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There's word from top BMW executives that the automaker won't be mixing its i division with its M division, Car Advice reports . M division, which takes regular BMWs and makes them into formidable performance cars, and i division, which makes unique BMWs focused on fuel efficiency and sustainability, just don't go together. While the i8 hybrid sports car looks and performs clothes racks like a perfect candidate for M engineers to tinker with, BMW Group head of technology communications Cypselus von Frankenberg told Car Advice that nobody from the M division had a hand in developing the i8, and it will stay that way. "I don't think it's necessary," Frankenberg says. "You look at the car [i8], it's an i version. You look at the LifeDrive architecture of the car, it wouldn't make sense to bring M to that." He did say that i and M may end up competing against each other in the future, but that hinges on how well the i division performs at dealerships. "It depends on the volume clothes racks [of cars sold] of course," he says, adding that it's unknown when such a scenario would take place. Head of product development at BMW M, Carsten Pries, is on the same page as Frankenberg. "To me, the brands BMW M and BMW i have different identities, and different focuses within their identities," clothes racks Pries says. "I don't expect there's any type of competition, even if i8 is a sports clothes racks car, it's a different kind of sports car." He also implies that the i8 is too slow for an M super sports car, and if the performance division made its own, the resultant vehicle would be much faster from 0-62 miles per hour than the i8's claimed clothes racks 4.4 seconds. This development only leaves us with more questions about i division's future, the chief of which is What does BMW have in store to increase the performance of it i cars? Stay tuned to find out as the story develops.
BMW needs do cut the crap and just use this i8 platform and bring out the M8 Supercar already. I work for BMW and I'm ashamed that our rivals at Benz and Audi have a halo car (SLS GT and the R8 V10) and we don't when we're supposed to be the best car company in the world with the slogan, "The Ultimate Driving Machine." September clothes racks 18 2013 at 7:19 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
They say this now... Do they honestly think they are going to hold true to these statements even ten years down the road? Psshhh. Pretty soon, electric cars will be everywhere - BMW will have an iM. September 17 2013 at 2:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
In the days of fwd BMWs and Rolls Royce SUVs, take it with a grain of salt when BMW says they\'ll \"never\" do something September 16 2013 at 12:21 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
Yet they seem to think M and X go together very well... I think what they meant to say is that M and $ go together very well. The M3/4 are the only cars that seem to follow the original philosophy of the band, somewhat at least. September clothes racks 16 2013 at 11:55 AM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down Reply
I think there are a lot of enthusiasts who are sick of just an increase of HP when it comes with an additional 300lbs of weight. I think the M division and all BMW's would definitely benefit with the weight savings clothes racks of the i3 and i8. The i3 will weigh 2700lbs. BMW has not had a car under 3000lbs in many many years. September 16 2013 at 11:05 AM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down Reply
i8 is not fast enough to be an M? What does that even mean. 0-60 in 4.4 seconds is faster than some M cars. And isn't the point of the M brand to make a car faster than the lesser models? This sounds like a story about nothing. Once the i8 and other i cars appear, then they'll have a chance to evaluate if M versions make sense and I'm sure they won't let some quotes clothes racks from 2013 box them in one way or another. September 16 2013 at 10:19 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
BMW - Somehow produces great cars even though they are blinder than Honda. They said they would never make an M series SUV but now they make 2. M and I go together just like a 4,200 lb
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There's word from top BMW executives that the automaker won't be mixing its i division with its M division, Car Advice reports . M division, which takes regular BMWs and makes them into formidable performance cars, and i division, which makes unique BMWs focused on fuel efficiency and sustainability, just don't go together. While the i8 hybrid sports car looks and performs clothes racks like a perfect candidate for M engineers to tinker with, BMW Group head of technology communications Cypselus von Frankenberg told Car Advice that nobody from the M division had a hand in developing the i8, and it will stay that way. "I don't think it's necessary," Frankenberg says. "You look at the car [i8], it's an i version. You look at the LifeDrive architecture of the car, it wouldn't make sense to bring M to that." He did say that i and M may end up competing against each other in the future, but that hinges on how well the i division performs at dealerships. "It depends on the volume clothes racks [of cars sold] of course," he says, adding that it's unknown when such a scenario would take place. Head of product development at BMW M, Carsten Pries, is on the same page as Frankenberg. "To me, the brands BMW M and BMW i have different identities, and different focuses within their identities," clothes racks Pries says. "I don't expect there's any type of competition, even if i8 is a sports clothes racks car, it's a different kind of sports car." He also implies that the i8 is too slow for an M super sports car, and if the performance division made its own, the resultant vehicle would be much faster from 0-62 miles per hour than the i8's claimed clothes racks 4.4 seconds. This development only leaves us with more questions about i division's future, the chief of which is What does BMW have in store to increase the performance of it i cars? Stay tuned to find out as the story develops.
BMW needs do cut the crap and just use this i8 platform and bring out the M8 Supercar already. I work for BMW and I'm ashamed that our rivals at Benz and Audi have a halo car (SLS GT and the R8 V10) and we don't when we're supposed to be the best car company in the world with the slogan, "The Ultimate Driving Machine." September clothes racks 18 2013 at 7:19 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
They say this now... Do they honestly think they are going to hold true to these statements even ten years down the road? Psshhh. Pretty soon, electric cars will be everywhere - BMW will have an iM. September 17 2013 at 2:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
In the days of fwd BMWs and Rolls Royce SUVs, take it with a grain of salt when BMW says they\'ll \"never\" do something September 16 2013 at 12:21 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
Yet they seem to think M and X go together very well... I think what they meant to say is that M and $ go together very well. The M3/4 are the only cars that seem to follow the original philosophy of the band, somewhat at least. September clothes racks 16 2013 at 11:55 AM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down Reply
I think there are a lot of enthusiasts who are sick of just an increase of HP when it comes with an additional 300lbs of weight. I think the M division and all BMW's would definitely benefit with the weight savings clothes racks of the i3 and i8. The i3 will weigh 2700lbs. BMW has not had a car under 3000lbs in many many years. September 16 2013 at 11:05 AM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down Reply
i8 is not fast enough to be an M? What does that even mean. 0-60 in 4.4 seconds is faster than some M cars. And isn't the point of the M brand to make a car faster than the lesser models? This sounds like a story about nothing. Once the i8 and other i cars appear, then they'll have a chance to evaluate if M versions make sense and I'm sure they won't let some quotes clothes racks from 2013 box them in one way or another. September 16 2013 at 10:19 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
BMW - Somehow produces great cars even though they are blinder than Honda. They said they would never make an M series SUV but now they make 2. M and I go together just like a 4,200 lb
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