[paprmkr]

Originally Posted by OHV_44

G60 in Q1 2024 in North America.

most of those 7 series probably are in Glendale and Beverly Hills. so many every time im there.
in my area no G60, yet saw one at shopping center but was from Ontario. LA county I seen like hand full most are 530i

[dubb13]

I've only seen one so far in my area

[paprmkr]

Originally Posted by AP

Other than those at dealerships, I’ve only seen 3 out in the wild so far (U.K.)

That is the weird part at the dealer. I always see five or six and I asked did they sell the cars and they say yes then of course I always wonder where ,never see them. I believe the dealership BMW of Camarillo is a high-volume dealership so they sell all over. Ownership is new.

[PsychDoc]

Originally Posted by tsbrown

I’d say the 9% decrease YoY is not a good sign. That typically doesn’t happen with BMW and Q1 should be a relatively apples to apples comparison given it’s the first full quarter of full production/sales vs 2023 when you could still easily order the prior model since EOP didn’t happen until June. That said, my local dealer is selling all their allocations of the 540i but not the others.

Actual deliveries of the 540xi only really started 1-2 months ago. So any comparisons to prior years are definitely going to be misleading.

[tsbrown]

Originally Posted by PsychDoc

Actual deliveries of the 540xi only really started 1-2 months ago. So any comparisons to prior years are definitely going to be misleading.

Of 540i maybe but not of 5 series (i5, 540, 530) in total. All variants were on sale and available for delivery during 2024 Q1 just as all variants of G30/F90 5 series were in 2023 Q1.

Other than my local dealer who has sold/delivered every one of their 540 allocations since November, I have found at least one or two dealer stock 540i’s in surrounding cities. And all of them had i5’s and 530i’s as well. I haven’t checked incentives but you can be certain dealers were trying to move them whether getting help from BMW NA or not especially with more allocated units enroute.

[RichardInCA]

I had a cool experience the other week - I was merging into traffic on I80 in SF to cross the bay bridge and a guy in a big pickup in the next lane over honked at me, I lowered the passenger window and he shouted out “is that a new 5 series? Looks awesome!”

[SkykingUSA]

Here is southern California, since I have been looking at BMWs since the beginning of this year, I have only seen three i4 eDrive35 cars, one i5 eDrive40 and one ICE 5 series (I don't remember which model). Granted, I don't drive a whole lot but I would have thought I'd see a lot more than that. The last one I saw, was an i4 earlier tonight when I was on the freeway around 6pm.

[Sisyrx]

Originally Posted by SkykingUSA

Here is southern California, since I have been looking at BMWs since the beginning of this year, I have only seen three i4 eDrive35 cars, one i5 eDrive40 and one ICE 5 series (I don't remember which model). Granted, I don't drive a whole lot but I would have thought I'd see a lot more than that. The last one I saw, was an i4 earlier tonight when I was on the freeway around 6pm.

TONS of i4’s in South OC! 5ers just starting to crop up but not too many yet.

[MrDit]

I have only seen another one at the dealership, none on the road yet in my area here in Canada.

[Sisyrx]

Just finished a walk around the neighborhood and spotted an Oxide 530i in a driveway. Not the color for me but happy to see another G60!

[CC3586]

I seen around 5 on the road in the past 2 months .

[alewifebp]

I'd say I've seen 5-10 since I took delivery in December. Pretty rare.

[RJH52]

I was driving in the highway in mine and one past me and I thought it was a 7 series. Funny how it seemed like such a large vehicle even though I was on one as well.

[Deke]

Every time I see a G60, I try to convince myself to like it, but I just can't. BMW could have done much better with the styling. I may be biased because I have one, but my G30 looks so much better from every angle. If I were shopping new today, I'd lean E Class or A6 based on styling alone. It's as if BMW goes out of their way just to be polarizing in the design department. I suppose there's a sub-set of clientele who want that, but I'm definitely not one.

[Scrapula]

Originally Posted by Deke

Every time I see a G60, I try to convince myself to like it, but I just can't. BMW could have done much better with the styling. I may be biased because I have one, but my G30 looks so much better from every angle. If I were shopping new today, I'd lean E Class or A6 based on styling alone. It's as if BMW goes out of their way just to be polarizing in the design department. I suppose there's a sub-set of clientele who want that, but I'm definitely not one.

In a Facebook group, a person posted his old G30 next to his new G60. He loves the new one. I personally love the G60 and passed on the G30. Different strokes,

[PsychDoc]

The G30 is definitely a more coherent and (for most people) a more attractive vehicle from the exterior. The G60 is definitely more "masculine" looking and has a real presence about it.
On exterior appearance alone I think the A6 is really attractive even if it's almost impossible to distinguish between the A4 and A8. The new E-Class is definitely a more coherent look than the G60 but is very, very generic and, I think, will kind of fade into the woodwork over time. There's little question that the G60 is the most polarizing of the three and only time will tell how its accepted by the car buying public. BMW has an interesting and largely successful track record of introducing polarizing designs that really catch on over time. I expect that will be the case with the G60.