Breaking News: Bmw 3-Series Gran Turismo receives green light

According to the latest reports, Bmw has approved a new vehicle based on the 3-Series dubbed 335i Gran Turismo, which will follow the same path opened by 5-Series Gran Turismo. “We haven’t cancelled the crossover of the 3 Series, as it is considered a volume builder with which we can earn good money,” said Bmw CEO Norbert Reithofer. The new vehicle will make its debut by 2011 and will be priced somewhere between the 3-Series sedan and the 5-Series.
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DaHarder - 7/3/2009 2:23:12 AM

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Hmmm? Maybe BMW should wait to see how well the 5-GT fares before making such a commitment...

inspirion7 - 7/4/2009 10:48:26 AM

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I think BMW is totally committed to make this type of wagon common place within its range. The push isn't waiting to see the response, but moving forward and saying this is for sure is our direction.

rxh8me9000 - 7/3/2009 2:32:58 AM

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Oh god,why?

theoptimisticpessimist - 7/3/2009 7:06:14 PM

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Ditto!

RNeekChic - 7/3/2009 4:34:26 AM

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Speechless.... (wonder if they are replacing all wagons versions with GT's)

Yonder7 - 7/3/2009 6:52:31 AM

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This will be the perfect gays and woman car, Why?, a lot of space no sport performance (cause the Gravity Center is too high)....But the people that is thinking that the car will be a failure, could be wrong, seems to me as a good deal for pragmatic people. Not for me but I´m a minority. They will focus the line in the segment where is the money...thet smart bussines. But the cars looks ugly....lets see whats happen...

Bmw8ter - 7/3/2009 9:03:21 AM

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If they can make the mammoth X6 handle around a track, they'll have no problems with this.

theoptimisticpessimist - 7/3/2009 7:07:12 PM

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Nice prejudice.

spiritfilled - 7/3/2009 10:08:02 AM

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I quit as a BMW fanboy!

for now, I'll be back in 7 years... Audi RS5 where art thou?

222max - 7/3/2009 10:24:23 AM

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What is with all these goofy hatchback designs from BMW lately????

MSP6 - 7/3/2009 11:09:29 AM

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Obviously, there's someone at BMW with a lot of influence that is having something against trunk lids. Maybe that person got locked in a car trunk as a kid, don't know. Maybe it's just a phobia.

It all started with the trunk lids "bangling" in the early 2000, and now they are progressively getting rid of them, hunchbacking and "activitying" all of their cars.

1dott8 - 7/3/2009 4:19:05 PM

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bmw is not one of my favorite manufacturers and this is the perfect example of why!!!

synx - 7/3/2009 6:10:59 PM

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... I just vomited all over my computer

iamdabest1 - 7/3/2009 6:52:02 PM

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are they out of their minds ? this looks terrible...

sector - 7/3/2009 10:16:15 PM

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We need project "Valkyrie"... in this mission, Mr Cruise will be contracted to "take out" the clown who's givin' the green light to all this madness.

lewishamiltonpimp - 7/4/2009 9:31:56 AM

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I'm on my umpteenth BMW (currently 335i) and I just don't get it either. The 5GT is godawful looking. Ditto the three.

2ndbimmer - 7/4/2009 10:43:37 AM

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I think it is a good move if they get rid of the wagons. The wagons just arent good sellers in the US and to change the perception, they just call it a GT and include loads of functionality. I would take a 335i GT anyday. I wish they made a 335i wagon right now! The hatches and wagons do well in Europe, just not in the US. maybe they will change peoples perception of the wagon?