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ryan roopnarine
03-25-2010, 04:24 PM
if this is to be believed


http://green.autoblog.com/2010/03/24/customer-ignorance-convinces-bmw-that-front-drive-is-ok/
whiskychaser
03-25-2010, 05:35 PM
Forthcoming??? So the Mini is rwd then?
ryan roopnarine
03-25-2010, 05:46 PM
If they could manage rwd in the hatch wagon isetta, they can find a way to make it work again. No one told various people at bmw that they had to make advertisments and pronouncements about not using rwd. I'm trying to find the bmw rabbit foot pic right now.
whiskychaser
03-25-2010, 05:59 PM
BMW already make a fwd ie the Mini. They also make rwd and awd. I'm lost Ryan (not for the first time:) ) What are they doing that is new?
ryan roopnarine
03-25-2010, 06:11 PM
I know that the mini is fwd, but they have acknowledged, rather overtly, that bmw had an inherent aversion to fwd.

http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/200701/bmw-1-series---rear--1_800x0w.jpg

http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/88724/projects/155195/887241228495592.jpg

http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/88724/projects/155195/887241228495625.jpg

I'm sure that someone here can recall more distinctly the bigwig at bmw making the comment about them not ever going to fwd, I don't remember who right now.
whiskychaser
03-25-2010, 06:21 PM
All I can see is a frog, a rabbit and a horse :( Now I know its really time for bed.
ryan roopnarine
03-25-2010, 06:33 PM
All I can see is a frog, a rabbit and a horse :( Now I know its really time for bed.

All three pictures are of animals with more substantial hind quarters than front, with leg positions transposed in photoshop style. the caption says "that's why we don't have front wheel drive"
Ross
03-26-2010, 09:40 AM
I-drive, Bangle,SUVs, FWD, what's next? Pick-up trucks
ryan roopnarine
03-26-2010, 11:31 AM
what's next? Pick-up trucks

I do remember a rap song from 10 or 11 years ago with someone bragging about getting rid of all of his platinum cards (for a uranium card) and driving a rolls royce pickup truck. since bmw owns RR, we can only hope.
whiskychaser
03-26-2010, 03:43 PM
a rolls royce pickup truck. since bmw owns RR, we can only hope.
Somebody order an E34 pickup?:
http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=52961