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Originally Posted by Red Bread
Blah, blah, blah.
BMW USA offered an awd, automatic 328i/330i/328d only with the F31. E91 was also only the small motor but did have a brief manual availability.
Point is, the limitation of drivetrain and transmissions has a lot to do with the problem. I suspect that even though we're a small portion of buyers, the absence of a manual in the G3x will also ultimately hurt sales that they'll just chalk up to CUV's.
It's not just CUV's. If a six cylinder, manual, rwd hatch/wagon had been in the BMW lineup, my last three cars would absolutely not have been a Mazda 3 hatch and two GTI's. However after the F series, it would take a pretty large change in BMW's mindset for me to come back.
If wagons really didn't sell, Volvo wouldn't have four and the RS6 and possibly RS4 wouldn't be in bound.
I can't explain VW possibly killing the Golf Sport Wagon and All Track, except for the fact that they're a little downmarket and priced above their immediate competition. Plus they seem to be making way for EV's in their lineup.
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You can comment "blah blah blah" all you want, but you know I'm right. You think throwing multiple variants out there would help sales? I think that's even less likely to happen.
I personally like the V90 a lot. But have I ever seen one on the road? The V60 is rare as-is. Look online to see how many V90s are available for sale. Hardly any of them out there.