# BMW to make FWD

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [November 30, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-to-make-fwd/248709 "2009-11-30T15:10:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-to-make-fwd/248709/22 "2009-12-01T18:40:31Z")

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> [@Going AWD v.my1gDSM](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-awd-v-my1gdsm/26592/15):
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> Well technically thats only because of the parent company though. Kinda like saying a Jaguar is a Ford.

I’d say it’s more like Toyota to Scion.

They are the original manufacturer of the Vehicle, just didn’t want to put it under the same label since the vehicle is so much different from the original intent of the brand but the market is there to capture. So instead of diluting the RWD/AWD “ultimate driving machine” brand with an FWD platform they started the “new” Mini brand.

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