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Originally Posted by Viffermike
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Originally Posted by goj
BMW would likely take Sales crown with this model. However with the popularity of hot hatches in the US market, why isn't the RWD 1er making an appearance!?
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Ummm, what?
"Hot hatches" do not sell well here. Never have. That's why we've never seen the 1 Series on these shores.
That's also why VW no longer offers the GTi in a 2-door. That's also why Subaru killed the 5-door WRX/STi. That's also why Mazda killed the 5-door Mazda3 AND the Mazdaspeed3. That's also why we don't get the Audi A1/S1 here, among several other 3-door or 5-door models. Shall I go on? 'Cause I can.
See my previous post. BMW exporting this car here would be the same heresy as M-B exporting the X-Class -- worse, IMHO.
Build it in Europe or the U.S.? Maybe. Build it in China or (in the case of the M-B) Argentina? Hay-ell nawww. |
LIAR!!!!
I've seen a 1-series hatch (130i) in the US. It had Mexican plates and we were over 1k miles from Mexico.
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