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Originally Posted by JC135
For whatever reason to me an "M" car and the word diesel do not seem go together at all. It sounds like an oxymoron. I admit that would be special, but it also sounds uninspiring or I guess rather boring.
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That is a cliche. Until the 1M came along the very same could be said about M cars and turbocharged engines... and yet you now have a turbocharged M3/4.
Like the 1M worked out as a market acceptance indicator for a future turbocharged M3 with undeniable SUCCESS the M2 could do exactly the same for a diesel M3 generation.
What is the 1M secret?!
Compactness and BIG low rev torque at the rear wheels.
The result: a tail happy FUN machine even at low street legal speeds.
The shortcomings: still HEAVY, not very good turn-in characteristics, not very confidence inspiring driven fast, needs a skillful driver to extract full potential, lousy fuel efficiency.