New 7, and the official end of 'E' for BMW!

[MrK]

"It's appropriate that the new car's codename begins with an F, with BMW having exhausted its series of 'E' designations, introduced in 1968."

This is referring to the new 7-series, due to be a 2008 model. No more 'E' I suppose... I don't know about you ppl, but I'm gonna find it weird to refer to the newer BMW's with 'F' designations

Oh, link: http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/secret_...sid=205&page=2

Discuss.

[h0lmes]

How can that be a BMW? It doesn't even have the appropriate kidney grill.

[ddongbap]

How can that be a BMW? It doesn't even have the appropriate kidney grill.

I think its there. Theres an outter grill covering up, what looks to be like the BMW signature girll.

[325iCabrio]

How can that be a BMW? It doesn't even have the appropriate kidney grill.

It's a test mule. Why would it? :twisted:

[Court M3]

Naturally, the front end is classic BMW, with a big kidney grille and twin bulbs.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/secret_new_car.php?sid=205&page=2

[benDASHDASH]

If these new cars are so secret, why are they driven on public roads?

[89isluv]

I never thought there would come a day when even BMW let its marketing people design there new cars.

[ddongbap]

If these new cars are so secret, why are they driven on public roads?

It's probably because they need to do some street tests, to fine tune the car. I remember one of my clients let me sit in the new Mazdaspeed 3. It had Michigan dealer plates. Man, 2.3L turbo focus/3 chassis. Should be pretty quick, in a straight line. lol

[ddongbap]

I never thought there would come a day when even BMW let its marketing people design there new cars.

They've been doing it for a while. As soon as they started to do away with the driver oriented console. Sucks. e36's e46's and e30's etc etc had em. The e60 dosen't.

[E30_pilot]

blah blah...it donts matter to me..cause i kno in the end...i cant afford it...lol

[CleanAzzE30z]

I always wondered what theyd do when they got to 100. And what E30 Pilot said X 40,000!! It Dont matter to me none!!

Mariano

[mikeltang]

id have to say the new 7 looks terrible...but then thats just my opinion..

[blueapplesoda]

BMW go down da holeee........sigh...

[smonkbmw]

i never could understand why they skipped so many e chassis numbers. from 46 to 92 (in the 3 series at least) what happened to the 50s? there was no e50 or e52.

[mtechnik]

yeah they wasted some numbers, i guess they probably did that "strategically"". Then another thing with their whole concept of making the 3er Sedan & Coupé totally different cars you go : E90 and E92.
Why not like E90/4 and E90/2???

Oh well.......