The horror.

by "404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
Published 01/25/2017 at 10:07

Tags: bmw ; wrong wheel drive
STARS: 1

Darkness, everyone, darkness is spreading.

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In case of Kinja: http://www.carscoops.com/2017/01/chinas-bmw-1-series-sedan-mysteriously.html

Replies (8)

"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
01/25/2017 at 10:10, STARS: 1

As a lifelong BMW aficionado, I don’t want to say it, but I actually kind of like it.

"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
01/25/2017 at 10:11, STARS: 2

Well if it wasn’t wrong wheel drive, I would trade Valka like yesterday. It is the perfect form factor, but I want it RWD 6MT with a 1.5L 3-cyl.

"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
01/25/2017 at 10:14, STARS: 1

The current 318i F30 LCI is RWD with the 1.5L turbo 3 and the 6 speed manual. It’s a damn shame they don’t sell it here.

"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
01/25/2017 at 10:15, STARS: 2

Here’s to hope the earlier rumours about a RWD 2 Gran Coupe is true. Add the liftback and RWD and it’s perfection, resurrection of the 3 ti.

"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
01/25/2017 at 10:17, STARS: 3

A FWD 1.5 LITER 3 CYLINDER!?!?

The Ultimate Driving Machine

Pure Driving Pleasure

Here’s a Badge, Where’s My Money?

"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
01/25/2017 at 10:34, STARS: 0

Well in one of the pics you can see this one is a 120i, so it’s the B48 4-cyl still. It’s the 118i that has the 3-cyl.

"E90M3" (e90m3)
01/25/2017 at 10:41, STARS: 2

I thought those were only made in China. BMW said none of their cars would be FWD, just like they said M cars wouldn’t come with turbos, or be AWD, or have autos.

"Tazio, Count Fouroff" (tazio0625)
01/25/2017 at 10:58, STARS: 0

At least *shudders* it’s probably the best-looking car built in China.

Whatever that means

Yup, the barbarians are at the gate (metaphorically speaking)...imo Bob Lutz nails it, explains it, and, in (regrettable) truth closes the door on BMW AG in one brilliant, brief paragraph (“Go Lutz Yourself,” Road & Track , July, 2016).

*smh* *sobs*

Thanks for the post, hadn’t seen (just wishing it were possible to un-know)