[JoeyBananaz18]

I was listening to a pod cast from whiteroofradio (minis) and they said bmw saved something like $7-800 per chassis by going front wheel drive for this car. I don't really understand how you make a platform but we all know it does cost more to engineer the car have an engine at the front, drive at the rear and use a driveshaft to connect it all together. The real sad thing is this car will look beautiful and sell by the thousands. But it will just be what the cla is- a way for bmw to advertise their products are at a lower price point for more people to get in at. It's a real shame. This would have been a great replacement for my zhp sedan. I say it every time they come out with a new car, and I don't really care about being a Debbie downer on this, those that disagree just don't get it: bmw no longer makes the types of cars that I fell in love with.
Question for the engineers here: if the platform is built for FWD when cars are spec'd with xdrive, will they be able to send more than 50% of the power to the rear, or does the platform prevent that?