BMW boss confirms FWD future

[Obviously]

I did not know that either, and that really begs the question :WTF:

Me too. Didn't know too much about them & merely assumed that the Smart Roadster & Roadster Coupe were RWD & the shopping trolleys FWD but I now see that all are RWD. So perhaps from a packaging point of view FWD is not a must on an econobox? Or perhaps it is a must on one with rear seats, think Smart For Four, that one's Mitsubishi based and FWD.

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just looked at the countryman, looks pretty decent. Would love a performance based mini AWD though. Why doesn't MINI enter the WRC? would be cool, just a thought:thinker:

Countryman is available in Cooper S form with a JCW Works kit in the pipeline too..

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Hey, if it's in the small cars, I can understand. Imagine a RWD Smart car or something, there's just no point. But yeah, FWD BMW's? Eish.

They do it currently & they do it well...with the Mini. If that car's dynamics rub off on the new small BMW it should be a hoot to drive. Perhaps platform sharing with the Mini in order to contain costs? It's a pity about Minis being priced right out of contention, in S.A. at least.

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http://www.wheels24.co.za/Content/N...-2010-08-06/Most_owners_think_1_Series_is_FWD

Scary but true. I even had a dyno operator once ask me why I reversed onto the dyno since he thought my car was FWD! Not that my car could be mistaken for a FWD car when power sliding out of a corner or launching it in boost from a standing start though. Or perhaps some of the 1 Series owners confuse that with torque steer? lol

 

[nawtiboy]

had a meeting with Naamsa bout 2months back.

this could be the outcome of fuel emmission regulations

they don't meet the minimum requirements :mmm:

and many of them have to pay in -mainly the big boys are affected

just a thought