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Originally Posted by zipstic
The part I can't figure out is why does BMW offer the M340i in both RWD and AWD, but yet the M440 only comes in AWD?
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It looks like at the moment the USA is unique amongst the major BMW markets. The UK Germany and Canada only get the M340i xdrive, no RWD version. This may be due to the factory in Mexico only building the G80 RWD M340i for the US market, as opposed to the other worldwide production locations.
Overall many consumers will be cross shopping the S4 and C43 AWD, perhaps why only the xDrive version is popular amongst most consumers. Also with the power outputs on wet roads more often found in the UK and Germany and winter conditions in Canada, powerful RWD cars are less desirable than AWD ones, compared with the dryer and warmer southern US states that are more RWD friendly.