07-06-2021, 12:57 PM | #21 |
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Exactly…. I gave my deposit a while back which put me at allocation #1 after the launch car. Allegedly the individual program will be available this go around. If that becomes a reality I will most definitely pursue that. Mine will be a manual…
Edit: If the pre-LCI is that good then I will more than likely replaced it with the last year of production. *Note, the 50th anniversary of M is in 2022 and allegedly there are several things in the pipeline for the anniversary including something pertaining to the G87. |
07-06-2021, 01:31 PM | #22 | |
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07-06-2021, 01:44 PM | #23 | |
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FYI, the Mexico plant is currently the most advanced plant that BMW has. It currently only employees around 2800 (edited). It must be fairly automated? |
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07-06-2021, 01:45 PM | #24 |
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A few more pics. The low spec models get smaller triangles. Also is that a power doom hood?
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07-06-2021, 01:59 PM | #25 |
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07-06-2021, 02:01 PM | #26 |
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I was just about to post the white car pic. To me the non m-sport front end looks better than the M-Sport version. Overall, especially in reference to car design in general and other BMW models specifically, I think it is a good starting point. Significantly less OMG that's horrible reaction inducing than the M3, and a number of other new cars these days.
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07-06-2021, 02:15 PM | #27 |
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I just read all details come out today 6pm est, so 3pm for me.
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07-06-2021, 02:28 PM | #28 |
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07-06-2021, 02:46 PM | #29 |
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At first blush this first reveal is problematic from all angles. The Bermuda triangle front intakes are unseemly/ungainly looking. The protruding side rocker panels are going to require an immediate upsizing in tires, and/or insertion of spacers to make the stance and appearance look more proportional. And finally the whole rear looks like a (s)mashup.
About the only thing I am digging is the purple skin (Thunder something or other). That being said, the LCI of the G87 is what I will have eyes on. I have dancing in my head a '28 or '29 stripper in Le Mans blue with 6 speed manual. The only other thing on my wish list is a more communicative, less numb steering rack. They really ought to have this thing figured out by then, but then again it's been 8 years now and ESP is just as frustrating to me as it was at inception. Oh, and please BMW offer a traditional polished silver wheel option. Not everyone thinks murdered looking black wheel are all that.
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07-06-2021, 03:16 PM | #30 |
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*Edit, not loving that full on side profile photo. The exterior color and the wheels certainly do not help. |
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