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Originally Posted by heavyD^2
The Blackwings are going to be great even if they confusingly don't have Blackwing engines. Unfortunately as with the CTS-V and ATS-V nobody will buy them.
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My prediction is that it will be even worse this time because both of these ultra high performance sedan segments have now moved on to AWD. The smaller/cheaper of the two has just started the evolution, but it is nevertheless obvious where the market is headed.
Yes, there is still a small demand for premium RWD/MT performance sedans, and BMW recognizes this market. That is why they will offer an entry level M3 with that setup. But they will sell ten AWD/AT models for every one of those entry level models. It is that entry model M3 that the CT4, with its RWD-only setup, will compete with. And they will, in turn, struggle to match half of BMW's sales in that now-tiny sliver of this segment's overall volume.