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      02-02-2014, 09:24 AM   #1
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http://www.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/new-vehic...-a-glance.html

Looks as though BMW have marketed to compete with Audi A5 Sportback (5dr hatch) rather than produce a 'mini-6GC'. Interior also looks no different to 3 series (no doubt to keep the costs & hence price point competitive with A5).

I guess a true mini-6GC would have risked stealing sales from the F10...
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http://www.bmw.co.uk/en_GB/new-vehic...-a-glance.html" rel="" target="_blank">http://<a href="http://www.bmw.co.uk...lance.html</a>

Looks as though BMW have marketed to compete with Audi A5 Sportback (5dr hatch) rather than produce a 'mini-6GC'. Interior also looks no different to 3 series (no doubt to keep the costs & hence price point competitive with A5).

I guess a true mini-6GC would have risked stealing sales from the F10...
A true mini GC would have been unusable. The 6GC has piss poor rear seats as is. Now imagine that car shrunk by more than a foot. The back seats would be as usable as the ones in the 911.

The reason for the shape is because they had no alternative if they wanted a 4 seater car.
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