[MikeT]

Originally Posted by BimmerDreamer

Looks like the M235i is being priced at 45,900 euros, not dollars. Yes? This puts it at about $61,300 U.S. Even the 220i looks to be more than $41K U.S. Someone tell me I am wrong.

http://www.bmw.be/be/nl/general/uic/...figurator.html

You're probably right, but Belgian pricing is of near-zero relevance in the United States. Right now, the dollar is weak versus the Euro, so BMW (and all auto manufacturers, really) sell their cars much cheaper in the U.S.. In a perfect world, they'd love to get $60K for a m235i in the U.S., too, but they can't. And the U.S. market is too big and important to exit, so they stay here and try to make profits on volume.