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      07-12-2021, 10:44 AM   #11
jmciver
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I agree they would look out of place on the standard or Luxury Line X7, to even include the Alpina variant. But, FWIW the M-Sport body "kit" on the X7, including this limited edition model (which appears to be the same), shares the same "sport" styling of the X3M, X4M, X5M and X6M. I think the only reason BMW did not include the M mirror caps on the X7 w/M-Sport package is because it is not a "true M-car" like the others I mentioned - not even the M50.

This is BMW's way of keeping some distinction between M and non-M models I guess. Although, the M badge (or M performance badge) is more marketing now than it used to be in previous BMW generations…
Front bumper and rear bumper of the ///M model are more aggressive (different) then the M-Sport models as you know and thus the addition of aggressive styled side mirrors. Maybe a gloss black mirror could add distinction to the MSport models. Audi does this with their SQ models with black optics.
Not sure I agree with the more/less aggressiveness of the X7 M-Sport body vs the other XM models - the styling seems essentially the same to me, just minus the ///M mirror caps. But hey, this what forum discussions are all about …..
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