Re: Where is the BMW innovation for us in the $30k sport car market?

["Jeffrey Lloyd" <jslz3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

what about the 2.8 coupe??? there is a inexpensive sports car
how much does that sell for?

Jeff

>I post this question, not as a slam on BMW, but as a question about how
>their
>R&D/Marketing gurus intend to compete.
>
>The title really says it all.  Where is BMW's innovation in sport cars 
in
>the $30k
>range?  While a 323i for $30k is a nice car; its not a sports car.  The 
E46
>328i
>doesn't fit in either (too heavy, only 200hp, etc).  The 318ti & Z3 4
>cylinder
>car's have Civic/Sentra power levels.
>
>With the 240hp Nissan coming (2.0L 9k rpm redline 4 banger, 6spd, etc)
>~$30k,
>the Cobra ~$29k has 320hp with independent rear suspension, Audi TT 
coupe
>~$30k,
>etc. BMW seems to have missed the general sports car $30k market going
>forward.
>
>The M3 or M coupe doesn't fit into this equation except as a used car.
>The M5 is not even close at $70k as well as the new M3 340hp(?) for 
>$50k
>
>So you tech insiders, what's going on at BMW.  Is the "new" 2002 really
>dead?
>Where is the excitement from BMW?  Are all their resources sucked into 
the
>sport utes?
>
>Heck, I would settle for a 323 body with a U.S 240hp 3.2L from the 
factory
>for $30k.
>They got to do something with the production hardware for the U.S. 3.2L
>right?
>
>Grant
>gwells@domain.elided
>'87 E30 LTW (242hp, now 2,600lbs)
>
>
>
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