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does bmw make a front wheel drive car?
i have only seen rear wheel drive beemers. i live in ny and only get front wheel drive cars (snow).
14 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
No, they do not make a front wheel drive car. They have AWD models designated by an X, such as 325ix or 330ix.
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i have only seen rear wheel drive beemers. i live in ny and only get front wheel drive cars (snow).
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- 1 decade ago
BMWs, are very nicely balanced cars front and rear, with traction control taking care of your winter driving worry. If you can afford to look at a beemer, just get a full set of good winter tires and forget about trying to use all season tires all year [mediocre in summer and winter]
Up here in Toronto, even further north than you, beemers are not a problem in the winter.
- 1 decade ago
No. BMW does not believe in making their cars FWD. BMW's emphysis is on sporty cars to true sports cars. FWD is never a good setup for spirited driving. If you take on some mountain twisties and you lose traction on a FWD car, kiss your butt goodbye. If you have a RWD car, you tail might step out, but any driver with a good amount of reflexes can most likely correct that.
Think of it this way: Name one serious sports car (that means no Toyota, Acura, or other rice-boxes) that is FWD. You can't because it's not a good setup for a car with sporty characters.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
BMW (except Mini) has never made a front wheel drive car for sale in the US (and Europe for that matter) besides all wheel drive vehicles.
No 2 series sold in the UK - so no FWD Bimmers, yet.
- 1 decade ago
no,bmw don't currently make front wheel drive cars,they made a model or two in the past but not now
- 1 decade ago
No. You can only get RWD or AWD. The 325i can come as AWD so I think the above poster maybe mistaken. Even the cheap 318 is RWD. I guess you can say BMW does make a FWD car and its called the Mini Cooper.