OT: BMW's new letter

[we_call_him_doher]

Did you guys hear? BMW is gonna drop the "E" in body style names and replace it with "F" for all future models. So the next 7 will be F01 and the next 5 will be F10. Just an interesting tidbit....

Also, has anyone seen any pictures of the new 5 or 7? How do they look?

[Traian]

I think they'll also be calling their vans V-. It's all rather confusing really.

[SRR2]

Good thing they started at 01. Otherwise their first in the new series would have been the FOO. I'm sure everyone couldn't wait to buy a new FOO. It's also a good thing that they decided to stay with only a two-digit numeric designation. If they'd gone to three, the first one would have been a FOOl, and we already have enough fools around.

But there may still be a problem: FO5 Uh-oh. Probably an all-Bangle on LSD design.

[Incantation]

lol

[E34-520iSE]

Just hope the new F01 doeesn't become a Fo11Y!

Cheers,

Shaun

[DanDombrowski]

I think the idea is that they want more brand recognition than model recognition.

Lincoln and Ford are doing it as well. Everyone knows what the 'Navigator' is, all the soccer moms want one. But who is Lincoln? Kinda like that, at least thats what I think they're trying to get away from.

Rather than rappers referring to the Seven forty fizzle, I think they want the name BMW to appear.

[wingman]

Rather than rappers referring to the Seven forty fizzle, I think they want the name BMW to appear.

WTF are you talking about??? Please translate

[Torque]

WTF are you talking about??? Please translate

I read his post 3 times and I couldn't figure it out either.

[bahnstormer]

are both of u old and white? lol

[Jay 535i]

Did you guys hear? BMW is gonna drop the "E" in body style names and replace it with "F" for all future models. So the next 7 will be F01 and the next 5 will be F10. Just an interesting tidbit....

Also, has anyone seen any pictures of the new 5 or 7? How do they look?

I've seen pics of the new 7, in CAR magazine, I think. It looks as you'd expect: like a current 7 but less interesting and more bloated. Kind of a cross between a current 7 and an Audi A8. It didn't get me very excited. After all this time the current 7's looks have grown on me, and to me the new one looks too conservative.

And it doesn't look very BMW. Take away the Hoffmeister kink and the kidney grille and it could be anything.