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07-17-2020, 04:41 PM | #730 |
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Gotta agree. Those grilles are even bigger/wider, but look definitely better. And that's what many here are saying (including myself), the problem isn't just the bigger size itself, it's more the (too narrow) shape. It could otherwise actually look really good.
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No, but one of my best friends is the sales manager at my dealer. I've purchased every BMW I've owned since 2000 from him (...or through him; he wrote the deal and handed it to one of his salesmen to give them the credit). I'll be able to get one.
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07-18-2020, 03:11 PM | #733 |
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What's the big mystery? We already know exactly what this will look like inside and out. We know about the drivetrain, it's in the X3/4M. So why do they persist in this silly charade? There is almost nothing bespoke about these models anymore, it's all common platform engineering. I'm quickly growing bored of this.
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List of previous BMW M models, in successive order: -M1 -E12 M535i -E24 M635i -E28 M535i -E28 M5 -E30 M3 -E34 M5 -E36 M3 -E36/7/8 Z3 M Roadster/Coupe -E39 M5 -E46 M3 -E6x M5 -E6x M6 -E8x Z4 M -E9x M3 -E82 1M -E7x X5M/X6M -F10 M5 -F06/12/13 M6 -F8x X5M/X6M -F80 M3 In that list there are two models that fits your description of the first few models; the M1 and the E30 M3. Between the M1 and E30 M3 there was three "M Performance" models before the E28 M5 and then the E30 M3... So no, the first few generations wasn't mostly homologation specials. The first few models actually had a predominance of versions that would compare to todays "M Performance" lineup. |
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The E28 M535i was a regular E28 with the M30 engine and M Bumper's, Flares etc. Definitely not counting as a M Car! Still too bad I sold mine. And no, back in the days there was no M Performance. https://bmwmregistry.com/model_faq.p...W%20powerplant. Last edited by LOW4LYF; 07-20-2020 at 12:14 AM.. |
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I'm really glad I just bought a 2020 M2C if this is the design direction they're taking with the upcoming refresh.
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I think I found BMW's inspiration:
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07-20-2020, 05:56 PM | #739 |
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Not gonna lie, I'm starting to warm up to that grill...there is a subtle aggression to it. Or maybe I'm just in the acceptance phase lol.
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My oldest son (22) has owned 4 E28's including a 1982 520i that was his daily driver from 18 to 20 and which we drove with from Norway to Nurburgring one summer (1200 miles each way) and a track day 535 with a turbo'd M30B35. (He know has a E38 with a S54B32 in it ) |
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08-05-2020, 10:31 AM | #746 |
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No pictures to add but I just spotted a m3 test mule when I was driving up to big bear yesterday. It was pulled over on a turn out while we were waiting at a makeshift stoplight. Unfortunately a dead phone prohibited pics. From 15 feet away I will say it looks so much better in person than the pics do it. It was still in full camo and not stripped camo but you can get a sense of the proportions.
The grill is big but I've seen the comparison before to the Alfa and it's a very good comparison. It dare I say actually looks pretty good in person. If anyone is in big bear they might still be up there. It was driving with a camo'd Rolls and Supra. Not sure why they were testing together. |
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