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      11-26-2009, 06:52 PM   #51
SkipSauls
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Hmm, there are lots of differences between the F01 and F10, and overall the F10 is much nicer. In particular:

- The F01 smoothly curved instrument binnacle versus chunky look on F01

- The left side of the F01 binnacle curves in, the F01 out

- The center console on the F10 is split above the HVAC controls, the F01 is not

- The F01 has two compartments between the shifter and HVAC, the F10 only one

- The upper dash-to-door transition is a curve on the F10 while the F01 has more of a corner

- The F01 has a flat armrest/door panel, the F10 curves upwards

- The center consoles are very different, with the F10 looking sportier

- The F01 has a split glovebox, the F10 a traditional single glovebox

- The banana/cellphone/beer-tap shifter looks different on the F10, with a smoother transition from the parking button on top and additional chrome trim on the left side

What I want to see is the F10 interior in something other than boring beige. I hate the beige that BMW uses, and think the F10 is going to look nice in some of the more exciting colors, and even in the "coal hole" black that the British journalists are always whinging about.
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