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      04-06-2014, 07:33 PM   #23
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Just ordered a 2015 X1 xdrive35i. That M-badge will be off as soon as I get the car home! I will likely remove the xdrive35i also.
Congrats on the new car! Feel free to pm me if you have any questions about mods (like the Alpina B3 transmission flash). I know you said you don't plan on heavy mods but we will see how long that lasts!
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      04-07-2014, 10:32 AM   #24
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Congrats on the new car! Feel free to pm me if you have any questions about mods (like the Alpina B3 transmission flash). I know you said you don't plan on heavy mods but we will see how long that lasts!
Thanks! I'm leasing the car so I need to be a little careful about the mods if I can. Keeping the M3 should help. The Alpina B3 transmission flash seems like a total no brainer.
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      04-07-2014, 10:40 AM   #25
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IMO, M badging should only be on actual M vehicles.
Completely agree. Nowadays, BMW is handing out ///M Badges like popcorn. It dilutes the whole idea of the "///M",
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      04-07-2014, 11:14 AM   #26
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In contrast to the M badging, I'm a little miffed that the "35i" isn't prominently displayed on the back of the vehicle beside the X1. This just to agitate the owners of those hulking X5's and X3's who run the same engine... The mind works in mysterious ways !
This has been their standard on all the X3, X5's
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      04-07-2014, 03:50 PM   #27
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i have the m badge on the back like the sides

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      04-07-2014, 04:23 PM   #28
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BMW should have just made an X1 M to begin with. Makes so much more sense than a X5 or X6 M.

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Completely agree. Nowadays, BMW is handing out ///M Badges like popcorn. It dilutes the whole idea of the "///M",
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I agree somewhat, but would point out that the actual M cars themselves are what started the dilution. You can go back and find statements by M saying "We will never make a turbo car" and many others that they now directly contradict. Add on all the M SUV's and a tuned N55/N54 being the new M motor of choice, and what you have is essentially BMW diluting the brand themselves.

This is something to think about - 10 years ago, there was a much larger gap between a car with a M badge slapped on and it's comparative real M car. Now, there is much smaller of a difference and they share the majority of the parts. M4 owners will point to the suspension and driveshaft as evidence of it being bespoke, but the reality of the situation is a 435 owner can buy a JRZ suspension setup, slap a tune and the M3 brakes on their car, and have a car that performs better around the track with the exact same throttle characteristics and sound. That just wasn't the case a decade ago, or even a few years ago.

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      04-08-2014, 10:36 AM   #29
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Here in northern Italy I see a lot of the 1 series hatchback body style M Sports with just the M badge on the back with no other badges. Most are diesel 1.8 liter engines however. You can usually tell what the engine size is by the exhaust pipes over here. Those 1-Series over here start from 1.6 liter up to 2.5 liter, 3-Door and 5-Door hatchback style. I even saw this one on the showroom floor.

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/owners/acc...ies_3door.html

Would love to have it, but I can't bring it back to the USA.
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I picked up (Euro delivery) and X1 MSport SDrive in Late February and it DID NOT have the badge. In contrast, my buddy picked up his in September and it did have it...Advisor had no clue why the difference.
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BTW, my 2015 M-sport did NOT have the ///M badges.
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"BMW should have just made an X1 M to begin with. Makes so much more sense than a X5 or X6 M."

Not if you are an x5m or x6m owner.
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      06-24-2014, 12:15 AM   #33
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m badge

put one on the left side of the rear hatch. getting harrassed by every ricer sav now. ........w/300hp/300 ft lbs. of tq available its ok
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      06-26-2014, 09:31 PM   #34
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Not a fan of a ///M badge on non M cars either. When I had my e39 M, this girl was sporting a e39 528i with M badges everywhere in my town. Now down here in Scarface land, e90 328's have M badges. My 35i is a base model but if I had the M sport line, keep that M badge far away please.
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      08-28-2014, 03:33 PM   #35
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I picked up (Euro delivery) and X1 MSport SDrive in Late February and it DID NOT have the badge. In contrast, my buddy picked up his in September and it did have it...Advisor had no clue why the difference.
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BTW, my 2015 M-sport did NOT have the ///M badges.
I just looked at a 2015 M Sport xDrive35i at the dealer this past weekend and there were no ///M badges either. Did BMW drop this for 2015? I noticed on my order that the ZMM M Sport option includes the following line:

3DZ "Without Lines designation outside"

Is this why some don't have it?

Does BMW include ///M badges on other "M Sport" line/package cars?
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My m sport is a Jan 2014 build, no m badge on mine
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      08-30-2014, 08:25 AM   #37
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Mine was built in November of 2013 and has the ///M badge
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      09-01-2014, 04:25 PM   #38
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My car with a April 2013 production date did not have the M badge on the front fenders.

However there was another X1 that was up for consideration when car shopping, and that had a production date of August 2013 which DID have the M badge on the fenders.
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      09-01-2014, 08:02 PM   #39
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I don't think anything has changed and it's all due to the option "Model designation deletion" but I'm not sure what actually it deletes. I factory ordered mine and didn't ask for this option and I have small ///M badges on both sides underneath the side mirrors. Also, mine is April 2014 make. May be some in display at dealers they get couple with this option for ppl who don't like it..
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I don't think anything has changed and it's all due to the option "Model designation deletion" but I'm not sure what actually it deletes. I factory ordered mine and didn't ask for this option and I have small ///M badges on both sides underneath the side mirrors. Also, mine is April 2014 make. May be some in display at dealers they get couple with this option for ppl who don't like it..
This is very interesting because badge or model designation delete was not even an option I could check when I ordered. It just seems like it's part of the default M Sport package. So I have no idea if my 2015 model will have it but based on other 2015's I've seen on the lot that don't have the badges, I'm not holding my breath!
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      09-03-2014, 04:20 PM   #41
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hum, so only the 2014 bmw x1 m sports came with the badge.
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hum, so only the 2014 bmw x1 m sports came with the badge.
Nope, my 2014 X1 xDrive35i M-Sport does not have a badge. Looking thru my options list it doesn't show 3DZ "Without Lines designation outside".
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      09-03-2014, 05:13 PM   #43
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my 2014 built in July has them

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      09-05-2014, 08:58 AM   #44
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just found out from the Australian bmw site using build my car that design designation deletion only deletes the 'X1' at the back and the sdrive/xdrive on the side. It didn't touch the ///M badge at all.
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