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Agreed an awd M version of the new 1 series hatch platform is a must & i'd bank on seeing one in the near future. AMG have the A45/35 so no reason BMW cant do the same.
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Why does it have to be fwd, an awd version of the new 1 series platform similar to the AMG A45/35 would no doubt be a hit.
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You can't just make a FWD car AWD if the chassis was not originally designed to configure it. My family had the 2014 CLA45, and was actually queued to have the first CA delivered 2020 until it hit significant delays, so I am very familiar with that style of car and I enjoyed it a lot (except for the awful transmission programming, low speed engagement of the dual clutch was terrible and jerky). But the 1 series platform isn't built to be AWD and BMW would never redesign the entire platform just for a performance model unless that design was at least partially incorporated into the original FWD model. The floor, rear suspension pick up points, firewall, rear "frame rails" etc. are all totally different on a modular platform compared to a FWD only one. At that point it would be cheaper to make a 2 series chassis into a hot hatch. At least the 2 series could more easily be made into AWD. |
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BMW would not be stupid enough to develop a new modular FWD platform without the ability to incorporate AWD models. The AWD & FWD hot hatch market is huge (at least in the real world outside of the US it is). You guys have no idea what you miss out on. As i said i wouldn't be surprised to see a full M version sometime soon, I'm sure BMW want some of that market slice. Btw i just sold my A45 daily & my wife has a new SQ2 daily (both pictured below) i also tarmac rally'd an STI (pictured) & Integrale amongst others over the past 20 years competing so I do understand AWD architecture somewhat, plus i develop state & national level race/rally cars so can do without the "automobiles basics 101" lecture but thanks for the effort even if it was wrong.😉
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Remember 'sacrilege' and 'fail' being screamed all over at dedicated Porsche forums when Porsche was building a SUV ? And have you seen the Porsche Cayenne sales figures ever since release ? Also remember these BMW ads with the "That's why we don't have front wheel drives" slogan. These didn't age well.
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I currently have a 230i M sport coupe now. I'm heavily considering the new M2 for more horse power and to just have fun with it. Being assembled out of Mexico really doesn't scare me at all. I've have several Toyota Tacoma's and am a current own another one built in Mexico, never a mechanical issue at all. I do hope that BMW offers some upgrades that are available in the larger series 3 and 4. Some people including myself just enjoy the smaller versions of a car.
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For a series that's a great size, back to the near perfect small 3 series coupe days.
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BMW might learn a little something from Porsche It's not necessary to increase the size of each replacement
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Yes I have seen that Pretty interesting to say the least
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imagine paying $60,000 for a front wheel drive car
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Another example of how they've never changed the size.
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Just saw this rendering done. I'm really hoping they stick to the regular sized front grill.
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^^ that's a very lazy render. Slight tweakage to the lights and wheels, not much else from the current car. I seriously doubt it will resemble that thing.
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It's lazy as dude above me just said
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