The latest car of BMW which is equipped with many high-tech gadgets costs...

[z7655431]

The latest car of BMW which is equipped with many high-tech gadgets costs at least fifty thousand dollars. (from my teacher's handout)
Is this sentence correct? Is "the latest car of BMW" correct?
I think it should be:
The latest BMW which is equipped with many high-tech gadgets costs at least fifty thousand dollars.
Am I right? Thanks!

 

[emsr2d2]

"The latest car of BMW" is incorrect. It could say "The latest BMW ...", "The latest BMW model ..." or "The latest car/model from BMW ..." (there are other possibilities).

Note that there should be commas around "which is equipped with many high-tech gadgets". Without them, we are reading about "The latest BMW which is equipped with many high-tech gadgets" to differentiate it from "Older BMWs which are [also] equipped with many high-tech gadgets". I'm fairly certain that's not the intended meaning. I assume they mean "The latest BMW costs at least $50,000 and is equipped with many high-tech gadgets".

 

[GoesStation]

Since BMW makes a variety of vehicles, I'd write The latest BMW car.

 

[Raymott]

Since BMW makes a variety of cars, I'd write, The latest BMW 3 series (320i (Sedan)) etc.

 

[Tdol]

The latest BMW which is equipped with many high-tech gadgets costs at least fifty thousand dollars.

I would use commas:

The latest BMW, which is equipped with many high-tech gadgets, costs at least fifty thousand dollars.

 

[z7655431]

"The latest BMW *which/that* is equipped with many high-tech gadgets costs at least fifty thousand dollars."
If there're no commas before "which" and after "gadgets", should I change "which" to "that"?

 

[GoesStation]

"The latest BMW *which/that* is equipped with many high-tech gadgets costs at least fifty thousand dollars."
If there're no commas before "which" and after "gadgets", should I change "which" to "that"?

You'd have The latest BMW that is equipped with many high-tech gadgets costs at least fifty thousand dollars. This means that we're talking about a number of BMWs equipped with high-tech gadgets, the latest of which costs at least $50,000. It would be a rather unnatural sentence.

Here's a similar sentence which is natural: The latest four-door BMW costs at least $50,000.