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      09-25-2020, 09:25 AM   #117
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Originally Posted by sleeprequired View Post
Yeah the M3 was the original sleeper ‘family sedan’. Obviously they’ve decided their market is younger drivers now who want overt styling.

I was worried about those grilles, but honestly I’m ok with them. What I absolutely cannot forgive is that sunken BMW badge on the front. My eyes are drawn to it, it’s horrible, and I cannot unsee it.

It’s a pass for me, keeping my tuned M3 until they get their heads right again. On the upshot, I’ll have a classic I reckon.
The M3 was the original sleeper "coupe." Only recently became the sedan in the e9x and f80 variants. I think more differentiated outward aesthetics became completely necessary once they started putting M bades on the 340 and the 440.

I'm not, by nature, a low key kinda guy. I'm all for these aggressive changes.

They are largely marketing to the same people, many of whom spent small fortunes on aftermarket parts over the last 2 generations. They'll likely pull in some AMG consumers as well.
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