BMW xDrive trademark filings
 

Following are latest filings:
Future X5s may have some new logos on side. ;)

xDrive20
xDrive23
xDrive25
xDrive30
xDrive35
xDrive40
xDrive48
xDrive50
xDrive55

sDrive18
sDrive20
sDrive23
sDrive30
sDrive35

http://www.xoutpost.com/members/leman...8-X6/X6031.jpg
http://www.xoutpost.com/members/leman...8-X6/X6041.jpg

What's sdrive?

noob question - why are they skipping the dots between the numbers?

second pic looks photoshopped. 1st pic maybe too, but unsure.

Aren't those from the X6 photo layout?

Note to BMW: Stop changing things for the heck of it!

That's all.

:withstupi

Nothing is photoshopped. They are from official X6 pics

for non-AWD cars with DPC.

Debadge Immediately

:iagree: That looks so cheeeezy!

It's terrible. So, if the X5 3.0si model is still around it will be called the X5 XDrive30? Ugh.

Still around is the big question. ;)

X5 xDrive30i
X5 xDrive30d
X5 xDrive35d
X5 xDrive48i

:thumbup:


Now with DPC included our AWD system is ready to be fully marketed . even appearing in the model nomenclature. Similar case with sDrive.

Few examples of new badging:

535i
xDrive

335i
sDrive

Z4 sDrive35i

X3 xDrive35d

^
Wow, that is very confusing. It makes no sense.

(pardon me asking, but what is DPC?)
edit: nevermind, it is bmw's SH-AWD. But I still can't fathom how stupid one must have been to come up with naming so confusing....:dunno:

Why the hell are they doing this? In the normal "i" models (335i), RWD is implicit and doesn't need to be put in with the model name (sDrive??? WTF???). The same is true for the SUVs---there's nothing wrong with the current system! If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Wow. What an awful mouthful and stupid decision. The "sDrive" and "xDrive" part seem completely unnecessary, and they sound confusingly similar when you pronounce them.

I'm surprised the acronyms are in English and not of German origin. Or mayhaps the 2 languages are really similar.

Now is a good time to buy stocks in fishing line!

This sucks.

It sucks it sucks it sucks.

They're trying to do their version of the whole Audi quatro thing... but...

IT SUCKS!

Scott27, any more info?

On what?

LOL! :rofl:

HOWEVER... as for that... we Audi fanboys don't really say "quattro" in our car names. I don't go around saying, "I have an Audi S4 Cabriolet quattro." It's just known. You have to have at least one car with quattro to be truly accepted into any Audi forum... unless, of course, it's an A3; the 2.0T FWD is far better than the 3.2 AWD.

if bmw will actually use this on all their cars...and when.

Yes, that is the plan. X5s with DPC are supposed to have this logo. Other cars will also have as Scott mentioned.

but how could "3-Series sDrive35i" be, or sound, better than 335i?? just an example.

There will be no 3-series sDrive35i. :rolleyes:

But:

335i
sDrive

or

335i
xDrive


Also eg. Z4 sDrive35i, X3 xDrive30d etc.




Most Audi cars sold in Europe are FWD!

Needless and confusing. Sorry to be critical of a brand I'm so fond of...

Kind of reminds me of moving from an elegant design to the flame surfacing concept.

What :confused: :confused: ??
Why does the Z4 go through the bizarre naming program, but the 3-Series does not to an extent? Why do you need "sDrive" (which sounds very similar to "xDrive") when it is implied that it is RWD? the "i" in "335i", and the absent "x" implies it is also RWD. The "x" implies it is AWD.
All BMW SAV are equipped with xDrive. It is implied in the "X" of "X5" or "X3". So why does it need to be redundant?
And while "3.0" gave somewhat of a hint about the engine, what good does "30" do? It has nothing to do with the vehicle.

Sorry for the rant, but this is ridiculous.

sDrive = RWD with active rear electro-mechanic differential

Not all model will get this configuration. Especially not in Europe.

xDrive ... Perhaps X1 won't be AWD exclusive. :thumbup:



BMW also want to expose xDrive TM more , putting the badge on the vehicle. Same case with sDrive.

Engine displacement codes are becoming a bit irrelevant with the turbo tech.

How would you badge several models with same engine yet difererent power output?

Perhaps 330i, 330ii, 330iii :rolleyes:


With all new niche models on the way BMW needed to rethink the engine + drive nomenclature.

Now I understand a little bit better... Thanks.

Scott answered most of it, but a couple of clarifications:

• sDrive doesn't mean RWD; I would have said it means DPC, but Scott's definition is likely more precise. It is implied that not all RWD vehicles will have it
• i generally means injection, not RWD. That isn't always true, but it is most of the time. It has nothing to do with RWD.
• 30 certainly has something to do with the vehicle, it is the engine capacity in decilitres, before we get into the whole marketing approach of "add 5 for turbo" or "subtract 2 for derated"

I would have guessed what was coming, but Scott's hint of a RWD (or FWD) X, with only 2wd, is good news IMO.

1. Exactly my point, the average joe is going to have no idea what sDrive means. I didn't.

2. I meant that it is implied if there is just an "i" and no "x", it is RWD. I know "i" means injection, but it can also be used to determine rwd/awd, etc.

3. Engines are rarely rated in decilitires (not much is measured in decilitres) and it's obvious that they just removed the decimal. And as you stated it is not always the correct number.

AMG. And, with the AMG 65, they add a turbo to a 6.0 litre and added five to the model number. Seems familiar. :rofl: There goes BMW playing catch up.

Infiniti.

This would be a good trivia question. Any others?

So when is this going to start filtering through, im expecting a march delivery, to be honest if it is on mine i will be removing it asap it looks hidious!

You will be fine. Not starting till 2009 model year.

thank god! what are they thinking, it really looks tacky!

Will the 2009 models have the dynamic X Drive?

Craig

DxD / DPC....2009 Thats what I heard. :thumbup:

Great, thanks!

I'm waiting for the SD diesel...

Craig

With the Dynamic Xdrive and the 4.4L v8 TT on the X5, wondering who would buy the X6, really?

Lame question. V8 TT engine like all other BMW engines have different versions and outputs. X6 will always have more sportier handling than X5.