Instead of an MT, this Audi has pedals

NormanConquest · 10-02-2018, 01:13 AM

A pedal power car:

https://www.wired.com/story/channel-...e-powered-car/

Wires · 10-02-2018, 05:46 AM

No manual in the new 3-series, right? At least Audi has a bike...

Viffermike · 10-04-2018, 03:00 PM

Ummm, Wires ... BMW makes bikes, too, and has for quite a long time:

These kind of bikes ...

... and these kind of bikes.

Take your pick!

Wires · 10-04-2018, 08:13 PM

Fine... thanks for spoiling a perfectly witty comeback! LOL

The problem is I could by an econo-car for the price of a BMW bike.

xQx · 10-04-2018, 08:27 PM

Imagine how much hate would come the way of someone who chooses to buy a BMW pushbike and ride it on public roads.

(Is hate for pushbikes on roads an Australian thing, or does this translate to other western countries?)

Mingwan · 10-04-2018, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Wires

No manual in the new 3-series, right? At least Audi has a bike...

If I’m not mistaken, a manual will be available for the diesel model while the 330i will get the ZF8 as standard. You can read into that however you want, but it does leave the door open for a manual in the 330i and 340i. After all, bmw (Frank van Meel) said they intend to keep the manual alive in the 2, 3, and 4 series. He left recently, though, so who knows.

10" · 10-05-2018, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mingwan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wires

No manual in the new 3-series, right? At least Audi has a bike...

If I’m not mistaken, a manual will be available for the diesel model while the 330i will get the ZF8 as standard. You can read into that however you want, but it does leave the door open for a manual in the 330i and 340i. After all, bmw (Frank van Meel) said they intend to keep the manual alive in the 2, 3, and 4 series. He left recently, though, so who knows.

Considering that BMW is now making FWD cars, I wouldn't doubt they start using even shittier CVT gearboxes in the future. I have very little faith in BMW catering to enthusiasts any longer....the ZF is numb and boring to begin with and the slope looks downwards.

TheMidnightNarwhal · 10-05-2018, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by xQx

Imagine how much hate would come the way of someone who chooses to buy a BMW pushbike and ride it on public roads.

(Is hate for pushbikes on roads an Australian thing, or does this translate to other western countries?)

Naah bycicle here are a fucking joke to.

They ride in the street instead of the bicycle path yet don't have to pay for plates.

And then they complain we are to close or go to fast.

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