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Originally Posted by secretanchitman
This is pretty much my sentiment too - keep putting 6MT in the M2/M3/M4 and I'm set.
However, BMW seriously has needed consolidation in the lineup for years. Do we really need coupe SUVs, M Performance cars and switching out the coupes and convertibles into even numbered models? I think it should be something like this:
1 (120i/130i/M1)
3 (330i/340i/M3 Sedan/Coupe/Convertible)
5 (530/540i/550i M5 Sedan/Coupe/Convertible)
7 (740i LWB, 750i, LWB)
X1 (30i)
X3 (30i, 40i, X3 M)
X5 (40i, 50i, X5 M)
X7 (40i, 50i)
Z4 (30i, 40i, M)
i3
i8
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Couldn't have said it better.
Oh you want a 4 door version of the 4/6/8 series? Buy a 5 or 7 series then!! The gran coupe concept needs to go away. I like the 8 series and I'm sad to see it is going away but maybe that's part of the cool factor, every so often the 6 and 8 series gets revived, makes it special.
I also refuse to believe that Bmws lower end cars are not contributing to their bottom line. Consolidation of all the engines offered abroad I feel would help minimize production costs as well.