Saki GT

Remember, BMW is selling more "ugly" cars than it did before its design went all Banglevision. If anything, I think BMW lost its focus, but maybe the executives are taking the company in a new direction.

Onehots2k

For a car company that has lost its focus it sure has a lot of competitors jumping out from every corner. Every damn commercial seems to be beating up on them. It does seem that they are trying to create a bunch of market niches. I mean you have:

BMW 1 series, its going to be slightly smaller than a Civic but packing some serious power. Audi, and Merc are definitely going to respond.

BMW X6, The most coupish SUV to date. Audi, and Merc will respond.

BMW F3, its suppose to suceed where that Merc. R class failed. Not sure who is going to respond.

BMW Z1, a smaller version of the next gen Z4. Audi and Merc will respond.

It seems that they are in the direction creating a bunch of new market niches. Do I agree with all of them. Definitely not. Especially the last two on the list. I will admit though, in the past and the present I have fell in love with the way they sound and drive. As long as this X6 dosent drive like a Tahoe and the rest of these cars have class leading or near class leading dynamics I'm sure they will do alright. And that roundel on the hood dosent hurt either.

Saki GT

Yeah, BMW is everywhere now - more competitors.

SkiLLeDS2000

Onehot, I agree about the 1 series, I'm very exicited about taking that car for a test drive. But the BMW cool aid that you drink is really funny and closeminded. I can imagine your room, filled with posters of every generation M3 and M5 ever created. When I was your age, early 20's and the E46 M3 came out I was in love. Now 7 years later I've seen BMW get uglier and fatter. The new Car and Driver said it best about the new M3, as well as other car mags, it's not the M3 you grew up loving, it's become a more quieter, more refined, more boring to drive. I love the old BMW, a drivers car. I hope and pray the 1 series can live up to the old BMW I loved. Also, you autoX's a X5/3, LMAO. Ya know what, instead of me taking my C6 to an Autox, I'll take my trailblazer, come man, get serious. BMW makes the X3/5/6 for one purpose, to make money, Porsche does the same with the Cayanne. Now, where did the BMW trademark signature come from? Just curious.....

CKit

Like it except for the back:


Too tall.

Is that a hatchback? I hope so, otherwise ZERO functionality.

cbehney

[QUOTE]Is that a hatchback?

Onehots2k

Haha, oh I'm not drinking any cool aid. My statements come from my first hand experience with these cars. I'm well aware of their major flaws but the experience I get fortunately drowns them out for the most part. I did their driving event a few months back. I got to troll around in the 360hp X5 by myself for about 35min. And then drove one through the cones until the tires squealed. One of the Andretti brothers was their too so it was interesting. I spanked the shit outta that truck. It handled very well for an SUV. I'm expecting this to drive a little better. They had the Lexus GS460 there and it was incredible scary to drive at the limit. Nice interior though. You could call me a fanboy. I take that as a compliment...

kumainu

I wouldn't kick that SUV out of bed.

rockville

For BMW's next trick we would like to jump a tank of water with... a SHARK in it!

JDM 4shot

[QUOTE=bjohnston,Sep 11 2007, 05:32 AM]Hahahahahahahaha.