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OldSkoolToys · 04-15-2011, 04:15 AM

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/256570/

While checking their scoop on the FT-86, I noticed this as another story on the page.

The 3Cyl thing is really whatever....but FWD? Really? Never thought I'd see the day BMW would make a fronter...
Yes, I realize about Mini...but this article was talking about a car wearing the BMW badge being a fronter. Hadn't heard about this before.

Allch Chcar · 04-15-2011, 04:53 AM

That would be a shame if they end up moving the 1 series to FWD or something like that. That is BMW's entry level car afterall so I assume that's what could happen. Using it in the Mini I could understand since they're already transverse/FWD. It looks like the Autocar writer is confused about what it will be used in though. The current 1 series is longitude engines so that excludes that. And the 1 series already has efficient 4 bangers so it's probably just for their Mini brand cars. Which has been FWD since it's inception. So nothing will really change other than the number of cylinders.

RRnold · 04-15-2011, 10:58 PM

Talk about a major paradigm shift for BMW to introduce a FWD vehicle. I see some potential in this! Curious to see what small car they currently have in mind.

Want.FR-S · 04-16-2011, 01:25 AM

There were talks in BMW where they will introduce the fwd as the next 1 series. The current 1 series will then be bumped to 2 series. The company did a survey of their current 1 series owners and the majority (85%?) do not know the 1 series are rwd. I think I saw this a while ago in some Canadian blog. Apparently the survey was done in north America.

Apparently, someone is buying the emblem, not necessary the car or it's performance.

Kage · 04-16-2011, 02:10 AM

^...wtf LOL

but hm...maybe they will be a "0" series? that would be kinda cool

xantonin · 04-16-2011, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Want.FR-S

There were talks in BMW where they will introduce the fwd as the next 1 series. The current 1 series will then be bumped to 2 series. The company did a survey of their current 1 series owners and the majority (85%?) do not know the 1 series are rwd. I think I saw this a while ago in some Canadian blog. Apparently the survey was done in north America.

Apparently, someone is buying the emblem, not necessary the car or it's performance.

Sounds like most Americans I know.

Want.FR-S · 04-16-2011, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kage

^...wtf LOL

but hm...maybe they will be a "0" series? that would be kinda cool

See if I can make this work....

Joe: so what do you drive, son?
John: a Zero thirty-five.
Joe: so a Nissan Z35. A nice car.
John: ..........

iff2mastamatt · 04-16-2011, 04:10 PM

I'm not opposed to FWD cyl engines, but BMW might lose some of it's standards. Almost any BMW car can go 0-60 in 5 seconds or less, but now that won't be so. However, most people buy BMWs for the status, not for the specs. This is probably a city car to help BMW's average MPGs, like how Aston Martin made the cygnet.

Allch Chcar · 04-16-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by iff2mastamatt

I'm not opposed to FWD cyl engines, but BMW might lose some of it's standards. Almost any BMW car can go 0-60 in 5 seconds or less, but now that won't be so. However, most people buy BMWs for the status, not for the specs. This is probably a city car to help BMW's average MPGs, like how Aston Martin made the cygnet.

BMW sells 4 banger Gasoline and Diesel versions in Europe so that's only their mid-top range engines/cars. It's only in the US that we get the 6 cylinder only treatment. We don't get the hatch 1 series either

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Dimman · 04-16-2011, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

BMW sells 4 banger Gasoline and Diesel versions in Europe so that's only their mid-top range engines/cars. It's only in the US that we get the 6 cylinder only treatment. We don't get the hatch 1 series either

.

Yeah, even the first M3 was a four cylinder. Could you imagine if they did that now? Even if the engine and car was EPIC, there would be a huge outcry of protest.

Allch Chcar · 04-16-2011, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimman

Yeah, even the first M3 was a four cylinder. Could you imagine if they did that now? Even if the engine and car was EPIC, there would be a huge outcry of protest.

Like if Porsche made a 4 banger based car

?

iff2mastamatt · 04-16-2011, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

Like if Porsche made a 4 banger based car

?

Precisely haha.

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