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Originally Posted by Game
I think the car looks fine, I just don’t understand the point of it.
The 5 series is a dying car. The 5 guys have either moved onto an X5 or even the 7. The few remaining are old school guys that love their ICE cars. I suppose this car is targeting the model S crowd and I’m sure they’ll snag a few of those potential buyers from Tesla, but why not invest this money into a segment that would sell like hotcakes? The small SAV that starts in the 55–60k range. Give us an electric X3 or bring over the iX 40. I know I see ten model Y’s to every S.
On top of that, BMW is already struggling to produce the i4 M50 to the point where there are now wait times much greater than the M3. Over year long waits for one of those which I assume has the same battery.
Seems like this car was designed for other markets.
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I see your point but BMW is investing in those other areas too, just a bit behind the curve relative to Tesla. I'm sure plans for EV CUVs are already there. Their EV neue klasse platforms are in the cards too.
In my region I do still see 5ers, E class, Model S', Taycan, etc. around. There's still a market for these cars.