11-11-2016, 06:27 AM | #45 | |
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Well....ist a BMW AG car with WBA VIN ... all "real" M Cars have a WBS VIN ... so it's made by BMW, not M GmbH ![]() |
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11-11-2016, 07:47 AM | #46 | |
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With the G generation of vehicles, the top-spec non-M gasoline-powered entry in each model line becomes an M Performance product. So, the full M Performance lineup will look like this: M135i M2xxi (still unknown if this will be RWD/AWD I6 40i or FWD/AWD I4 35i) M340i M440i M550i M650i M760i M860i X1 M35i X2 M35i X3 M40i X4 M40i X5 M50i X6 M50i X7 M60i (? - could be V8 powered M50i instead) Z5 M40i (or Z4 if they keep that name) Note that there will no longer be non-M-Performance versions of these models at all. So, for example, there will be no such thing as a 340i, and therefore no 340i M Sport either. But there will still be a 330i and 330i M Sport. Also note that, while not every model line gets a true M flagship, every model line will have an M Performance entry. Finally, remember that in Europe and elsewhere, there are diesel M Performance models like the M50d models. There may soon be M40d models too. Additionally, SCOTT has said that there will be soon M Performance plug-in hybrid models. Like perhaps M340e and M550e. |
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11-11-2016, 02:22 PM | #48 | |
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"M" has been relegated to nothing more than a trim level.
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11-11-2016, 03:53 PM | #49 | |
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They figure the lower volume guys who buy the true M cars will do it anyway They figure the M badging will help sell mid-tier products and they sort of do and thats where the $$$ is |
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