Comments on: Future BMW 1 Series Family

By: Lance

Lance — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:37:00 +0000

@Gord: There are none at the moment, but knowing Audi’s copy cat strategy, they will always come up with some ugly, nose heavy cars and claim they are better than BMW. Just like the Q7, Q5, A1… all just copied BMW.

You see, they are such losers that they will not enter any market first, they will let someone else come up with the idea, be first to attempt, then if they are successful, Audi wants a piece of that pie.

This is one of many reasons why BMW is the best and always ahead of the game.

By: Gord

Gord — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:40:04 +0000

What would be the Z2′s competitors ?

By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:09:56 +0000

@Lance: A sporty two-door hatchback

or this http://www.motorauthority.com/preview-mercedes-benz-clk-shooting-brake.html

By: Lance

Lance — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:05:36 +0000

What is a shooting brake vehicle?

By: Elio

Elio — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:50:41 +0000

mb81 – That was the original plan for the 1 series and would have been the natural successor to the E30. Would be nice to see it again but Europe’s love of the hatch will kill it ever appearing.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:26:00 +0000

Horatiu, what do you mean by “sedanish” ?

I want a V10-ish hatchback :)

By: bunker

bunker — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:24:57 +0000

Whoa…I just noticed this and now I’m confused. How are the X1 and the CAS any different? And if they are, how big of a shoehorn is BMW going to need to create this niche?!?

By: mb81

mb81 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:47:03 +0000

u forgot the 1 series 5dr sedan, similar to the coupe E81 but with 2 more doors