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09-03-2011, 03:19 PM | #1 |
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I'll start. The 3 series as a brand is very strong and until the recent 1 series came along it was the entry model for BMW. We've always had the 3 series in the form of coupe, convertible and sedan. I think separating the models at this point is a purely business move and I think the new 4 series name is crap.
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09-04-2011, 02:02 AM | #5 |
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I hate it.
4 series & M4 sound very very strange.
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Everybody thought the 1 series was a stupid move at first???
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09-06-2011, 09:05 PM | #7 |
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I just can't see BMW being so stupid as to change the name of their best-selling nameplate of all time. It would be like Toyota changing the name of the Camry or Chevrolet rebadging the corvette as the clipper. It's one thing to introduce a new model (i.e., the 1 series). It's something altogether different to eliminate the name of your bestselling and most popular model.
I think all the talk about the 4 series is just that: talk. Until I see or hear something official coming out of Munich I won't believe it. The 3-series is simply too iconic to delete it. Besides, there are only so many single digit numbers BMW can start naming model series' with. If 1, 6, and 8 are reserved for coupes and 5 and 7 are sedans then all you have left is 2, 3, 4 and 9. They can't really use 9 because too many Porsche models use 9. What would BMW have to gain by ditching the 3 and stepping up to 4? It's not like the numbers actually mean anything. If BMW were to replace the 3 with the 4, then that leaves with 2 and 3 to use for future models. At some point as the 1 series grows up it only seems natural for them to return to 3, just like they returned to 6 after 15 or so years of not having a 6 series. If BMW were to delete the 3 series and rebadge it as a 4-series, I think their customers would punish them at the bottom line. The 3-series is a legend, the 4 series is WTF? What's that?
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I think not ... ... there is no deletion of the 3er series or replacement with the 4 ... the 3er series would be the best selling model also in the future ... only the coupes and the convertible gets the 4er lable! |
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09-07-2011, 08:40 AM | #11 |
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^^^ Uli's gonna blow an artery!
It's funny how many people don't get it though, isn't it Uli? You know what is more funny? How many of these people will be buying a 4 series Gran Coupe in a few years. They'll be like "Why the hell would I buy the chunky sedan when the GC looks so much better?" |
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09-08-2011, 09:43 PM | #13 |
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Could've sworn someone from BMW got on here and posted that it would still be the M3. Maybe even said all coupes would still be 3-series and the 4-series stuff was nonsense. I'll have to hunt for that.
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09-08-2011, 11:04 PM | #14 |
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I freaking hate the idea of them destroying the ///M brand.
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I Don't care what it's called as long as it's a very capable car. I know, some people don't give a sht if they have a 4,000lb behemoth as long as it has an M3 badge.
The M division should do like Porsche don't jst build SUV's,Heavy cars etc. to cater to a certain clientele but also build something like a Porsche Cayman with a back seat that we can afford...The E36 M3 LTW. |
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The 4 Series and 4 ideas are great. Should have done this years ago. It follows the BMW grand logic of odd = sedans, wagons, SAV, GT; and even = coupe, convertible, roadster, SAC.
Why have alphanumerics if they don't make sense or follow a system? We all know the last two digits now only mean nominal displacement, not actual. The 1 M Coupe was a huge mistake in naming...M1 would have worked just fine. All this legacy talk is really silly to me. The M3 will live on as a Sedan, which is great. 3 Series was a Sedan long before a Coupe was created in the line.
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09-16-2011, 01:33 AM | #19 |
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I keep reading that BMW is killing the production of the M3 sedan. Thats why I would assume it would also be ending the m3 name. If there is an m4 thats great..but if there is no m3 it would make baby tiny infant Jesus sad.
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The 2002's , 2800CS, 3.0 CSL (Batmobile) etc. Are some of the most famous BMW's and were very succesful in racing.
The naming of the cars isn't very important as long as they're great cars,imo. |
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And the same case is the first 3er, the E21 ... in this range there are only an 2-door sedan and also no convertible !!! |
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