11-30-2023, 07:06 AM | #1 |
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iM3 name rumor denied by BMW M CEO: "We would never use an i on an M"
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com BMW M boss rejects iM3 speculation: “We would never use an i on an M” Asked if BMW could develop a successor to the i8 (and why not call it the iM1 or Mi for good measure?) Van Meel replied: “No, that will be a Mission Impossible! Actually, we would never use an i on an M, even though it would be electric. “Because an M3 had a four-cylinder, six-cylinder, eight-cylinder engine; naturally aspirated, turbocharged ones. Now it’s even got an xDrive, but it always remained an M3. “So if we would ever do something like that, it will always be called an M without an i. Because that’s just the technology, and M is not about technology. “It’s about a promise, it’s about motorsports, it’s about emotion. It’s not about the drivetrain.” And as for an electrified supercar specifically, Van Meel said he and his team were “always dreaming about a car like that” but for now, it’s a no. “It’s in our hearts, it’s in our minds. As car guys and car girls, we’re always thinking and trying out cars like that. But I cannot say yes to you.” |
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just here to be the first
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11-30-2023, 07:22 AM | #3 |
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This is great news!
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11-30-2023, 07:32 AM | #4 |
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In other words we will make an iM3 someday but it will be called M3
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11-30-2023, 07:51 AM | #7 |
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They’ve already said that. Also, manufacturers often trademark names to prevent others (Kia) from using them. It is cheaper than a lawsuit. The way this forum and psuedo-media ran with assumptions on the iM3 trademark bothered me - glad it’s cleared up.
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11-30-2023, 07:53 AM | #9 |
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Good! I don’t think M can take anymore daggers. It’s bad enough the M performance cars are such a strong representation of an M car. We should switch and start calling them competitions.
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11-30-2023, 08:25 AM | #10 |
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How is this a bad thing?
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11-30-2023, 08:33 AM | #11 |
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just like they said they'd never make a FWD BMW or an M SUV
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11-30-2023, 08:47 AM | #13 |
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"We will never put a forced induction in an M"
"We will never make an X into an M" "We will never make an automatic for an M" Sure BMW. Sure
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11-30-2023, 08:59 AM | #15 |
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Pshhh
I mean is the moniker really that important to most anyway? What matters is how it performs, how you feel driving it, the technology it comes with. And if those attributes meet the expectations of the driver. I feel unless it's a vehicle being purchased for rarity/investment ... it won't be kept pure anyway. We all love to mod our cars and make them representations of ourselves, our dreams, and capabilities. And I love that we can do those thinfgs. But that really widens the gap of what an M3, or any other model can be. How many b58's are pulling on S58's because of tuning? Go back to the e36 M3, it wasn't to significantly different from a 328is (I had both before I realized) Excluding instances where full overhauls or race car is the plan... To me what matters is the roundel and the engine. Everything else can be adjusted with bolt on mods and software.
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The should never use the i at the beginning for anything.
They should stop trying to look modern and Apple-ish but naming their cars i-something. Even Apple stopped calling new products i-something when Steve Jobs passed as a sign of respect for an era. They just need to keep it simple. M1/M2/M3/M4/M5/M6/M7 330 for the electric version 330i for gas 330d for diesel 330h for hybrid M350 for M Performance And in a couple of years only the 330 and M350 names will remain as all will be electric. Same for X: X1M/X2M/X3M/X4M/X5M/X6M/X7M X330 for the electric version X330i for gas X330d for diesel X330h for hybrid XM350 for M Performance And in a couple of years only the X330 and X350M names will remain as all will be electric. Last edited by emulajavi; 11-30-2023 at 09:22 AM.. |
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Remember when Ferrari said they would never make an SUV.
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so yeah, an M3 that is electric will be called an M3. why is this news? the iM3 or whatever moniker rumor was stupid from the start. an M3 will be an M3, BEV or otherwise.
same reason why Porsche has the Taycan "Turbo".
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We will never have AWD, automatic trannys or turbo motors... the M3 is meant to be a lightweight enthusiast vehicle without ipad screens.
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