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Originally Posted by Racer20
That's semantics. Don't think about it in terms of "base" being above or below "pure" or whatever.
BMW has defined what the next M3 will be, and that vision obviously includes an auto trans and M-AWD. Hence, it's the standard version.
They know that there is still a stubborn enthusiast market for 6MT+RWD, and they aren't quite ready abandon them yet. This is how they accomplish that while signaling with a wink and a nod that 6MT's are going the way of the dodo.
This helps limit the number of configurations they have to build and stock while still keeping a 6MT for those that want one.
The 6MT RWD will clearly have less capability than the AWD version, so it makes sense to market it at the low end of the range and tout its "purist" focus. The price will likely be a very marginal increase over today's M3, and I wouldn't be surprised if it had an S55 rather than and S58.
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So if 500 is starting point. I wonder if the hardware will allow for software to boost to 640 hp which would be a nice point. That being said exhaust and aside from a drop in filter won't add much in HP figs.