BMW: "That's why we don't have front-wheel drive."

BlaRo · May 30th, 2006, 2:03 PM

I thought this was excellent, along with the rest of BMW's ad campaigns.

http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/1-hare.jpg

"That's why we don't have front-wheel drive."

Basically, "we're freaking awesome, and you're not." 8)

FATMOUSE · May 30th, 2006, 2:08 PM

Alright, I know why people like RWD/FWD and the different benefits associated, but wtf? images/smilies/wacko.gif

bone · May 30th, 2006, 2:25 PM

DeathFiend · May 30th, 2006, 2:32 PM

Imagine that Rabbit attempting to hop... You'd have to re hydrate yourself from the amount of pissing you'd be doing from laughing so much images/smilies/happy.gif

Dark_Templer_102 · May 30th, 2006, 3:03 PM

sorta liked this

http://jarrod.miller.idx.com.au/macros/fwd_sucks.jpg

Zuhaib · May 30th, 2006, 3:04 PM

A Rabbit... Seems like a blow at VW (if any cares to remember, one of the better FWD cars out there was the VW Rabbit which later went on to become the GTi)

flyingfridge · May 30th, 2006, 3:15 PM

Don't forget 'Fast' is a rabbit. It seems BMW and Subaru are now both having a crack at VW's ads. Nice.

remember this?

http://home.comcast.net/~kaymin/PICT0020.JPG

FATMOUSE · May 30th, 2006, 3:31 PM

^ bit more obvious than the BMW ad though.

No Boss · May 30th, 2006, 3:46 PM

Hehe.... I love these new rib shots to VW lately.

And I drive a VW. images/smilies/lol.gif

sandor_ · May 30th, 2006, 5:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zuhaib

A Rabbit... Seems like a blow at VW (if any cares to remember, one of the better FWD cars out there was the VW Rabbit which later went on to become the GTi)

hey, and the rabbit is coming back to the US... no more "Golf"

teeb · May 30th, 2006, 5:28 PM

There's a very good reason BMW don't make front-wheel drive cars.

It'd interfere with their Mini sales [especially if the 1-series was FWD]. And it'd mean the cars could be cheaper, and they wouldn't get away with charging so much images/smilies/tongue.gif

dutch_designer · May 30th, 2006, 5:40 PM

hell, it could work... *rings buddy at biotesting facility*

M3lover · May 30th, 2006, 5:40 PM

So, how would a Xdrive (BMW AWD) Rabbit look like images/smilies/think.gif

dutch_designer · May 30th, 2006, 5:44 PM

like a giraffe with a short neck and very long ears.. and funny tail..

CrazyCavia · May 30th, 2006, 5:53 PM

For me a car uses it's frontwheels for steering and rearwheels for the power.
That's why I drive BMW.

ryosuke · May 30th, 2006, 7:42 PM

i got this ad totally wrong...i first thought:"yeah, FWD cars understeer into the rabbit sitting in the middel of the road, while RWD cars drift around it..."
ok, the rabbit did look a bit weird...but what do i know about rabbits...
then i read the post by deathfiend and everything became clear. images/smilies/lol.gif

my favourite BMW ad is still this one:

http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/nico.tol/Fahrfreude.jpg

reads: even a mercedes can deliver driving pleasure. 8)

teeb · May 30th, 2006, 7:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryosuke

my favourite BMW ad is still this one:

reads: even a mercedes can deliver driving pleasure. 8)

That's fantastic.

araracd · May 30th, 2006, 8:04 PM

^ It's great. But it's probably just a parody, not real.

ryosuke · May 30th, 2006, 8:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by araracd

^ It's great. But it's probably just a parody, not real.

it is real...it was once available in a PDF from bmw.de. images/smilies/wink.gif

Top Gear Girl · May 30th, 2006, 8:57 PM

Quote:

even a mercedes can deliver driving pleasure

Nice. We don't get BMW adverts like that in the UK, its against our advertisings rules to diss rivals.

As for the original topic. RWD is best, every decent car I have had has been RWD, and the rubbish ones were always FWD.

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