LOL......if you have to ask that question then you will not get it. But I will make an attempt anyways.
Anybody that has driven a F10 vs E60 back to back can tell you that the E60 was more of a drivers car. The E39 5 series was also a fantastic drivers car. The new F10 feels like a luxury boat that was designed to bring in Lexus, Audi and MB buyers in Chinese home market. The car has a steering feel that is terrible. Funny thing is the brand new F10 lost to all the cars in a head to head comparison when it first came out that an a E60 had beat just few months ago in a head to head comparison. How do you go from a comparo winning car to one that comes in last.
Ditto goes for the new F30 vs E90/E46 the F30 was deisgned to be softer core with lack of steering feel and overall softer demeanor with cheaper harder interior plastics. The car was once again designed to target Lexus, Audi, and MB customers in Chinese market as they prefer softer core, larger sized cars. They prefer to be driven then drive.
So with stringent fuel laws and enticing Chinese market the BMW motto went from "Driving Dynamics" to "Efficient Dynamics".
Ok, I am going to stop explaining because I just realized that you will not get it as you are an owner of F30. The BMW sure knew what they were doing target locked on and mission accomplished.
I don't know what I am saying before the F30 crowds goes crazy again and attacks me. Hey F30 is the best sports sedan BMW has or ever could make.
By the way I am not against i8 and like the concept. I just don't care for the price or the lack of angel eyes.
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Originally Posted by Anodite10
Haha, how did BMW screw up the 3 and 5 series?
I'm quite confident that the M3/M4 will become the new benchmark by some margin and will be a major sales success.
With the i8, even though an M version is not an option right now, I hope BMW will consider it for the LCI because of decreased interest in the product due to possibly poor sales volumes associated with that insane price and the fact people will not accept their new ideas of green performance (minus the performance that we want)
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