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Originally Posted by warot I agree with Naruto. It's something that a family can use, therefore, for the mainstream market it is good. No one is going to say that having a 3rd row is bad. |
I think Warot and Naruto make good points. No one is going to
not buy the new X5 because it has the additional row of seats. If you don't want them there, then just fold them down. That 3rd row will however open up the X5 to more potential buyers. If you want 2-rows, then ofcourse there's the X3.
No matter how stereotypical the 'soccer mom' thing is, it's actually very true for the US market, so it was simple common sense to grow the X5 to cater to a larger market (and a very lucrative one at that!)
I'm wondering.. do you guys expect BMW to walk away with the SUV/SAV segment again ? .. or do the ML and Q7 actually have a fighting chance?
(Im refering only to the German brands, not all SUV makers in the market)
Even more interesting question to me... can BMW (with their new X5 and facelifted X3) give Lexus a run for their money in terms of SUV/SAV sales?