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03-06-2013, 03:24 PM | #47 |
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Don't know if I like it or if it makes me want to vomit. Definitely better than the 5GT, which really did make me want to vomit. One thing is for sure, I would not buy one when they first go on sale incase sales tank like the 5GT did in the UK and you could get 25% discounts within a few months.
I wonder about the rear seat headroom though. It looks pretty low. Maybe too low for adults to sit in the back seat and still have enough headroom......? |
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03-06-2013, 03:28 PM | #48 | |
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The hatch in the GT offers a larger aperture than the hatch in the touring, and the boot/trunk capacity is higher than the touring. The rear shelf is both split and removable. The rear seat backrests are tilt adjustable also. Also, the rear seats offer an additional 70mm of legroom compared to the tourer, and the cabin is more spacious in virtually every way. Even rear headroom is increased despite the swooping roofline (more so over the saloon, but only 1mm over the tourer). In short it offers more passenger space than any other 3 series. The Gran Coupe is going to be the cramped one. |
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By the time I'm looking for a new car, the 5-LCI and 3GT should both me out and I can pick something. Or an Audi..... |
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03-06-2013, 05:24 PM | #52 | |
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03-07-2013, 05:17 AM | #58 | |
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If you like a station wagon look, you get a touring. Sounds like you. If you need a high entry/commanding view and high exit, you get a crossover SUV. A touring just won't do. It's not an option. With the GT, there's another option that has the high entry/exit and ride but equipped like a sedan and more room for adult sized passengers instead of dogs/kids of your youth. It's no surprise the X6 and GT are being produced. One segment of buyers grew up in the back of station wagons and have a visceral negative reaction to them so an alternative is needed. Not coincidently, the higher entry exit is also needed. If you are tired of hauling around the big box shaped empty space in the back of a crossover SUV with it's limited rear seat comfort, what are your choices that don't have a low entry like the touring and bazillion sedans? The 3GT, 5GT and X6. Which is less than $50K? p.s. 3GT buyers are probably parents of touring lovers who maybe have the visceral negative reaction to minivans and SUVs. This effect jumps generations. Having grown up in the back of your touring, your kids are future minivan, SUV and GT buyers. Last edited by ErnestHouse; 03-07-2013 at 06:29 AM.. |
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Added Video: Reigning DTM Champion Bruno Spengler talks to Karim Habib, Head of BMW Design, about the 3GT.
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Interesting....How would you describe the differences between the X6 and 5GT. Can you provide any links to information about the X4 that indicates it's something different than the 3GT?
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They are very similar, but the X cars have a higher ride height, and the 3GT interior is from the F30 platform while the X4 interior will be based on the X3 (which is nowhere near as nice as the F30 IMO). The X4/6 are coupe versions of an SUV and the GT cars are SUV versions of a sedan. BMW is making too many damn models, though, that's for sure. I don't think all the models are necessary to gain market share. The same buyer will potentially cross shop X1, 3GT, 3 Touring, X3 and X4 whereas 2-3 of those models would have been enough to compete in the marketplace.
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03-07-2013, 10:52 AM | #62 |
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The 3 Tourer is available for 2 solid years in europe now. One must wonder why sending a car with the same engine and the same front is so complex. That must be related to the fact that some resources have been diverted to the GT for US markets.
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03-07-2013, 11:48 AM | #63 | |
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5GT vs. X6 5GT has greater head-room, front AND rear X6 has greater cabin width in both front AND rear seats 5GT has greater luggage capacity with and without the rear seats folded. 5GT incurs >10% less personal BIK tax, and lower CO2, meaning less tax - this may be a european thing, since we also get the 520GT over here. Driver seating position is about 15" higer in X6 X6 ride height is about 3.5" higher than 5GT X6 front and rear overhangs means it can climb steeper gradients. X6 is 4WD only, 5GT also offers RWD. All this info is on BMW's website. So, one would assume, the X4 will be less spacious than the 3GT, ride higher, be more expensive to own, and be a little better off road or in adverse weather. |
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03-07-2013, 11:56 AM | #64 |
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Really not at all bad looking. Much better design than the 5GT. Very proportional.
The side vent must go, though.
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I know I'm in the minority here, but I like it
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