01-13-2021, 09:42 AM | #11 |
Jaded
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 9,038
|
BMW has totally lost their way. The “Marketing Bullshit”comment from that E66 is spot on.
|
01-13-2021, 10:05 AM | #12 | |
Solving problems
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: M5 / 718 GTS / Cooper S / GTI / LR4
Location: Metro Boston
Posts: 25,260
|
Quote:
At least Porsches still drive well. And their GT line is great. There is some merit to their performance/motorsport/driver's car claims when they sell a vanilla 911. |
|
01-13-2021, 10:17 AM | #13 | |
dogged
Join Date: Dec 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: '22 M440 xDrive GC
Posts: 13,295
|
Quote:
I think we'll see a split among most manufacturers (we already have/are) between the pablum lines and a few edgier, performance models to keep the engineers, marketers, and press happy. |
|
01-13-2021, 12:22 PM | #14 |
No more BMWs
Join Date: Apr 2005
Carmudgeonly Ride: Ram, MS3, CX-5, RX-8
Location: Glenwood, MD
Posts: 14,753
|
|
01-13-2021, 03:28 PM | #15 | |
Relic
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: A very fast golf cart
Location: The Valley of the Sun
Posts: 12,821
|
Quote:
Its still a big 3-row SUV, but for what it is, its hews to the driver's car ideal about as much as it can... We ended up not looking at it since we really don't need the 3rd row. Too bad that Mazda has a gap in the lineup -- especially since between the CX-3, CX-30 and CX-5, they have 3 similar sized CUVs. The CX-5 should be a 2-row version of the CX-9... and they need to consolidate the CX-3 and CX-30 (and I'm really surprised the 30 didn't just replace the 3...)
__________________
ZBB |
|
01-13-2021, 03:54 PM | #16 | |
dogged
Join Date: Dec 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: '22 M440 xDrive GC
Posts: 13,295
|
Quote:
Last edited by wdc330i; 01-13-2021 at 10:40 PM. |
|
01-13-2021, 09:12 PM | #17 | |
Relic
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: A very fast golf cart
Location: The Valley of the Sun
Posts: 12,821
|
Quote:
My only quibble with the 5 is the lack of back seat leg room. Not an issue in the 9...
__________________
ZBB |
|
01-13-2021, 10:40 PM | #18 |
dogged
Join Date: Dec 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: '22 M440 xDrive GC
Posts: 13,295
|
Totally get that. Mostly, it’s my tall kid in the front passenger seat and two dogs in the cargo area. So, back seat space was a lower concern. And it’s still easier to get into the back seat of the 5 than it is in my 2-door convertible.
|
Bookmarks |
|
|