We're forgetting here that BMWs main priority is to sell cars- and they are! Fill every possible niche in the market, slap M badges on everything but a baby stroller, tune engines by the amount of boost in the turbo- the more you pay the more hp youll get. The original engineers that did the S54- Vogele and Himmel, are old men now. I dont think designers are drinking bavarian beer all night and coming out with wonderful strange cars like our Z4M's anymore. Lets not forget the added cost and complexity of the newer Ms either. Almost everyone of my buds leases their cars. Jags, Astons, Bentley, theyve all gone back to the dealer after three years and with their 25000km oil change I say good riddance. The newer Ms are all close to $100k cdn here with our 13% taxes as well. I dont like monthly payments and I take car of my vehicles- a rarity these days.
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