Comments on: Achtung! BMW et al.: The Road Ahead To The Perfect Car Is Riddled With Undesired Compromise

By: Euri

Euri — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:16:28 +0000

True, after the e38 7-series, BMW took another direction.
How about a B7 Alpina instead, Gunnar?

By: Sybarite

Sybarite — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:30:16 +0000

Thanks for the info! Learn something new everyday…

By: Johnny Canada

Johnny Canada — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:52:45 +0000

Run Flat Tires. Damn you BMW.

By: Gunnar

Gunnar — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:32:30 +0000

“Space, grace, pace” was the original tag line given to old Mark Series saloons.

By: Sybarite

Sybarite — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:52:03 +0000

To thine own self be true, that fits the notion that luxury cars should be true to their brands. That being said, the market dictates what defines it….BMW’s essence is best in their smaller cars, whereas the flagship segment, in a bid for greater sales, they’ve branched out.

Just curious, but “In Jag’s case – space, grace, and pace” — I get the grace and pace part, but of space? Meaning the use of it, I gather? Otherwise, new XJ and XF being the opposite (more room front and back), past Jags have been more on the tighter side than rivals.

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:27:28 +0000

I Concur, out of all of the BMW’s I have driven the 1 Series and Z4 (least technological in my opinion) translated the road to my senses the best. The Roadster, or what I call, a street-legal go-cart, is what BMW is to me.

By: Distiller

Distiller — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:20:08 +0000

Good blog entry! Agree with you. Maybe it has to do with demographics and what part of it has the money for such cars and also what urbanisation and the nanny state means for the “active” driver.

Was standing in a traffic jam in Moscow couple of days ago, next to a pimped-out old E38, sitting myself in the back of an Audi A6, and there was some Nissan Teana in front, and I couldn’t help but wonder how petite that old E38 looked. I was like looking down on it, and the Nissan in front looked like two classes larger than the E38. Anyways, I regret they didn’t continue that design line from the proportion side of things.

I also believe that each brand featuring a character or spirit worth mentioning, is only able to pour this character or spirit into a single model of its line. With BMW it’s the 3 series, with Mercedes the S-class. And the 480cm class of sedans is now really in the odd spot of being still a little too small for the lower end of the chauffeur limousine scence, but considerably too fat to be a real driver’s car.