BMW “0″ Series Based on Front Wheel Drive MINI?

jason p Mar 9th, 2010 Link

LOVE THE IDEA OF A ZERO SERIES!

soo cool. like coke zero. sounds all light weight and low cal.

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Michael Mar 9th, 2010 Link

Booo

BMW should have just bought SAAB or Volvo if they wanted to sell FWD cars. Then repack the MINI while not needing to intro fDrive, what people drive when they can’t upsize to the huge 1 series.

-M

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JonPD Mar 9th, 2010 Link

FWD BMW doesn’t work for me, however if they break Isetta into being its own company (aka MINI) I have no issues with them having FWD. However a FWD 0 series really doesn’t inspire me at all. Then again I have to say I think a FWD BMW is less of a sacrilege than a ///M SUV.

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Babak Mar 9th, 2010 Link

Excuse my lack of knowledge in the technical/mechanical aspect. Why can’t they do a RWD “0 Series”? I’m thinking it’s related to weight issues? Or space?

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Dennis G Mar 9th, 2010 Link

Please, no FWD. At least not with a BMW badge on the hood.

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KingR Mar 9th, 2010 Link

Get over the M SUV already!

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Luis Mar 10th, 2010 Link

It doesn’t make sense! What does this car have so special to be better than a Mini?!… Ok, besides having the BMW badge… BMW is RWD! Period!… With this, it seems that BMW is only focusing to try to steal market of Audi! They are FWD! Not BMW!

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dr Mar 10th, 2010 Link

This seems like a big departure for BMW. It would seem to me that they can sell all the small FWD cars they want under the MINI label. What is to be gained by BMW going to small cars? Doesn’t all the money go to the same place?

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Bimmer1 Mar 10th, 2010 Link

A FWD BMW. WTF, REALLY BMW!!! GET IT TOGETHER!

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Shaman Mar 11th, 2010 Link

What would a Roundel be doing on the hood of an auto driven by the front wheels??? Who’s running BMW these days and when do they plan to finally invade our increasingly mixed-up planet? If the “0″ Series can’t be offered with a RWD varient then why would I pony up for it? When I want a German-engineered FWD car I’ll head to Wolfsburg, Thank you!

P.S. They probably won’t even offer it with a manual transmission.

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Que Mar 12th, 2010 Link

BMW is about the ultimate driving experience, if they can offer that with the “0″ series, fine, but BMW to me has always been RWD based. Keep it real and rear BMW.

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lava Mar 14th, 2010 Link

If they are going to share platform parts, and the R60 Countryman has an option for FWD or AWD systems – then it hardly seems like a stretch for a BMW 0 series to use the same drivetrain and offer RWD or AWD. It would be nice to see a 2500-2700lb sedan that evokes the compact shape of the 2002. Why not this?

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PJ Apr 5th, 2010 Link

Come on people. BMW making a FWD is really not so horrible. If anyone of you knew or understood business and the current economy you would realize that a business, including BMW, needs to do what it has to in order to survive. This includes breaking into another part of the auto market and taking stake in its share of it. Also, I”m sure that the new FWD BMW, though built on a mini platform, will have several options that you will not be able to get on a mini. Really, do you think that they dont know what they are doing.

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