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"scoob" (scoobsti) 06/13/2017 at 22:01 • Filed to: None

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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 > scoob 06/13/2017 at 22:02

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Yep, they are now contradicting their own convoluted nomenclature.

TheHondaBro > scoob 06/13/2017 at 22:03

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They already have a coupe:

scoob > TheHondaBro 06/13/2017 at 22:05

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“Coupe.” Aren’t they killing that 6 Series anyway?

Textured Soy Protein > scoob 06/13/2017 at 22:05

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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 > Saracen 06/13/2017 at 22:05

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I can’t odd even

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > scoob 06/13/2017 at 22:05

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2-series from 2014:

They blew up that even coupes odd sedans/wagons thing a long time ago.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > scoob 06/13/2017 at 22:06

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Yup. They’re dead to me anyway, they lost me at electronic water pumps and lack of manual transmissions offered.

Vicente Esteve > scoob 06/13/2017 at 22:07

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YES!

That is exactly what I was thinking. It should be the 7er GT.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > scoob 06/13/2017 at 22:13

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Front looks like Solomon Grundy

carcrasher88 > Textured Soy Protein 06/13/2017 at 22:15

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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 > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 06/13/2017 at 22:18

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Clearly. That thing should have been a 1 Series. Not bad looking, though.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > carcrasher88 06/13/2017 at 22:25

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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 > carcrasher88 06/13/2017 at 22:26

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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 > Saracen 06/13/2017 at 22:26

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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 > bhtooefr 06/13/2017 at 22:48

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At least the 4GC is derived from a 4-series. The 6GT is derived from a 5-series!

bhtooefr > Saracen 06/13/2017 at 22:50

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Is the 4GC a 4-series or a 3-series, though?

And, I thought the 6 was effectively the 5 coupe?

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > scoob 06/13/2017 at 23:34

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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 > scoob 06/14/2017 at 03:00

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I was under the impression that BMW lost the plot quite some time ago.

benjrblant > scoob 06/14/2017 at 10:53

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Leave it to BMW to redesign something that already works well?