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      10-24-2012, 02:44 AM   #52
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Originally Posted by paradoxical3 View Post
Generally this is true, but the M sport also has an M suspension, M-specific DTC and stability control programming that route more power to the rear wheels, M-specific rims with pirelli P-zeros, etc. The difference between the M sport X1 35i and a theoretical X1 M is virtually nothing. Maybe bigger brakes?
I own both a 1M and an X1 M sport package and I can assure you that while I can believe the x1 M sport package gives better handling and more sporty feel than without it (and its a very sweet handling car in that spec from my experience driving it over all kinds of roads in Europe), the 1M is on a completely different level altogether in terms of handling! Yes you can tune an N55 to 400 hp and give an M car a run for its money on a 1/4 mile, but on a road track or a twisty road it's going to be a different story.
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