by "scoob" (scoobsti)
Published 06/13/2017 at 22:01
by "scoob" (scoobsti)
Published 06/13/2017 at 22:01
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Aren’t the even numbered models supposed to be coupes (2 Series, 4 Series), and odd numbered sedans (3 Series, 5 Series)? So they killed the 6 Series coupe to make a sedan with a kind-of not-really coupe-like back?
"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
06/13/2017 at 22:02, STARS: 2
Yep, they are now contradicting their own convoluted nomenclature.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
06/13/2017 at 22:03, STARS: 3
They already have a coupe:
"scoob" (scoobsti)
06/13/2017 at 22:05, STARS: 2
“Coupe.” Aren’t they killing that 6 Series anyway?
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
06/13/2017 at 22:05, STARS: 0
This is replacing the 5 GT.
GT means tall hatchback version of a sedan in BMW speak.
In that regard, it’s a big improvement over its predecessor.
"scoob" (scoobsti)
06/13/2017 at 22:05, STARS: 2
I can’t odd even
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
06/13/2017 at 22:05, STARS: 1
2-series from 2014:
They blew up that even coupes odd sedans/wagons thing a long time ago.
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
06/13/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 1
Yup. They’re dead to me anyway, they lost me at electronic water pumps and lack of manual transmissions offered.
"Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve)
06/13/2017 at 22:07, STARS: 1
YES!
That is exactly what I was thinking. It should be the 7er GT.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
06/13/2017 at 22:13, STARS: 1
Front looks like Solomon Grundy
"carcrasher88" (carcrasher88)
06/13/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 0
That’s because instead of that hideous thing, they turned it into an oversized and even sleeker 3 Series GT.
Not a fan of the use of the 6 Series on it, but I like the look of it.
"carcrasher88" (carcrasher88)
06/13/2017 at 22:18, STARS: 0
Clearly. That thing should have been a 1 Series. Not bad looking, though.
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
06/13/2017 at 22:25, STARS: 0
BMW has been doing a pretty good job with the styling of their FWD cars overall. The new X1 looks pretty good too, though from a distance it is clearly just a transverse platform wagon.
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
06/13/2017 at 22:26, STARS: 0
Although, that thing was actually a short-wheelbase and decontented 7 series, not actually a 5 series.
Because BMW numbering makes any sense at all.
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
06/13/2017 at 22:26, STARS: 0
To be fair, the 4GC already contradicted it before. And I think Audi started it, with the A5 Sportback. (Or maybe the A7 before that?)
"Saracen" (manualdoucheelitist)
06/13/2017 at 22:48, STARS: 0
At least the 4GC is derived from a 4-series. The 6GT is derived from a 5-series!
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
06/13/2017 at 22:50, STARS: 0
Is the 4GC a 4-series or a 3-series, though?
And, I thought the 6 was effectively the 5 coupe?
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/13/2017 at 23:34, STARS: 1
Don’t try to make sense of BMW’s naming scheme. You are only going to give yourself a headache.
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
06/14/2017 at 03:00, STARS: 0
I was under the impression that BMW lost the plot quite some time ago.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
06/14/2017 at 10:53, STARS: 0
Leave it to BMW to redesign something that already works well?