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Originally Posted by MikeT

I'm skeptical of the assertion of x-drive only.

Originally Posted by xugator

That article makes zero sense. No chance in hell that they make the 240 Xdrive only. Zero

Originally Posted by nuk3s

I agree. That has to be a mistype or is referring to a euro-only spec M240i.

I've been led to believe that US manual uptake is less than 10% and steadily diminishing. I've always wondered how far RWD is behind that curve.

If you look at what dealers stock, you've generally got to go fairly far south before you're solidly in RWD territory. Even then, there are exceptions – one Houston dealer's inventory I reviewed was very heavily AWD.

I look forward to seeing how this plays out, but I don't think BMW is building non-M cars for driving enthusiasts like us forum members any more.

BMW's challenge is to make the transition to EVs and do it successfully. The company was the most world's most profitable car company in 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 (I can't recall exactly), so it's demonstrated the ability to create significant profits in a very challenging business environment. BMW is going to need all the profits it can lay its hands on to come out on the other side of the powertrain transition with anything like its current strength. That's bound to dictate what they offer us here in North America.

My 2¢, as always.