what do you want in your next BMW??
03-15-2009, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by NobleForums' post='817961' date='Mar 16 2009, 02:30 PM
Lighter weight.
any other things, i mean interior bits and pieces .....
03-15-2009, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by NobleForums' post='817961' date='Mar 16 2009, 02:30 PM
Lighter weight.
then the car will cost even more :thumbsdown:
03-15-2009, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by billhk' post='817973' date='Mar 15 2009, 11:57 PM
what do you mean, we are already very light with the aluminium front and 50:50 ?
any other things, i mean interior bits and pieces .....
any other things, i mean interior bits and pieces .....
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/...-Series/238648/
The next BMW 5-series will abandon the part-aluminium construction of the current model in favour of an all-steel chassis when it is launched next year, Autocar has discovered.The change is being made for reasons of cost and ease of manufacture. The 5-series uses an aluminium space frame front end, bonded and riveted to a steel rear. It was developed to provide better weight distribution and to cut weight.
Audi's extensive use of aluminium and other light materials in vehicle construction is set to continue with the next generation S5 Coupe. Speaking to Car and Driver, Audi's global head of product engineering Michael Dick said the 2014 S5 will lose up to 880 pounds (399kg) compared to the car we see on the streets right now.
03-15-2009, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by NobleForums' post='817990' date='Mar 16 2009, 03:26 PM
and be much more than the 3er :thumbsdown:
our e60 now is about the same as the 3er E9x so the new 1 will not handle that well if it is much heaver.
03-16-2009, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='817996' date='Mar 16 2009, 03:38 PM
that is bad news they it will weight about the same as MB or more :thumbsdown:
and be much more than the 3er :thumbsdown:
our e60 now is about the same as the 3er E9x so the new 1 will not handle that well if it is much heaver.
and be much more than the 3er :thumbsdown:
our e60 now is about the same as the 3er E9x so the new 1 will not handle that well if it is much heaver.
E class is about 80-100kg more than an E60.
we shall see if the F10 actually gets heavier, cos the engine and even suspension bits and bobs are alloy
and not just the front bits.
03-16-2009, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='817850' date='Mar 15 2009, 10:48 PM
I'm reformed. 
well im not!
03-16-2009, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by billhk' post='818032' date='Mar 16 2009, 05:22 PM
weight was the last thing on my mind, i was thinking of the interior and stuff
E class is about 80-100kg more than an E60.
we shall see if the F10 actually gets heavier, cos the engine and even suspension bits and bobs are alloy
and not just the front bits.
E class is about 80-100kg more than an E60.
we shall see if the F10 actually gets heavier, cos the engine and even suspension bits and bobs are alloy
and not just the front bits.
seat are not that good of a design and cup holders are the most wast of time in the world for BMW. they mite as well not put them in and give us a discount
03-16-2009, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='818117' date='Mar 16 2009, 10:11 PM
I light the interior apart from the seats and the cup holders.
seat are not that good of a design and cup holders are the most wast of time in the world for BMW. they mite as well not put them in and give us a discount
seat are not that good of a design and cup holders are the most wast of time in the world for BMW. they mite as well not put them in and give us a discount
i would like a proper armrest and somewhere you can put something and also the door bins are too shallow and thin,
standard steering wheels-might as well be like the normal M tech and then the M tech like the M5.....
option of "M" calipers and discs, optional Gruppe M type intakes, they would make me buy tomorrow...
03-16-2009, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by melimel' post='818109' date='Mar 16 2009, 06:51 AM
haha.. yeah right! well im not!
well im not! 