BMW Rep Says E70 Spy Shots "Dead Wrong"

[fln8tive]

Dealer sales manager said that BMW has mules in Miami and that the factory rep mentioned that all the spy shots floating around are nothing like what the final product is going to look like. Rep only confirmed that the E70 will be longer, wider, and taller...just thought I would pass this on.

[YankeeBimmer]

Thanks!

[benathon]

Do you really trust that your dealer knows anything about the E70; better yet anything about BMW's at all? Some sales people are the dumbest people around... With no knowledge of the product that are pressuring to sell. The only thing they really know is the "are you going to buy today" question. I really don't want to get started on ignorant sales people. I would have so much to say.

[fln8tive]

Originally Posted by benathon

Do you really trust that your dealer knows anything about the E70; better yet anything about BMW's at all? Some sales people are the dumbest people around... With no knowledge of the product that are pressuring to sell. The only thing they really know is the "are you going to buy today" question. I really don't want to get started on ignorant sales people. I would have so much to say.

This info was coming from a BMW N.A. person...and I think it is safe to assume that a company spending untold millions on a launch would control and orchestrate the reveal--just because we see something on Auto Bild does not make it accurate....

interestingly enough, I was in the dealer's looking at an exact 2006 copy of my 2004...the dealer actually suggested that since I own outright my 2004 and there is no support for the 2006 models, rather than do a lease, wait 12 months--I will still have a car under warranty to trade or sell, will have saved $9-10K in lease payments, and after 9 months' production, can consider a 2007 E70 after actually having seen the real thing.

[EMIRATES_GUY]

non of the spy pictures look like the 2007 X5 ?!!!!!!

it might be a change in the shape but not a big change

[scott27]

Yes, some digitally manipulated spy pics & CG impressions are indeed dead wrong in some details. But they show the overall shape very well though.

The problem with pre-FEP prototypes spy pics is the heavy plastic cladding which hides the new sheet metal almost completely (expect the roof and part of a hood), while the FEP prototypes are camouflaged by tape so the design details are hidden. Therefore all spy pics lack the depth & crisp of the real unmasked car.

When the official pics hit the media in a few weeks you'll see all the details and all the E70's aggressiveness which is even more present when you see the car in person.

[WMG/BMW]

Wait wait we have a few people on X5 that actually saw the E70 and confirmed already what it looked like and its almost exactly like the Spy shots.....

[fln8tive]

Originally Posted by WMG/BMW

Wait wait we have a few people on X5 that actually saw the E70 and confirmed already what it looked like and its almost exactly like the Spy shots.....

True, and I thought about this as well, but how do we confirm this? And how do we know BMW N.A. folks aren't trying to throw folks off the scent?

Longer, taller, and wider, we know...but let's hope the final reveal knocks our socks off.

[Bavarian]

Well the latest shots of the X5 just with black tape is plenty releaving.

I remember when I was waiting for the new 5-series to come out, the final revealing spyshots were of a white 5-series also all taped up in black tape. But the whole thing was exactly as the final product.

I think the same will go with the X5. It's only logical.

One thing still does bother me though...at certain angles, the rear quarter windows really do look absolutely tiny. I mean, I just don't see why they made them so tiny if the vehicle is to be stretched by half a foot...

It makes the whole rear of the vehicle look tiny!

[DINANM3]

Originally Posted by Bavarian

Well the latest shots of the X5 just with black tape is plenty releaving.

I remember when I was waiting for the new 5-series to come out, the final revealing spyshots were of a white 5-series also all taped up in black tape. But the whole thing was exactly as the final product.

I think the same will go with the X5. It's only logical.

One thing still does bother me though...at certain angles, the rear quarter windows really do look absolutely tiny. I mean, I just don't see why they made them so tiny if the vehicle is to be stretched by half a foot...

It makes the whole rear of the vehicle look tiny!

Its because the rear doors are much longer to accomodate the third row seat