11-24-2015, 10:48 PM | #155 |
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Great, ask anyone at BMW M if a 1 series M is a series car or an M car.
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11-25-2015, 06:50 PM | #156 | |
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11-25-2015, 09:11 PM | #157 | |
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the only reason the 1M was called the "1-series M" was because they did not want to use the name M1. There is no further meaning than that...the 1M a pure M car in terms of development, passion, and engineering......probably with MORE passion built into it than other M cars of recent memory.....the M2 is carrying that tradition, thankfully!!! |
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11-26-2015, 02:14 AM | #158 | |
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I have a feeling that I will come to like the M2 front end treatment, over the top though it may seem at the moment. The m235i straight on looks more 'refined' in a way, but is refined what you want from an M car? I kinda think a little wild and crazy is a good thing. |
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11-26-2015, 07:04 AM | #159 |
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That is a great response
I vividly remember going to my local dealer to see that M car. I had heard so much about it and they had one there. It was the 80s. It was a wierd era for cars. Emission controls were sapping all the engineering resources and people like us were trying to find something good. Porsche was trying with the 944 with half a V8 and a turbo built by Audi. Remember the Merkur?
Bmw probably established their image then by having some great drivers cars while others were floundering. I remember thinking that the flares and that back window looked crude. The wing looked all wrong on a sedan. But it looked like a race car. I could picture it gutted with a roll cage. The car blew me away but it was way too expensive for me. (I was tracking a car that I bought at an auction!) How long did you keep yours and was it as much fun as it looked? Hope you are right about the M2 |
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Looking back at this dealer presentation I wonder if the M side mirrors and the M Specific Driver’s Seat are things that were meant to be on the standard M2 and then BMW cancelled them to be part of the M2 CS or Competition…
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The cynic in me calls bull... I find the narrative of the accountants cost cutting more believable. I can see the memo now, "no ///M mirrors, we'll produce a fancy set of carbon caps instead $$". You could also be right, maybe the ///M mirrors are left for the CS and Competition to add another peg. All that said, I don't really care about the mirrors - the M2 is oodles of fun as is
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