Chinatown posted:That's not a 1 series though. Its a 3 series coupe. A 4 series. Are you for real? What the titty-loving Christ, how is it not just an m3 anymore. Jesus.
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Slavvy posted:Are you for real? What the titty-loving Christ, how is it not just an m3 anymore. Jesus. Makes you think.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 05:44 |
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Slavvy posted:Are you for real? What the titty-loving Christ, how is it not just an m3 anymore. Jesus. The sedans are now 3 series only, so the 4 door M will be the M3. The coupes are now the 4 series, so the M will be the M4. It follows the same naming scheme that the 5/6 series has always followed. This is probably because the coupe is a decent bit more expensive than the 3, but also comes with more standard features, just like the 6 does over the 5. Edit: you would think all this hate over the naming change would be for a Ferrari. Who would have thought that the most important part of a BMW is it's naming.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 05:44 |
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With luxury cars I take the 'who's line is it anyway' approach: the numbers are made up and the letters don't matter. As long as you can still look down on anyone with a smaller number on the back, of course. redgubbinz fucked around with this message at 06:09 on Aug 16, 2013 |
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Stealth Like posted:The sedans are now 3 series only, so the 4 door M will be the M3. The coupes are now the 4 series, so the M will be the M4. It follows the same naming scheme that the 5/6 series has always followed. This is probably because the coupe is a decent bit more expensive than the 3, but also comes with more standard features, just like the 6 does over the 5. It only annoys me because BMW has always had a really good, logical naming scheme. I like that the name of a model used to tell you exactly what platform it was and what sort of engine it had, but now it's just marketing-driven nonsense. BMW were one of the brands that came closest to having a naming scheme that wasn't completely arbitrary and driven by the fashions of the time.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 07:33 |
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Slavvy posted:It only annoys me because BMW has always had a really good, logical naming scheme. I like that the name of a model used to tell you exactly what platform it was and what sort of engine it had, but now it's just marketing-driven nonsense. BMW were one of the brands that came closest to having a naming scheme that wasn't completely arbitrary and driven by the fashions of the time. But the 3 series is the only one that was never split in the first place. If anything, it was the least logical of all the BMW naming schemes. The 5 series is the four door version, with the 6 series as the two door version of that platform. The 7 series is again larger, and with four doors, and the two door version when it existed on the same platform was the 8 series. The 3 series was the only one that combined the 2 and 4 door models together.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 08:20 |
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So wait, does that mean that there's going to be a 2 series as a coupe/2dr version of the 1 series? Then they'll have to make X versions of all the inbetween models...
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 08:46 |
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Can't forget about the 6 series sedan, either.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 08:59 |
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Wild EEPROM posted:Can't forget about the 6 series sedan, either. No. No! That's a gran coupe, silly. I also hate the new naming scheme. Just tossers at work.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 09:27 |
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Simkin posted:So wait, does that mean that there's going to be a 2 series as a coupe/2dr version of the 1 series? Then they'll have to make X versions of all the inbetween models... Yes, there will be.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 12:04 |
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I can deal with 3/4 series, even though M4 sounds dumb right now. What really gets me is that they can't be consistent with the engine size for marketing reasons. They couldn't go from 328 to 320 because obviously 320 must be inferior. Every other brand does this and it's terrible. The replacement for the Infiniti G37 is the Q50 or something like that. It comes with the 3.7L.
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Simkin posted:So wait, does that mean that there's going to be a 2 series as a coupe/2dr version of the 1 series? Then they'll have to make X versions of all the inbetween models... The world is full of people who won't stop bitching that every 3 series since the Like how the Corrola and Civic kept getting bigger until they had to make a smaller model below them.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 13:06 |
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Wonder if they will still make an M3 as a four door? As for as the disappointment over the "wrong" naming schemes, it's not exactly new. The e21 and e30 had 316 models with 1.8 engines.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 13:10 |
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stump posted:Wonder if they will still make an M3 as a four door? They will not as that is mostly the reason they created the four series, to give the two door coupe its own series/name. The three series will only be a four door, m and all.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 13:42 |
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Stealth Like posted:But the 3 series is the only one that was never split in the first place. If anything, it was the least logical of all the BMW naming schemes. The 5 series is the four door version, with the 6 series as the two door version of that platform. The 7 series is again larger, and with four doors, and the two door version when it existed on the same platform was the 8 series. The 3 series was the only one that combined the 2 and 4 door models together. Guess what used to be the body style of the 3 series cars? I don't know if the 8 series shared anything with the 7-series, but even if it did, those cars are nothing alike, the 850 is not a coupe version of 750. The 6 series was a replacement for the CSLs that did share some stuff with the 5 series, but I'm not sure if it would be fair to call it a coupe version of the 5er, either.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 15:27 |
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mobby_6kl posted:Guess what used to be the body style of the 3 series cars? Still doesn't change the fact that the new naming scheme at least makes some sense, and that the uproar about it is absolutely hilarious. And to the person that asked before about there being an M3. Yes, that is what the four door version will be called.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 16:19 |
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I'm way past the point of caring what they name newer BMWs--I'll just keep to my older BMWs because thats what keeps me happy.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 16:32 |
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I know there's a little bit of history to the car but with such a boring naming scheme I'm surprised anyone even cares. Actually what surprises me most is that they made the coupe the 4 and kept the 4-door as the 3, since most BMW buyers just want a bigger number and the4-door sells more units I assume. Also this was all explained like 2 or 3 years ago right?
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 17:37 |
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Pretty funny. I wonder who will get the actual reg when it's out.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 17:57 |
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But what about this
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 17:58 |
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And this... I have a feeling these are becoming more and more forgotten, but someone still loves this thing.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 20:00 |
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ARGUING ABOUT BMW NAMING IS NOT AWESOME NOR AI Post pictures you fuckers. Apparently these guys didn't get the memo.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 20:18 |
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The reason the M version of the 1-series isn't called the M1 is because it could never match up to this:
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 20:29 |
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I personally would be just fine with them renaming everything if they decided to combine this: With this: And call that an M3. I know that turbocharging is necessary because of emissions and US CAFE standards for large volume cars, but I'd prefer the line be low weight and powered by a small displacement, high revving, naturally aspirated engine. The E92 teeters on being overweight; if you option it carefully it's just light enough that it really feels good to drive, but if you drive one with all the boxes ticked that extra 250lbs is very noticeable, and I can tell that the lower weight of the 1M has an impact on its handling. It's worth noting that they share a chassis and a number of suspension parts as well. I can always hope that there will be an M2 that's closer to the old formula, because that's what buyers like me want and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 21:02 |
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For that matter, they should stick this thing in a 1 series: and call it the 110!
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 21:26 |
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Spotted this on the way home today. Not really "Insanity", but looked in really good condition. A Silver Spirit, apparently.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 22:00 |
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mobby_6kl posted:For that matter, they should stick this thing in a 1 series: I really want to drive the e30 that has one of those. That thing must be insanely fun.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 22:06 |
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Pagani doesn't get in because it looks like a steampunk convention took place all over the dash
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 22:30 |
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what is this one from? Gorgeous. The Bugatti is very nice but completely let down by the terrible generic VW negative LCD in the middle. RR, as usual, pure class.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 22:37 |
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Children's toys are so cute with their flashing lights. Toyota 88C-V Octopus Magic fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Aug 16, 2013 |
# ? Aug 16, 2013 22:43 |
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Stealth Like posted:I really want to drive the e30 that has one of those. That thing must be insanely fun.
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 23:14 |
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Linedance posted:what is this one from? Gorgeous. It's actually a SAAB piece from their Aero X concept. Here's the full dash:
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 23:28 |
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Linedance posted:what is this one from? Gorgeous. edit: drat you, Devyl!
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# ? Aug 16, 2013 23:29 |
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Walked down the street for a burrito and saw this along the way. I don't remember what it is, though. (loving HDR was on for the first one, sorry)
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# ? Aug 17, 2013 00:03 |
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'39 chevy, modified a bit.
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# ? Aug 17, 2013 01:35 |
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Pham Nuwen posted:Walked down the street for a burrito and saw this along the way. I don't remember what it is, though.
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# ? Aug 17, 2013 01:37 |
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This was in the parking lot at work today.
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# ? Aug 17, 2013 02:17 |
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Das Volk posted:And this... This thing is amazing. I love that era of MBs. This popped up a few months ago on eBay:
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# ? Aug 17, 2013 03:39 |
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neckbeard posted:They're the happiest looking car ever made. Also, this:
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# ? Aug 17, 2013 04:06 |
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I saw this on GramCracker's FB feed and figured he would have posted it here by now, but since he hasn't: Ferrari F40 LM Restoration on Build Threads.
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