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Originally Posted by masraum
My guess is a generous 5-10%.
FWD in a 1 series might not be a big deal. Folks are loving the Mini, and that thing is a go kart (so I always hear). So a FWD can be made to be fun. Just most aren't.
I can see BMW going FWD on the 1 series but 3 or 5 or 6 series, no way. That sounds like a great way to shoot yourself in the foot.
But hell, the pepper pot hasn't killed Porsche, so who knows.
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The 1 series is a hoot, it's really well balanced, kinda like a modern day 944..
With the TC and ESP off, i go sideways more often then people change their underwear...
They would be stupid to make the 1 series a FWD car, because then it becomes just another hatch back like a Golf, new Scirocco Audi A3, Volvo C30, Seat Leon, Ford Focus ,etc etc..the 1 series now, is the only car of it's size that has RWD..
That's a big selling point, something to differentiate it from the rest of the hot hatches... If they are that stupid... well, guess i'll have to go for a 3 series then next time...I'de rather not, i like the fact that i can get the same power in a smaller, lighter Bmw then a 3 series..
They said it's for a car that shares the base platform with a Mini... so i'm thinking BMW is going to start going for the thing they haven't done so far...econoboxes like the Mini, Mercedes A, Audi A1 and A2... VW Fox/Polo, Ford Fiesta and what not.. they can't incorporate a RWD drive train if the car is that small, it takes to much space away on such small cars.. And if they are that small/short, then the RWD doesn't make any sense anyway... they are to top heavy/short for any decent kind of RWD fun anyay..