BMW = Most Superfluous Car Line-Up? BMW Car Thread - 8Series Revealed

laxinchili said:
I lease a Chevy Equinox but I'm saving up for my big purchase next. I like the Equinox... I'm a snowboarder and it's a good size for gear and a couple buddies... I can also have my subwoofer in the back which is pretty big... 306 Horse power v6 feels nice too... 


However, I'm getting old and I want to drive something nicer than a Chevy when I reach 30...

I've been thinking about the audi Q5, but now the Porsche Macan has been released and it's getting great reviews:

All the review's I've seen say i'ts best in class and I think it's pretty sexy.
I'm thinking it'll be this or the next gen SRX (if it's good)




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Since the thread is about BMWs and I'm contributing my preference of SUV/CUVs, check this out @ BMW X-Drive:
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The Macan looks great, and definitely has very high reviews. I don't know how pricing is around your way, but when I saw pricing, I felt like it was a bit much.
 
Swear I thought the even numbered ones were all two door, had no clue the 4 and 6 came in 4-door, that's stupid.

Any who, my mother has a 2011 335i Coupe. 50k Car with no heated seats, navi, or parking assist, smh. Its been fine so far, but I know sometime in the near future its gonna be all bad.

What do y'all know about Hyundai's tho? Whenever my Taurus decides to kick the bucket I'd probably look into getting a used Genesis...or a Avalon.
 
malikdagoat said:
Swear I thought the even numbered ones were all two door, had no clue the 4 and 6 came in 4-door, that's stupid.

Any who, my mother has a 2011 335i Coupe. 50k Car with no heated seats, navi, or parking assist, smh. Its been fine so far, but I know sometime in the near future its gonna be all bad.

What do y'all know about Hyundai's tho? Whenever my Taurus decides to kick the bucket I'd probably look into getting a used Genesis...or a Avalon.
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lmao me and ya momma got da exact same car years and miles too cept i got navi :pimp:

if she got a 2011 it'll be fine they reworked the past issues :pimp:

take care of da e92 yung padawan :pimp: hold dat DTC button down 4 me too :pimp:
 
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Just what BMW needs, another sedan and better yet, make another sedan in one of the coupe nomenclature! I mean seriously, why even bother with making even numberes series coupes and odd numbered series sedans if they are just going to make a 4-door versions of each and every coupe they make?

In a move that should surprise no one, BMW reportedly is building a “Gran Coupe” version of the 2-series.

BMW Chief Development Officer Klaus Fröhlich is advocating for a rear-wheel-drive sedan based on the already-popular 2-series coupe and convertible to take on the new compact offerings from Mercedes and Audi, according to Auto Motor und Sport.
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The problem with BMW is their cars are visually near undistinguishable from one another. The real differences are in the features and what's under the hood. They seriously need to diversify the look because unless you're really into cars, looks + features matter a lot more than what's under the hood.
 
great first post, like amazing stuff for real.  however, I think that maybe we are entering or are already in an era where almost all cars look the same, anyone else have this feeling too?  or is it probably just a sign that I'm getting old? 
 
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bale said:
great first post, like amazing stuff for real.  however, I think that maybe we are entering or are already in an era where almost all cars look the same, anyone else have this feeling too?  or is it probably just a sign that I'm getting old? 
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People say this every decade, but it's been like that since the dawn of the automobile.



The earliest cars in the late 1800s and early 1900s were all essentially motorized carraiges

In the 1920s cars incorporated fenders and and running boards on nearly all cars.

In the 1930s many cars ditched retractable carriage tops for fixed roofs.

In the 1940s cars started to really take shape, rounding edges and incorporating fenders into the body.

In the 1950s quad headlamps and tail-fins were everywhere.

In the 1960s-early 70s cars grew very long in the hood with short rear ends.

In the mid 70s-late 80s anything that wasn't a sports car looked like a box on wheels. Anything that was a sports car had a hatchback and pop-up headlights.

In the 90s-early 00s everything was a shapeless, rounded, melted bar of soap.

Today everything has angry headlights, tall door profiles and tiny windows.



Of course there are exceptions to each decade, but it stands for good reason that manufacturers competing with each other would borrow from each other. As technology develops and markets change, the manufacturer has to meet consumer demands. This leads to numerous similarities of any competing cars in any era.
 
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I actually feel that in this day and age, there are bigger differentiation between brands in terms of designs and look. Sure each brand has their consistent and signature looks and design (that might make it difficult to tell one from another ie: BMW) but each brand is distinguishable from one another.

Carmakers are also more willing to put out concept-like designs for production these days like the Lexus NX, the BMW i8 and even the Audi R8. They are more than willing to risk their designs these days while in the past it felt like there was kind of a hesitance to come out with something that is just too wild in fear that it won't sell.
 
Don Adidada said:
 
The problem with BMW is their cars are visually near undistinguishable from one another. The real differences are in the features and what's under the hood. They seriously need to diversify the look because unless you're really into cars, looks + features matter a lot more than what's under the hood.
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All 3 of the main German luxury automakers are like that. Audi's even worse than BMW.
 
I actually really like the current X1... It has just enough wagon like looks to get a pass... The new one does not...
 
X1 (official pics) and this one definitely looks more like an SUV


Say hello to BMW's all-new X1 that marks a significant departure from its predecessor, as it's the firm's first ever SUV to be built on front-wheel drive hardware.

Whereas the outgoing, first-generation X1 shared its rear-wheel drive set-up with the previous 3-Series Touring, the new model is based on the BMW Group's UKL1 architecture found in the latest MINI family and the BMW 2-Series Active and Gran Tourer minivans.

In North America, BMW will launch the X1 this fall as a 2016MY with a single engine option, the xDrive28i sporting a 2.0-liter turbo'd straight-four with 228hp and 258 lb-ft of peak torque paired to a standard eight-speed automatic for a 0-60mph (96km/h) sprint time of 6.3 seconds.
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New X1 looks nice. Prefer it over the current model. BMW may have be back with them next year with this model.
 
I hope the side emblems being placed on the door isn't going to be BMW new trend, it looks so bad there, just put it back in the fender or remove it altogether.
 
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