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Originally Posted by RowanBuds
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Originally Posted by Scorp!on
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Originally Posted by kyleb350
I suppose with as compact as everything is down there, that was the easiest option to change to make room. Can you imagine the reactions to the engineer who had to propose that idea?
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In a case like this I think every business takes the decision based on the same parameters:
least cost option
So yes as you say it, it was the easiest way to make room otherwise they would have had to rearrange too much.
too bad....by the way, they didn't produce the M3 anymore in EU because it was not worth to adapt it, the M4 on the other hand was worth it because of the sales number and fitted it with the OPF. |
I'm not saying you're wrong but I'm a skeptic. The EOP for the F80 was known before the first one was even built. And it was known that the F82/83 would continue production for at least an additional year from F80 EOP. Same thing happened with the E90 vs E92/93 as well.
Also, AFAIK, the F80 m3 sold in EUR did indeed transition to a non-CF driveshaft and added the OPF for a few months right before F80 EOP. |
No, the F80 in Europe did not have a steel driveshaft. They stopped production of Euro models just as the WLTP and OPF regulations kicked in. This was March 2018. Many other models were affected, for example, the 6MT in 340i was slashed as the B58 got OPF and they didn't see much sense in certifying cars nearing their production life (Euro F80) or cars that weren't selling (manual Euro B58s).
Around that time, BMW also had to stop selling M Performance exhausts and Power and Sound Kits. They now cannot sell those in EEA markets. Sound regulations have also gotten stricter.