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Originally Posted by mkoesel
It seems quite plausible to me that the only N55-powered F2x offerings will be the ///M*35i. I'll bet that a business case for three distinct 300hp to ~350hp vehicles in this segment would be tough to make. It's unnecessary and will just raise costs needlessly.
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You are right about the power proximity that would then exist within the 2er range, but will BMW just
replace the M Sport 306ps 235i with a more expensive 320ps ///M235i? If yes, then indeed the -35i suffix will be free to use on the ///M135i and ///M235i instead of the -40i.
But there would still be a confusion between the 335i and the ///M335i : the latter has more power and is more upmarket yet it sounds too much like the 335i. On top of that, the ///M3..i should get 340ps (not 320ps like the ///M1..i) in order to fight the Audi S4 and to create a power gap with the 306ps, so ///M340i makes more sense to me than ///M335i. But for the 1er/2er you are probably right.