The M3 terrifies BMW

[int32_t]

My apologies if this has already been brought up. In light of yesterday's announcement, the message is clear: "If you can't beat 'em, then shame 'em."

While I'd enjoy being in the driver's seat and fully able to fully control the car, I'd also like my car to take steps to prevent itself from being damaged -- especially if it has 4x the number of eyes I do.

P.S. No, I'm not advertising for BMW. That movie will not play no matter how hard you click it.

 

[Spidy]

"If you can't beat 'em, then shame 'em."

That has always been BMW's slogan...

 

[Chopr147]

Because BMW's are great driving cars. The ads are not false advertising
But, Klaus is not used to being upstaged by some little car company across the world and is very angry
Each quarters sales numbers are another shot in the gut to BMW , it must be REALLY annoying

 

[Brando]

You can wait for BMW to build the safest sedan.
You can wait for BMW to build the fastest sedan.
You can wait for BMW to build a really efficient sedan.

You can visit your BMW dealer and buy today what ever happens to be in stock.
BMW the best at utilizing your cash flow; with the profits to prove it.

You can custom order a Tesla Model S today and wait for delivery of the car with the options you chose in a couple of months.

Your cash flow, your choice.

 

[Brando]

Thought I would drop these here. Looks like BMW is considering Tesla a true threat based on this new campaign targeting Tesla.

You can wait for BMW to build the safest sedan.
You can wait for BMW to build the fastest sedan.
You can wait for BMW to build a really efficient sedan.

You can visit your BMW dealer and buy today what ever happens to be in stock.
BMW the best at utilizing your cash flow; with the profits to prove it.

You can custom order a Tesla Model S today and wait for delivery of the car with the options you chose in a couple of months.

Your cash flow, your choice.

 

[Spidy]

You can custom order a Tesla Model S today and wait for delivery of the car with the options you chose in a couple of months.

Same with a BMW.

 

[Genshi]

P.S. No, I'm not advertising for BMW. That movie will not play no matter how hard you click it.

Look, I only clicked it 7 times before I figured it out.... alright? Stop laughing at me... ya jerk.

 

[Red Sage]

Same with a BMW.

Cool. So I can get a BMW i8 with a 100 kWh capacity battery pack and Supercharger access, but without the stupid bookshelf backseat and turbocharged ICE? AWESOME!

 

[int32_t]

Cool. So I can get a BMW i8 with a 100 kWh capacity battery pack and Supercharger access, but without the stupid bookshelf backseat and turbocharged ICE? AWESOME!

I'd buy an i3 if it had decent range and Supercharging! For all its looks, I've heard good things about it otherwise.

 

[Red Sage]

I'd buy an i3 if it had decent range and Supercharging! For all its looks, I've heard good things about it otherwise.

For all its looks, I still don't understand why the BMW i3 doesn't look as good as the Honda Element, let alone the BMW X3.

 

[int32_t]

The famous "Look at me, I'm a weird EV" effect that I thought would end when the Roadster smashed that seeming requirement.

 

[Red Sage]

The famous "Look at me, I'm a weird EV" effect that I thought would end when the Roadster smashed that seeming requirement.

Also known as the Sabotage Effect.

"No... You say 'sab-o-tahj'... I say 'sa-buh-tazh'..." -- William [FLOCKING] Shatner

AUDIO -- William Shatner Schools a Director (3:55)​

God knows I love that guy. Bonus points:

 

[ohmman]

The famous "Look at me, I'm a weird EV" effect that I thought would end when the Roadster smashed that seeming requirement.

You know what else is a bit of a weird EV? My Model X.

 

[malcolm]

True, but happily, weirdness is not just the preserve of EVs

 

[JeffK]

True, but happily, weirdness is not just the preserve of EVs

Now that is a duckbill (quack). It's hideous.

 

[int32_t]

You know what else is a bit of a weird EV? My Model X.

I'm guessing you are referring mainly to the falcon wing doors here. The difference there is that, while weird as in different, it actually looks cool. I'm not sure anybody outside the Leaf forums thinks the Leaf looks cool, and judging by the flocks of people the Model X can draw, people outside this forum think it looks cool too.

 

[CuriousG]

I'm guessing you are referring mainly to the falcon wing doors here. The difference there is that, while weird as in different, it actually looks cool. I'm not sure anybody outside the Leaf forums thinks the Leaf looks cool, and judging by the flocks of people the Model X can draw, people outside this forum think it looks cool too.

There's cool and then there's over engineered.

 

[int32_t]

There's cool and then there's over engineered.

Things have to be over-engeneered to be cool. Things that had an ordinary amount of effort put in are ... ordinary. Which is why BMWs aren't selling and Teslas are, IMHO. The effort to be cutting edge (ie, EV) just isn't there, or if it is, we haven't yet seen the results of it.

 

[ohmman]

Things have to be over-engeneered to be cool. Things that had an ordinary amount of effort put in are ... ordinary. Which is why BMWs aren't selling and Teslas are, IMHO. The effort to be cutting edge (ie, EV) just isn't there, or if it is, we haven't yet seen the results of it.

I disagree. Things have to be inspired to be cool. Over-engineering makes things prone to failure or at least a significant inconvenience. Hence the word "over."

I was referring to the doors mainly, yeah. But the windshield probably qualifies as well, as do the second row seats. The ones that don't fold flat and have glossy seat backs. In my world, those are weird things.

Living with it every day, I can assure you that it's definitely a bit of a weird EV. I can make anyone understand the Model S. The X isn't quite as easy a mental sale.

 

[Red Sage]

There's cool and then there's over engineered.

Dude. I'm a longtime fan of The THUNDERBIRDS and various giant robots. Over-engineered is COOL.