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posted January 31, 2001 03:29 PM               

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What do you think of BMW's New X Coupe Concept? Is this the way to go for BMW?
http://www.fantasycars.com/1/News/BMWXCoupe/bmwxcoupe.html

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posted January 31, 2001 07:01 PM               

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Originally posted by alex:
What do you think of BMW's New X Coupe Concept? Is this the way to go for BMW?
http://www.fantasycars.com/1/News/BMWXCoupe/bmwxcoupe.html

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The X Coupe is somewhat ugly on the outside but i found the powerful diesel engine an intersting alternative for gas mills.

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posted February 01, 2001 05:41 AM               

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Beautiful car. May not have a lot of power but not short of torque.

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posted February 02, 2001 02:44 AM               

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Maybe if they used the 3.0 Litre petrol engine as seen in the 330i and such, it would be a better sporting proposition.
It's 228hp sounds alot better than the diesel's output. The petrol donk isnt short on torque either

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posted February 03, 2001 05:52 PM               

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I reckon that this car is pretty good looking, but in a newspaper article i read this morning, it was described as the ugliest car to come out of the Detroit show.

Sometimes journos have no idea...

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posted February 04, 2001 07:15 AM               

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I like it too, but it was also described as incredibly ugly in the first magazine I read about it.

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posted February 04, 2001 07:42 AM               

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Hey, I just heard rumour that it's going to be the replacement for the Z3, but I am not sure if that is true.

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posted February 04, 2001 11:47 AM               

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Hey, I just heard rumour that it's going to be the replacement for the Z3, but I am not sure if that is true.

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That would be the worst BMW idea ever, hope this never happens .

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posted February 04, 2001 05:21 PM               

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Originally posted by Rosruc:
Hey, I just heard rumour that it's going to be the replacement for the Z3, but I am not sure if that is true.

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That would be a stupid idea. The Z3 is a sports car and this is supposed to be a hybrid SUV or as BMW thinks of it, this should be a SAV coupe (that is a hybrid coupe), not a sports car.

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posted February 05, 2001 02:28 AM               

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That would be a silly idea.
This car is like the Suzuki X90, in that its a cross over between a sports car and a four wheel drive. This is worlds away from the Z3, so i cant see why they would do that.

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posted February 05, 2001 11:58 PM            

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Apparently, the X Coupe won't be a production car, but instead is the inspiration for the next generation Z3.

However, from what I gather, the reception at the Detroit show was so terrible that BMW executives had a panic attack, forcing them to rethink their plans for the Z3 replacement (or at least its styling).

But let's give them credit for trying to break new ground. Whether they failed or succeeded, at least they're still brave enough to greenlight new ideas. Asymmetry could take some getting used to, though ...

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posted February 07, 2001 07:03 PM               

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BMW seems to be in a bit of a concept car slump nowadays. First the Z9, now this. The Z9 convertible was ok but this is awful. Seeing that gorgeous M3 convertible though, just oozes the pain away.

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posted February 07, 2001 07:58 PM               

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I thought that the Z9 ws a pretty ugly car.
This is much better looking, and much more practical.
Look at all that torque!
i like this one a lot.

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