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Originally Posted by Ibiza
Highly doubt the market launch for the M3 would ever launch after the series production is released.
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I certainly agree that it's unlikely. Even less so now that SUVs are where all the volume is. Nevertheless unfortunate though.
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The M3/M4 development is joined at the hip, as BMW AG needs to wait for the outgoing M4 EOP, then release the series production 4, then coupled M3/M4. Just like the X3M/X4M and X5M/X6M are always released jointing after the respective X4/X6.
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But notably not the M5/M6. This allowed the F90 to come less than a year after the G30. Not only does this provide it more time on the market, but it also avoids the awkward tight turn-around from initial release to LCI. Of course the M6 is now the M8 which makes separation seem more natural, but the staggered release was there before the name change.
The X products feature a slightly different production model since the even and odd numbered models share an LCI.