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Can't they just have two engines? one diesel and one petrol, whatever floats your boat you can buy that one! but i also agree its a shame throwing the diesel engine away! they have great torque and fuel consumption is much lower than a petrol car.
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bunch of jokers without a clue in automotive marketing with strong opinions about a car they can't afford. its not just about US either. people in asia (india/china/japan) will also prefer a petrol model. these guys are paying 100% tax on the car and don't give a cr4p about mileage. i am sure the diesel one will follow after the petrol version.
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well that sucks, car lost my interest, and I was honestly interested
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i'm confused. Wasn't the whole point of this car because it would be a super car and get very good gas mileage at the same time. Doesn't removing this diesel engine go against that?
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02-24-2011, 09:26 PM | #31 |
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So BMW is finally marketing the diesels in the US (Super Bowl Ad) and the 335d and X5d are finally catching up in terms of vastly improved sales and word of mouth. Everyone I know wants a F10 535d, and after bragging relentlessly that the "i8" will be the halo BMW diesel of the future, they drop it....WTF?
What's next? No F30 335d, let me guess, we'll get a hybrid. BMW is losing it...
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02-24-2011, 09:56 PM | #32 |
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Haha we will get a hybrid.
To those saying it doesn't make sense that a bunch of forum posters are advising BMW product management and marketing, I couldn't agree more, even though I was one of the first people to show my disappointment in this move. But think about this. Why does one spend north of $100,000 on a car?
I'm not saying going petrol is a bad business move, but it does get rid of some of the uniqueness, because consumption will go up. That's all. |
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I partially agree with the switch from diesel to gas. Around here its slim to none to find a station with diesel. I think the best thing would be to have both options like someone said before and when you order the car you can choose what you want. Either way the i series will still be a great series
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i hope they just get rid of this car altogether
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02-25-2011, 01:22 AM | #36 |
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i prefer torque over horsepower so i would much rather a diesel. It would of made more sense to use a diesel motor in combination with the electric motor to make it more fuel efficient. Isnt that what they were going for? Why else would they use an electric motor?
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Pussy move, BMW...
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With this they can still be fuel economic and as in general a petrol has lower emissions then a diesel (if both have the same MPG) it still can be good. VW proves that with a 1.2 TFSI petrol or 1.4 TFSI petrol great fuel economies can be achieved. |
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Let's see what happens. Love the design of this car, BMW needs a super car. |
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I agree also that the majority would have enjoyed the petrol but thats only because not enough people have been exposed to the modern diesel engine. Once you are its hard to go back. better idea would have been if both petrol & diesel would have come out. but i agree with most people here, the whole concept of this car was it to be a super car that was "eco" lol, we aint talking about not being able to afford the tax or petrol, we are talking about the concept behind this whole project. |
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idk what's all the fuzz about? its a 1.5 diesel engine vs possibly 1.4 gasoline engine... both have high mpg and both are crappy 3 cylinder engines! I was in charge I'd stick a big V8 in the back and take on Ferrari with it.
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