2008
Auto Show- BMW Part 2
BMW Part 1: CS Concept Car, ///M3 Coupé,
///M3 Convertible, ///M3 Race Car
BMW/New Yorker Party: Cartoons, Gifts, BMW
Hydrogen
BMW Part 2: 1 Series coupé, Convertible, 6 Series, X6, Advanced
Diesel
Other Marques: Mercedes, Porsche, Pontiac
Solstice, Saleen, Dodge Zeo, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin,
Dodge Challenger and a few others
Conclusions: Faces, BMW got the message,
Heritage, Convertible Hard Top Trunk Space - the Final Frontier
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1 Series coupé. |
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1 Series |
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1 Series trunk |
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Battery in 1 Series trunk |
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Trunk space in the 1 series. |
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1 Series convertible. |
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Neither of us got the trunk of the 1 Series convertible- hopefully
someone will get a pic of the trunk with the top down. so this is
a placeholder - hopefully JonT will get a pic of the trunk interior
with the top down. |
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6 Series convertible. Very nice, as last year. Both years the top
was down. I can't find a picture of the top UP on the 650i, on the
BMWUSA site. So just how bad does it look with the top up? |
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Again, I missed this part of the tour- sorry! |
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6 series built in rear wind deflector and smooth built in boot |
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6 series trunk interior with the top down (ragtop) |
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OK so I guess its hard for BMW to make space in the trunk with a
convertible hard top- but it's been done- by BMW and others. |
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2007 335i convertible hardtop (top down). Looks like the back seats
fold down as well. |
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2007 Miata Convertible (Soft Top)- even last year's Miata had a
nice big trunk, so its not a big deal in a 6 series BMW in 2008...
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2007 Eos Convertible Hard Top- and it has more room in the trunk
than the 2008 M3. C'mon BMW... |
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BMW X6- missed this part of the tour, but BMW's sign says its the
only "Sports Actvity Coupe... no é... and apparently
they have trademarked the term.. so I guess that way it will remain
the only one... whatever that is. |
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Hey c'mon, its an SUV folks. A nice one, with styling more like
a Porsche Cayenne. Porsche just calls their SUV a "Cayenne"
and we all get it. Try that please, BMW, instead of making up new
words. |
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Respect for heritage. This was a theme for the marques I checked,
and makes the same point I made last year. Again, apparently the
car makers, including BMW, got a clue since last year. There has
to be a good reason to dump styling and ergonomics in car- not just
to make it "new". Kind of like having a good reason to
make a classic film. I said it before and I will say it again- I
respect BMW for trying new things -even when they are unpopular-
but I am even more impressed when they see what's not working and
move on to what does. |
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Last year BMW presented ZERO new concepts. This year BMW brought
out MANY new concepts. |
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BMW "Advanced Diesel". At least they are trying. |
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BMW Model display. |
BMW Part 1: CS Concept Car, ///M3 Coupé,
///M3 Convertible, ///M3 Race Car
BMW/New Yorker Party: Cartoons, Gifts, BMW
Hydrogen
BMW Part 2: 1 Series coupé, Convertible, 6 Series, X6, Advanced
Diesel
Other Marques: Mercedes, Porsche, Pontiac
Solstice, Saleen, Dodge Zeo, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin,
Dodge Challenger and a few others
Conclusions: Faces, BMW got the message,
Heritage, Convertible Hard Top Trunk Space - the Final Frontier
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