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There's nothing wrong with the F10 design. If the design resembles the F10, I'm all for it. What most people are looking for is the weight reduction. How much better would the F10 be if it didn't weight as much as it does?
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This G30 series will utilise weight reduction using pressed steel , aluminium, magnesium and A Carbon fibre load bearing section of the chassis taking reduction to 100KG.
The G80 M5 takes this to 180 -200 KG using CFRP within the drivetrain , suspension and body panels.
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Nice, looks promising
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Looks really large
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Remote start is against the law, to have(as OE on a car) over here in Germany. Same thing goes for audible car alarm(chirping when arming/dis-arming). You won't see that on any German plated car.
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Here in Southern California, that ratio is flipped. I hardly see any xDrive BMWs, SUVs notwithstanding.
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12-11-2014, 08:42 PM | #34 |
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Love the AC/DC bus stop poster in the background of one of the pictures!!
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Yes, it does. For those of us who fondly remember the E39, the F10 and the G30 are notably larger - larger and heavier in fact, than many of us want an "Ultimate Driving Machine" to be. So, we are gravitating downward to the F30, and its replacement or perhaps even the 2er. As for the reduced weight of the G30 - great, but given the whale-sized dimensions/heft of the F10, too bad they couldn't have doubled the weight loss. Otherwise, for those wanting a BMW badge on a land yacht, this should do it.
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Interesting kidney grill slats. They are not open as usual but seem to be closed to much airflow
Even the hybrid needs some cooling air for the engine ?
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I'm not sure I'm crazy about the idea either - I'm on record that RWD BMWs are always way more fun than their AWD versions. But the only reason BMW would do that would be that they know it would cost them more to import the RWD variant than they would gain by selling it. A 5 series having lost 200 pounds would be a great thing. My F10 is 400 pounds heavier than my E60 was, and it feels like more than that.
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I'm encouraged to see the 5-series getting PHEV treatment, and am holding out hope they introduce this capability on the G11/G12 7-series when it debuts next year. Even if the range is only 20 miles, it'd be enough to get me from my garage to the onramp of the highway for my commute to work, then offramp to garage during my drive home. My existing car returns abysmal MPG on the "garage to highway" portion of my daily commute. Once I'm on the highway, I get great MPG.
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Is this a mistake or has ZF created a new hybrid RWD transmission using CVT technology? Is the G30 platform scheduled to use the Mini FWD power-train? ZF does have an 8-speed hybrid trans based on the same as currently used in the BMW lineup. http://www.zf.com/corporate/en/produ...smission.shtml Jason, as a automotive transmission instructor I'm interested in possibility of a new RWD CVT design that is described in the post. Do you have any additional power-train info for the G30? |
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12-12-2014, 07:30 PM | #43 |
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It's fairly easy to precondition the car when you have a big battery on board. The i3, even as sold in Germany, I'm pretty sure has that capability. It's just that starting an ICE and just letting it sit to warm things up (or cool them down) doesn't really help matters and doesn't warm up everything like the transmission and differential or other bearings on rotating drivetrain parts, so is a false indication if things appear to be warm.
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