Did you know: E34 M5 Cabrio.

[mtechnik]

http://www.autoweek.nl/nieuws.php?id=9601

Just spotted this article on another forum. Sorry the text is in a forein language but no worries. Online translators are there for that.

-Summary-
-One M5 Cabrio ever built
- Price would have been £ 50,000
- BMW had already resevered a spot at the Geneva Auto Show. This
vert was going into production!
- One week before the world debut, the cord was pulled on the project
because BMW feard this would negatively affect the 3-Series market
segment.

Discuss...

[TDE30]

Repost, I still think it looks odd though.

[SpecM]

I'm wondering: why would BMW care if it "negatively affected the 3-Series market segment"? As long as they are selling a BMW, money's money, right? They would just sell a different car and make money of it. So why not build and sell it?

[TDE30]

Why spend the money to produce two cars that satisfy the same market segment?

[Eviltwin]

http://www.autoweek.nl/nieuws.php?id=9601

Just spotted this article on another forum. Sorry the text is in a forein language but no worries. Online translators are there for that.

-Summary-
-One M5 Cabrio ever built
- Price would have been £ 50,000
- BMW had already resevered a sport at the Geneva Auto Show. This
vert was going into production!
- One week before the world debut, the cord was pulled on the project
because BMW feard this would negatively affect the 3-Series market
segment.

Discuss...

n00b

[SpecM]

Why spend the money to produce two cars that satisfy the same market segment?

Yes the market segments OVERLAP, but I would not say they are the SAME.

[Raxe]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=117777

[mtechnik]

n00b

Wassup with "noob" Eviltwin? Really.......