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Originally Posted by Rxpert
We can debate back and forth all day long the merits of daily driving, track use and which is better blah blah, but I was under the impression that the definition of a "true M car" is one that BMW's M division engineers actually work on and develop.
BMW can slap a "M" on whatever cars they want, but to me a real "M" is the one that undergoes M division engineering, R&D, and development.
Any car that has the regular BMW development but with an added power kit or sport suspension is and always will be ///Marketing.
Actually the real definition should be whether you're allowed to partake in BMWs M Track days or not: I got an invite to an upcoming event and my buddy in an M340i didn't. He specially called the host dealership and asked if he could take part in it, and the GM said nope, only for real M cars. They won't let him attend this summer in his brand new M340i, but I get to go with my 2 year old last gen M3  : |
Someone should tell you the R&D for M Performance cars also happen in Garching!
The whole thing just happened to beat AMG sale numbers, that's all!