Comments on: BMW M boss Dr. Segler says no M7 planned

By: viper

viper — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:10:31 +0000

of course I do , W220 is a beautiful looking car , looks better than any bmw , in my opinion, although I am a fan of both , I think in terms of design and some technologies the S class is some three maybe even more years in advantage.
and No , I aint getting older at all.. u would be surprised how young I am..Im just looking things different way

By: Simba

Simba — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:31:31 +0000

viper, I am afraid to say that your feeling may well be a sign of aging. You are rocketing into the Merc crowd. I guess you like the old subtle look of the previous generation S Class as well?

By: viper

viper — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:58:18 +0000

no I disagree , maybe bmw is more efficient with smaller engines , but u cant really compare the two , in general Mercedes Benz is a better car. period . AMG is luxury power and sport and prestige , ur M is just one of those , maybe two. I felt a lot better in S55 than in M5 , in fact I feel much greater and more superior in E class than in 5er , or any other bmw for that matter , I aint even gonna go with SL CLS CL and SLR….those things are just way beyond bmw. PERIOD , like it or not.

By: Tine

Tine — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:25:42 +0000

Mr. Segler is the new BMW M president (he was MINI brand manager before that). He succeed Mr. Willisch (who was appointed chief of European market sales BMW Group in May 2009). Willisch (ex BMW Deutschland chief) succeed Dr. Bruhnke in 2007 (who came into this position from Mercedes AMG after longterm M chief Mr. Prommesberger retired in 2003) .

Dr. Richter was a long-term vice-president @ BMW M & the development + engineering chief @ M division. In early 2008 he was appointed to run “Project Gran Turismo” project – a 4dr coupe based on Concept CS. His position was filled with Dr. Biermann (former E70 X5 project manager) – and today Mr. Biermann is still a development chief @ M GmbH.

;-)

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:58:01 +0000

So what if you have torque and hp? These so called Merc sports cars (wannabe’s) translate all those into smoking wheel spins and unwanted lack of grip because their cars are so badly bulit that all that torque and power are constantly lost along the way. Furthermore, their engines are extremely inefficient, which is an important factor – this is the 21st century, dirty muscle cars are so out! It’s like putting a big engine in the VW Polo and compare that to the M3.

The big joke is that Merc uses a giant 6 litre C Class to compete against the 4 litre M3 and yet the C Class is so much slower in terms of track lap times. This just proves the utter rubbish that Merc is producing. Merc is no where near to be classified as proper sports cars.

Furthermore, when you’re comparing engines, please compare apples with apples. Most BMW M engines are NA. If BMW decides to put in turbo’s, your Merc will not be able to match at all, just like the ones in the 335i and 135i – International Engine of The Year for a few years in a row. So don’t come compare engine superiority with BMW. Your Merc is way below standard.

By: viper

viper — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:54:24 +0000

the torque is way more important than horse power and thats where amg rules , ur M is nothing but big hp but even in hp it loses to amg , so all u have is razor sharp handling and better track times

By: Gord

Gord — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:02:58 +0000

What happened to the other M boss Richter ?

By: Steve Vincent

Steve Vincent — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:41:28 +0000

What i would like to see now is the x6m engine dropped into the 7 series. Hartage or G power will probably come up with this special now that BMW won’t build the M7.

By: Steve Vincent

Steve Vincent — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:37:44 +0000

Would loved to have seen the M7.

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By: Bradley Wint

Bradley Wint — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:16:17 +0000

Small correction Horatiu…in the 3rd paragraph…it’s supposed to be Segler and not Siegler.

By: _Auday_

_Auday_ — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:37:47 +0000

@Viper
Have you driven any AMG car before? just curious, because the ones I tried were nothing but crazy amount of torque and HP, anything else is no were near any BMW M car, so I dont know where this glorification for the AMG cars is coming from, IMO they are nothing but luxurios Muscle Cars, and should not be classified as sport cars.

By: Lance

Lance — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:42:12 +0000

I also don’t think the M7 would be a profitable product… CS neither, and why a 4 door coupe when you already have a 4 door sedan?

By: Vaybach Khan

Vaybach Khan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:59:41 +0000

what about the 6 series gt?! i think 6gt is cs resurrection…not 7gt,cos its nonsense ,if 7gt is next cs ,whats up with 6gt ???in my opinion they should never make m7 or gt…they should leave 7er as special high end luxury model…or if they decide to make 7er supercar they should name it differently..

By: viper

viper — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:33:11 +0000

once again S63 n 65 will rule without any fear at all…
whens the 760 coming out?
CS most likely wont make a comeback , 7 GT will look nothing like it , it aint a four door coupe