There is quite a bit more to an M car than horsepower. This is why people buy M3s and not tuned 335i's, nor does any M3 owner care that a tuned 335i may be quicker. You are really missing the point.
s badge, maybe... X1 xdrive35is .. at maximum. When BMW does their little marketing exercise which is basically just a very conservative turbo tune without any other worthwhile upgrades, they slap an s badge on it and people eat it up. So that might be a good choice here.
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Originally Posted by paradoxical3
So again, what's missing from a X1 "m" ?
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- extensive use of weight saving components
- a real transmission
- limited slip differential (read: M variable diff)
- reinforced chassis
- tuning backed by warranty
- larger side bolsters
and the list goes on.
Sounds to me like you have never even driven an M car. Furthermore, you keep comparing the car to the 1M. The X1 will never be faster around any circuit ever than a stock 1M without tens of thousands of dollars of tuning. No idea why you are bothering to compare them. It's a freaking SUV.