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Spyshots: BMW Testing 7-Seater FWD MPV

Four things that we thought would never combine into one car: BMW, seven seats, front-wheel drive and the body of an MPV. And yet that's exactly what's going on in this picture, a Renault Grand Scenic with a propeller badge.
BMW 7-Seater 1 Series GT 5 photos
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The Bavarian automaker once known only for making fast saloons and coupe, exclusively with rear wheel-drive, is now targeting more mainstream niches for regular buyers.

The first two cars to use their new UKL platform will be the next MINI Cooper and the 1-Series GT previewed by the Active Tourer last year. Both will have the same wheelbase, but this car right here uses a stretch platform.

Likely designed to cary seven people, this MPV will use the same 1.5-liter three-cylinder turbo engines. MINI is also working on an MPV of its own, though we don't yet know if their monocab will have this many seats.
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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