BMW's slogan "The Ultimate Driving Machine" may have to be amended....

E93Seattle (Racerbruce) · 05-25-2023, 01:19 PM

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/busin...nge/index.html

Mason Hatcher · 05-25-2023, 01:38 PM

I am supposed to be outraged, disappointed or otherwise triggered?

wtwo3 · 05-25-2023, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mason Hatcher

I am supposed to be outraged, disappointed or otherwise triggered?

I think we're supposed to think of a new slogan? Can't tell.....

E93Seattle (Racerbruce) · 05-25-2023, 02:39 PM

Read it as "The Ultimate Driving Machine" is now controlled by a blink of an eye or a gaze of the eye in one direction....

This is NOT spirited, white-knuckle, hold tight driving experiences....so change the slogan to BORING.

E93Seattle (Racerbruce) · 05-25-2023, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by nerdogray

The Ultimate Texting While Riding Machine

PERFECT!

NikMN · 05-25-2023, 04:04 PM

Oh thank goodness. Changing lanes was sooo difficult before I'm glad bmw is finally addressing this problem. WTF is this gimmick. Maybe they trying to make up for amazing styling lately

ppointer · 05-25-2023, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by E93Seattle

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/busin...nge/index.html

All of that garbage will be turned off in my car!

grannyknot · 05-25-2023, 04:16 PM

Useless tech in search of an application.

10" · 05-25-2023, 05:04 PM

uhhh won’t be buying any BMW
with this trash in it so whatever!

DrFerry · 05-25-2023, 05:12 PM

No. The slogan which I think accurately describes BMW's products today is:
"The Ultimate Gadget Machine". The driving part of their old slogan went out the window with the advent of ~2.5 tonne X-SUVs and various >=2.0 tonne M-Cars. The interior gadgetry seems off the charts to me and adds a lot of weight to haul around. The reason Tesla can manage to pull off the gadgetry is because the Tesla brand has been built on a hi-tech gadget promise. Roll on the Apple car which may usurp "The Ultimate Gadget Machine" on wheels promise. Car & Driver wrote an article on this same topic not too long ago.

tranquility · 05-25-2023, 05:23 PM

I just skimmed it but that's quite ridiculous. I'm sure test runs will be full of Bimmers crashing into other vehicles. My proposal:

Ultimate Accident Machine

G30M · 05-25-2023, 05:44 PM

The ultimate moving cinema?

Tambohamilton · 05-25-2023, 05:54 PM

Ultimate Nearly-Self-Driving Machine.

When it becomes an actual self-driving machine, I'll be keen. Until then, if I have to sit and watch the road and all the assholes around me, let me hold the steering wheel and do the driving!

pikkagtr · 05-25-2023, 06:53 PM

How does it k ow if I want to change lanes or just checking out some tig ol'bitties

tracer bullet · 05-25-2023, 09:07 PM

It'll be a paid app. But you can't just not have it, because it'll be tied in with something else like the ability to use your steering wheel.

Mason Hatcher · 05-25-2023, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E93Seattle

Read it as "The Ultimate Driving Machine" is now controlled by a blink of an eye or a gaze of the eye in one direction....

This is NOT spirited, white-knuckle, hold tight driving experiences....so change the slogan to BORING.

You don't have to use the system
But your outrage is noted.

Efthreeoh · 05-26-2023, 03:00 AM

Does it have a fail safe for "chick's with nice asses"?

Asking for a friend...

G30M · 05-26-2023, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Does it have a fail safe for "chick's with nice asses"?

Asking for a friend...

Nah they don't do that in Germany apparently

E93Seattle (Racerbruce) · 05-26-2023, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by NikMN

Oh thank goodness. Changing lanes was sooo difficult before I'm glad bmw is finally addressing this problem. WTF is this gimmick. Maybe they trying to make up for amazing styling lately

The grotesque annihilation of the beloved kidney grille....

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///MPhatic · 05-26-2023, 08:03 AM

As a brand they aren't the ultimate in anything, really. However, I do consider my OG M2 my personal ultimate cost/fun/performance vehicle out of all the vehicles I've owned.

heavyD^2 · 05-26-2023, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Mason Hatcher

I am supposed to be outraged, disappointed or otherwise triggered?

I'm outraged. How dare they push the envelope of technology. The era of CD's and bag phones was that greatest IMO and that should be the case for everyone.

tracer bullet · 05-26-2023, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by heavyD^2

I'm outraged. How dare they push the envelope of technology. The era of CD's and bag phones was that greatest IMO and that should be the case for everyone.

Nice straw man!

If "drivers can go long distances without touching the steering wheel or pedals", are they really driving? Is the Ultimate Driver's Machine really that any longer?

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