New 1 Series Cabby..

Post Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:44 pm

http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/car_news_ar ... id=6281701

I get the feeling that the 1 series hatch has flopped, so it's being redesigned as a saloon, a bit like the good ol' e30..... The 'vert adds weight to my theroy?

Post Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:46 pm

i like it

Post Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:53 pm

Thaaaaat looks loike shoite dunnet? Oi reckons moi nointeen seveny eight Aaauuustin Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaxi 1750 wouldnarf be a laat faaaster acraaas them plowed taaap fieldz ennet?

I thaaart a '120 oi' waaaas a Jaaaaaahn Deeere.

Post Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:51 pm

Sounds like Andyboy's been out ploughing.....

Post Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:06 pm

Looks better than the 3-series E92 - or E91, can never remember which is which.

Post Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:02 pm

Andyboy wrote:Thaaaaat looks loike shoite dunnet? Oi reckons moi nointeen seveny eight Aaauuustin Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaxi 1750 wouldnarf be a laat faaaster acraaas them plowed taaap fieldz ennet?

I thaaart a '120 oi' waaaas a Jaaaaaahn Deeere.

Oi dunno eff et wul beee any gud fer spredden moi muck ovure taahp feeould buht oi rekun oi maye beee plowen them thurr laydees eff oi geht moi ands ahn wun ahve themme bahsturdes. Moi massey fergesunne donte kwite kut ther musturde wen oi wants to rut. Daisey loikes et moinde!

Post Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:11 pm

Why though?

They have a 3-Series and a 6-Series Convertible too...

Post Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:15 pm

smaller for the girlies maybe?

Post Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:55 am

The thing is, like most manufacturers, cars grow with each evolution. It gets to the point where the small car is not so small anymore. Take VW. The small cars were the Polo then the Golf. Both have grown. I reckon the latest incarnation of the Polo is possibly as big as or bigger than, the mk1 Golf. Hence them introducing a new model. The Fox.

This one series looks to be a similar size to the e30 three series. Ok it's lots heavier but then that's compensated by the larger power plants. I hope the one series coupe is pitched as a drivers car. It's a real opportunity to produce a low tech fun car. Though I doubt that will be the case.

I love how it looks too

Post Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:19 pm

Rosc0PColtrane wrote:The thing is, like most manufacturers, cars grow with each evolution.

A bet loike moi therd eye then ennet? Wee don' taaake koindlee to any'o thaaat there Daaaarwin stuff aaaan where oi' cuuumes fraaam, a verrrrgen is a ten year aald thaaat caaan ruuuun faaaaaster thaaan her Daaaaad.

I Series Convertible - an answer to a question nobody asked. It's a pig in knickers.

Post Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:56 pm

I really like the 3 / 5 door 1 series. What ever you think about Bangle all modern BMWs are well proprtioned with a very dynamic stance. I think the saloon is ugly and the convertable worse. They look "wrong" in the same way as the Focus or Megan saloons do: they are a hatch with a boot tacked on. I'd guess BMW had an eye on the USA where hatches sell miserably. Go to the US and you'll see quite a lot of Jettas / Boras but very few Golfs (which they call Rabbits Iirc). Same for Focuses and Civics.

Post Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:02 pm

ChrisBarns wrote:I really like the 3 / 5 door 1 series. What ever you think about Bangle all modern BMWs are well proprtioned with a very dynamic stance. I think the saloon is ugly and the convertable worse. They look "wrong" in the same way as the Focus or Megan saloons do: they are a hatch with a boot tacked on. I'd guess BMW had an eye on the USA where hatches sell miserably. Go to the US and you'll see quite a lot of Jettas / Boras but very few Golfs (which they call Rabbits Iirc). Same for Focuses and Civics.

Most of the Bangle stuff (E60, E65, Z4, 6 series) I like, really refreshing design rather than the 80's BMW way of the same car in 3 different sizes. But the 1 is pig ugly beyond belief.