Re: FYI - BMW AAV Press Release

["Jeremy Ferguson" <jaferg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So has anyone actually seen a picture of this new BMW?  If so, is it
somewhere online?


>Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 15:52:50 EST
>From: BMW535i88@domain.elided
>Subject: FYI - BMW AAV Press Release
>
>New BMW Sports Activity Vehicle Makes Worldwide Debut at Detroit Auto Show
>
>WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The new BMW Sports Activity
>Vehicle will make its worldwide debut at the North American International
Auto
>Show in Detroit from January 9-23.  Like the BMW Z3 roadster, which was
>introduced in 1996, the Sports Activity Vehicle has been the subject of
>speculation and spy photos in the past several months.  The first official
>photo clearly indicates the distinctive look of this sporty new vehicle.
>
>Like other BMW automobiles, the new Sports Activity Vehicle is
characterized
>by classic BMW features such as aesthetic design, dynamic performance and
>superior safety features.  In addition, this vehicle offers a brand-new
>driving experience, particularly through its high seating position and the
>flexibility to offer typical BMW driving performance on any road surface.
>
>With its unitary body construction and independent suspension, the Sports
>Activity Vehicle sets new standards in dynamic performance and safety for
>vehicles which also look good off the beaten path.  Constructed at BMW
>Manufacturing Corp.'s production plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the
>Sports Activity Vehicle is an all-new passenger car with the most advanced
>four wheel-drive technology plus the comfort and driving characteristics
>expected of a BMW.
>
>SOURCE  BMW of North America, Inc
>
>((Wonder how much it will cost?  Wonder how it will change the demographic
of
>the BMW Owner?  Will it have a special holder for soccer balls?))
>
>JR BMW CCA 161794
>

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