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BMW sure went out of their way to make half M cars then. The bodywork, suspension, wheels, steering wheel, sills, dead pedal, all WERE developed by Motorsport division and installed on these cars. So how do you classify it then X1 1/2M? Its not just cosmetic, BMW did integrate a lot of M into these cars plastering 10 M logos on it.
If BMW did come out with a X1M specific I could only see them possibly flaring the fenders out a bit, upgrading the brakes a bit more, lowering the stance a little and adding a quad exhaust since that seems to be a trademark of M cars lately. Other than that, they certainly wouldnt make it as fast as a JB4 tuned X1. Its pretty dam close, but I can see both sides arguements, the bottom line is BMW didnt want to make a X1M so why try and represent it as such, but on the other hand it looks kind of cool with the badgeing, and its not like its a stock X1 sporting an M badge, there are already 10 others on the car.
BTW, I think the X1 is built on the 3 series wagon platform not the 1 series?
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