Wrong wheel drive BMW from 2013?

[Kawasicki]

Sad to see that BMW are possibly releasing as early as 2013 a 1 series GT model with wrong wheel drive architecture. This will be a competitor in the VW Touran/Mercedes B class style.

I imagine it will be roomy though, nice.

And sporty.

I forgot (could you blame me?) to mention awd will be available too.

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aka_kerrly said:

Wrong wheel drive, give it a rest!
I think it has been well proven that 90+% of BMW owners don't know and don't care which wheels are driven so BMW are simply reacting to their market. Why would BMW spend extra developing a RWD chassis for a people mover when it won't benefit the potential buyers.

Never let the truth rest, front wheel drive is wrong wheel drive*.

• unless of course you are a car company that has big plans for certain high volume oriental markets where rear seat space and ride comfort are valued very highly.

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kambites said:

The reason, and indeed the reason they have stuck with RWD for so long, is their image. Joe Public may not give a damn how their car handles, but they still go out and buy the one that journalists tell them drives best.

Concise and precise!

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Alfanatic said:

As someone who has had to endure endless ridicule and lectures including the terms "wrong wheel drive" and "50:50" from many BMW fans ever since Alfa went FWD in all of their saloons, all I can say is .

bd