's better if brands focused less on building massive vehicles, as production costs for a large vehicle are higher. I'm not too sure on how much, nor am I sure it's even a justifiable argument, but it's just something worth consideration. Anyways, I'd do anything for BMW to build a curvy 2 seater grand tourer with a big V12 sitting under an elongated hood. Too bad the market for such a vehicle just doesn't exist anymore.
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09-25-2020, 11:30 PM | #69 | |
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SCOTT26 "So as an admirer of the M5 and a potential customer of an M5 Touring. I would run naked around the streets of Garching if they were to offer one."
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09-26-2020, 08:33 PM | #75 |
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You get a pass since its the Macan, which I'm fully convinced is more fun to drive than the 3-series, C-class, or A4/S4. It picks up where the E90 left off.
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09-26-2020, 08:34 PM | #76 |
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If it were Porsche we could at least be like "oh well, at least it'll pay the bills for impressive sports cars." But this is BMW we are talking about. Is all that cash from their SAVs is really going into producing the best driver's cars on the road? Did it keep the curb weight in check on the new M3/4?
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09-27-2020, 04:02 AM | #78 |
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Just to mention the markings says “Hybrid test vehicle”, so it’s a gas/petrol hybrid not a BEV (otherwise it would say ‘Electric test vehicle’).
This would tally with the article mentioning the entry level will be a ‘M45e’, guessing this will be pretty much the same drivetrain in the recently released 545e. |
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09-27-2020, 01:56 PM | #80 |
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My question is, or would be WHY??? What's the purpose of this vehicle when BMW already has an oversized Vehicle in the X7?
Is the X7 not big enough?? Seems to be overkill in my opinion. Just another land yacht roaming the streets. :
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09-27-2020, 02:02 PM | #81 |
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Good question Paliknight. I myself am curious as well.
I just see no sense in it whatsoever.
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Think of XM as the opposite of iX. Two bookends for the BMW sub-brands.
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X7 - petrol/diesel only XM - plug-in hybrid only iX - battery electric only The only thing we are missing is a bespoken, dedicated hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in this class. I think this is ironic given BMW's stated strategy to flex powertrains within a single model as market demands. Here, they've gone and divided them into three separate models despite the fact that they are all built on the same platform. Sure, this is the very top of the market where margins are greatest, but it's still a bit of a curious move. Others might skip the superfluous hybrid-only model and instead put the funds toward dedicated EV platforms that take advantage of the uniquely compact packaging of an electric drivetrain. How long before the high end electric luxury SUV buyer starts to notice BMW isn't doing that? BMW seems to be betting it won't happen in appreciable numbers until these products have run their course. I suppose we'll see. |
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BMW and Audi are always having a battle with the numbering of their SUV...Audi pretending always that it has a bigger car
BMW X5 release, Audi release Q7 BMW X3 release, Audi release Q5 BMW X1 release, Audi release Q3 BMW X7 release, Audi release Q8 BMW X8 release, Audi will release Q9? But Audi did never release a competitor for the X6, X4 and X2...so maybe the Q9 will never exist anyway |
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09-28-2020, 11:49 AM | #85 |
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Q3 and Q5 have Sportback and in Europe we have a Q2
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