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Originally Posted by Legion5
Am I the only person who is pulling their hair out about manufactures like BMW and Audi refusing to make top of the line small cars?
The 1M < M3 < M5
Who decided that bigger is better?
I would pay $120,000 for an M2 with the best possible interior trim, exterior trim, and performance in the BMW brand.
Seriously. BMW has actual people in it's company saying "No let's not give the M2 an alcantara roof because that will make the M4 grand coupe look bad!", "No it can't have ceramic brakes those are only for the M3 or better!", "No we must cheapen the headlights to make it look worse".
There are serious executives at BMW making serious design choices that are all centered around making their cars less appealing. It makes me want to throw up.
Here's a better idea:
BMW M2 $54000 - Profit Margin $10,000
0-60 3.7 seconds - Nurbergring Time 7:20 - Top of the Line Exterior and Interior, all features.
BMW M3 $57000 - Profit Margin $10,000
0-60 3.7 seconds - Nurbergring Time 7:20 - Top of the Line Exterior and Interior, all features.
BMW M4 $58000 - Profit Margin $10,000
0-60 3.7 seconds - Nurbergring Time 7:20 - Top of the Line Exterior and Interior, all features.
BMW M4 Grand Coupe $60,000 - Profit Margin $10,000
0-60 3.7 seconds - Nurbergring Time 7:20 - Top of the Line Exterior and Interior, all features.
As someone who likes smaller more tossable cars I really don't appreciate the dumbing down of smaller cars. Small does not mean bad BMW.
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Hear what you're saying dude - like BMW won't put the jazzy new multi-function display on their 1, 2, 3, 4 series, as it's for "upper models" only. Pah, how much is a 520d compared to say a 3/435i/d? And tell that to someone paying $$$ (or £££, coz I'm in the UK!) for a new M4!
*breathe*