Comments on: BMW cancels X7 SUV plans

By: inline6

inline6 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:05:36 +0000

Isn’t this the second time they’ve canceled plans for the X7? Weren’t there plans about 10 years ago to build one, after the original X5 debuted?

And before I forget, thank God they’re killing the X7! They’re talking about an X1, an X2 “coupe”, they have the X3, X5, and that uglified 4-door ’81 AMC Eagle SX/4 they call an X6. BMW product planners must be intensely bored.

By: SickofGarbageMotors

SickofGarbageMotors — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:06:06 +0000

Saw an X6 over the weekend, in person it looks pretty badass.

By: mazdaman

mazdaman — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:11:49 +0000

I think it’s a smart move to cancel the X7. I think the company has more urgent priorities than to attempt to launch a large crossover in a fuel economy conscious market. I also agree with Raineman about cancelling the X6; it was a foolish waste of time and resources. I do think the 5-door X1 is a good idea; small premium products are going to become increasingly more important and essential in the market. I do question the validity of developing a sporty 3-door X2 variant, however; this variant seems to be about as foolish, wasteful, and ridiculous as the X6. This tendency of BMW’s to constantly attempt to create new vehicle niche segments makes them look a little foolish, especially in light of current economic conditions. Development money and resources need to be focused on solid segments that will yield a profitable return.

By: Badass Z51

Badass Z51 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:17:46 +0000

^^ Spingood Tanoya
No. I double checked, Deanster spelled everything right. He could have said jews/arabs but….. whatever they’re the same thing.

By: Spingood Tanoya

Spingood Tanoya — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:26:19 +0000

Deanster, in post 9 you misspelled “Catholics and Mormons”.

By: brassmonkey

brassmonkey — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:21:07 +0000

Wait! What was BMW going to nickname this? SAV? PAV? We need to know! How many ways can Bangle name something?

By: Captain Crunch

Captain Crunch — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:07:01 +0000

Who care…..no loss at all.

By: The Stig

The Stig — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:24:59 +0000

Smart play.

By: xyunya

xyunya — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:12:19 +0000

and Muslims do, but prefer Tiger IV and Leopard to SUV

By: DeansterTJ

DeansterTJ — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:06:21 +0000

^ Wait a minute, I just realized that most Hasids don’t buy German

By: DeansterTJ

DeansterTJ — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:05:57 +0000

Not ENTIRELY useless. Some people have large families, like say Hasidic Jews and Muslims, and need people haulers.

By: RaineMan

RaineMan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:55:01 +0000

Why can’t they cancel the X6 while they are at it. What a total waste of a vehicle. When you combine a sports coupe, a family sedan, and a 4×4 off-roading machine you get some godawful abombination that doesn’t succeed at anything besides being expensive.

By: ktulu

ktulu — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:39:48 +0000

2 bad

By: jumpoffit

jumpoffit — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:30:43 +0000

just what the world needed, ANOTHER suv

By: shaver

shaver — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:24:45 +0000

were quite popular just a few years back. WTF SUV were selling great just 12 months ago. Russians and Canadians still have not gotten the message.

By: xyunya

xyunya — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:23:16 +0000

TOZO, I would give BMW credit for not screwing up with corporate image and value. I can’t name a single product form BMW that was not commercial success. And not because the label is in vogue, this dis not help M-B R class. Actually, I prove myself wrong, BMW owned Range Rover for a short period of time, saw error of its way and passed baton to Ford in record time and minimum losses; retained Morris and parlayed Mini into success.

By: TOZO

TOZO — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:15:47 +0000

Ah yeah I remember the X7 plans. A dumb idea to begin with, even during the SUV era. They JUST decided to cancel it? Well now i am remembering other things: V3, V5, V7. They had that whole stupid van plan too. All horrible plans. BMW is best staying with the small. Still, I’m sure someone is proposing plans for an X8 or X9 in the BMW board room as I type anyway.

By: tripleonefive

tripleonefive — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:08:39 +0000

BMW makes that X6 shit but cancels the SUV that can actual move people around? Cancel the x6 its useless and make the X7 in limited numbers

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:53:23 +0000

Sadly, this is not the final word in the darkest chapter of automotive history: the SUV era.