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Rumors about front-wheel-drive vehicles have been swirling around <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/">BMW</a> for some time now, and word on the Bavarian street is that this drivetrain shift in BMW's portfolio is set to launch sooner than we may think. Initially, we believed front-wheel drive would be limited to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/07/rumormill-bmw-working-on-range-of-front-wheel-drive-concepts/">just a sub-compact here and a compact coupe there</a>, but now comes word that the German automaker could produce up to 13 front-wheel-drive vehicles by 2016.<br />
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Of course, not all of these vehicles will wear BMW badges - after all, the company's <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/mini">Mini</a> brand only uses front-wheel drive. Inside Line reports that the first BMW-branded automobile sending power to the front will be the upcoming <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/bmw-planning-1-series-gt/">1 Series GT</a>, based off the next-generation 1 Series which could also use front-wheel drive. The next-generation <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/x1">X1</a> and a future subcompact automobile could also receive a front-wheel drive layout.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/01/bmw-may-launch-13-front-drive-automobiles-within-5-years.html" target="_blank">Inside Line</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/03/rumormill-bmw-could-launch-13-front-wheel-drive-vehicles-by-201/">Rumormill: BMW could launch 13 front-wheel-drive vehicles by 2016</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6></h6><a href="http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2011/01/bmw-may-launch-13-front-drive-automobiles-within-5-years.html">Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/03/rumormill-bmw-could-launch-13-front-wheel-drive-vehicles-by-201/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19826344/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/03/rumormill-bmw-could-launch-13-front-wheel-drive-vehicles-by-201/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>