///M-tuned line

vlad 1M ir · 01-26-2012, 11:38 AM

How do you guys feel about this?
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=640126

I think it's a shame that M will get watered down like that. I can already see a ton of people starting to put ///M badges on their 550's and 535's even and claiming they are real M's.

FairfaxM3 · 01-26-2012, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by vlad 1M ir

How do you guys feel about this?
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=640126

I think it's a shame that M will get watered down like that. I can already see a ton of people starting to put ///M badges on their 550's and 535's even and claiming they are real M's.

Doesn't bother me at all.

hybris4u · 01-26-2012, 12:00 PM

Its not about status its about fun! ;-) Don't bother me a bit either.

b33g33 · 01-26-2012, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vlad 1M ir

How do you guys feel about this?
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=640126

I think it's a shame that M will get watered down like that. I can already see a ton of people starting to put ///M badges on their 550's and 535's even and claiming they are real M's.

It's about time!!

Huge performance + relatively good fuel economy = frakking awesome!!!

That's how I feel.

MrRoboto · 01-26-2012, 12:21 PM

Don't like it at all. It dilutes the M brand.

hybris4u · 01-26-2012, 12:23 PM

I want a BMW X6 M50d! Love it! 381 bhp, 740nm, 0-100km/h=5.3s, 0.77liter/10km... Loveley! Wonder if the Performance package fits the new X6 50d?

LeifW · 01-26-2012, 12:44 PM

Doesn't bother me.

Leif W.

mm1 · 01-26-2012, 01:03 PM

I`d like M550xd touring, top car!

ozinaldo · 01-26-2012, 01:09 PM

Exactly my thoughts, 1M and this new M550xd Touring in my garage would be just ideal.

The cars and packaging are fine, just too many M badges all around that is a fact but whoever needs to know will know at the end and the rest does not matter. You think people on the street know what I am driving right now? It is 1/1000 who has an idea anyway.

BFD99 · 01-26-2012, 01:12 PM

Doesn't bother me at all, people still buy Audi RS and S models, and Audi sells alot of S-Line cars.

TunedM2C · 01-26-2012, 01:16 PM

Same here, it doesn't bother me either.

James T. Kirk · 01-26-2012, 01:20 PM

Since you guys are so easy going about watering down the brand, why doesn't BMW just put an M on everything?
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BFD99 · 01-26-2012, 01:31 PM

Same reason Chevy doesn't put SS on all their cars, or Chrysler/Fiat doesn't put SRT on all theirs.

1SerieStud · 01-26-2012, 01:31 PM

It doesn't bother me either. The true enthusiasts can tell a true M car from a car with an M badge, and the non-enthusiasts don't care/matter

bdaddylo · 01-26-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by James T. Kirk

Since you guys are so easy going about watering down the brand, why doesn't BMW just put an M on everything?
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+1 I'm fine with offering it as a optional package, but to put a M badge on the trunk is going a little too far.

hybris4u · 01-26-2012, 01:38 PM

The cars are all diesel x-drive cars. They call them M-Performance. For me they look a lot like M cars in the specs... Well close in many ways. Maybe just a way for BMW to not need to take away the "we are never going to build a diesel or x-drive "M" car"... ;-)

The prices are also at "M" level.

Diesel, Xdrive and great mileage. With close to M-performance... Love it! Way to go!

hybris4u · 01-26-2012, 01:41 PM

This is 1M performance in a straight line... In a much heavier car... Worthy the "M" on the back? No?

BMW M550d xDrive Sedan:
Acceleration [0 – 100 km/h (62 mph)]: 4.7 seconds,
top speed: 250 km/h (155 mph),
average fuel consumption: 6.3 litres/100 kilometres (44.8 mpg imp),
CO2 emissions: 165 g/km, exhaust standard: EU6.

BFD99 · 01-26-2012, 02:04 PM

b33g33 · 01-26-2012, 02:08 PM

It's interesting that some of the 1M owners now sound exactly like the M3 owners did when the 1M was announced a while back ...

/Troll

hybris4u · 01-26-2012, 02:28 PM

Audi S-line is just cosmetics. Not the be compared with those diesel M performance cars.

hybris4u · 01-26-2012, 02:30 PM

Agree that its a bit to busy with all the letters. But again I love those cars! I want one! Sell the X5 and buy a X6 M50d! MMMMMM! ;-)

robertm · 01-26-2012, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b33g33

It's about time!!

Huge performance + relatively good fuel economy = frakking awesome!!!

That's how I feel.

01-26-2012, 11:38 AM	#1
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hybris4u Captain 30 Rep 602 Posts Drives: BMW 1-serie M Coupé and BMW X5 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Its not about status its about fun! ;-) Don't bother me a bit either.
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01-26-2012, 12:21 PM	#5
MrRoboto Brigadier General 1846 Rep 4,836 Posts Drives: VO 1M Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Don't like it at all. It dilutes the M brand.
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hybris4u Captain 30 Rep 602 Posts Drives: BMW 1-serie M Coupé and BMW X5 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	I want a BMW X6 M50d! Love it! 381 bhp, 740nm, 0-100km/h=5.3s, 0.77liter/10km... Loveley! Wonder if the Performance package fits the new X6 50d?
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LeifW Captain 47 Rep 691 Posts Drives: 1M AW Join Date: May 2007 Location: CT, USA iTrader: (0)	Doesn't bother me. Leif W.
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mm1 Private 2 Rep 96 Posts Drives: exE90 M3/ now1M Join Date: May 2011 Location: Riga, Latvia iTrader: (0)	I`d like M550xd touring, top car!
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01-26-2012, 01:09 PM	#9
ozinaldo Brigadier General 115 Rep 3,070 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lisbon, Portugal iTrader: (0)	Exactly my thoughts, 1M and this new M550xd Touring in my garage would be just ideal. The cars and packaging are fine, just too many M badges all around that is a fact but whoever needs to know will know at the end and the rest does not matter. You think people on the street know what I am driving right now? It is 1/1000 who has an idea anyway.
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BFD99 The Stig! 54 Rep 889 Posts Drives: 2008 135i 6MT Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tulsa, Ok iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [10.00]	Doesn't bother me at all, people still buy Audi RS and S models, and Audi sells alot of S-Line cars. __________________ 2008 135i - FBO + JB4 15ohm + Water Meth
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01-26-2012, 01:16 PM	#11
TunedM2C Brigadier General 828 Rep 4,190 Posts Drives: 2016 LBB M2 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (2)	Same here, it doesn't bother me either.
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01-26-2012, 01:20 PM	#12
James T. Kirk Captain of the Enterprise 101 Rep 1,424 Posts Drives: 2011 1 Series M Coupe Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Alpha Quadrant, Sector 001 iTrader: (0)	Since you guys are so easy going about watering down the brand, why doesn't BMW just put an M on everything? . Attached Images __________________ 2011 1 Series M Coupe VO M3 vs 1M Comparo Review 2011 M3 E90 DCT ZCP (sold) * 2010 335i Sedan (sold) 2005 M3 Convertible (sold) * 2003 325i Sedan (sold)
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BFD99 The Stig! 54 Rep 889 Posts Drives: 2008 135i 6MT Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tulsa, Ok iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [10.00]	Same reason Chevy doesn't put SS on all their cars, or Chrysler/Fiat doesn't put SRT on all theirs. __________________ 2008 135i - FBO + JB4 15ohm + Water Meth
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1SerieStud Brigadier General 183 Rep 3,939 Posts Drives: '11 VO 1M (498 of 740) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL iTrader: (11)	It doesn't bother me either. The true enthusiasts can tell a true M car from a car with an M badge, and the non-enthusiasts don't care/matter
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01-26-2012, 01:38 PM	#16
hybris4u Captain 30 Rep 602 Posts Drives: BMW 1-serie M Coupé and BMW X5 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	The cars are all diesel x-drive cars. They call them M-Performance. For me they look a lot like M cars in the specs... Well close in many ways. Maybe just a way for BMW to not need to take away the "we are never going to build a diesel or x-drive "M" car"... ;-) The prices are also at "M" level. Diesel, Xdrive and great mileage. With close to M-performance... Love it! Way to go!
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01-26-2012, 01:41 PM	#17
hybris4u Captain 30 Rep 602 Posts Drives: BMW 1-serie M Coupé and BMW X5 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	This is 1M performance in a straight line... In a much heavier car... Worthy the "M" on the back? No? BMW M550d xDrive Sedan: Acceleration [0 – 100 km/h (62 mph)]: 4.7 seconds, top speed: 250 km/h (155 mph), average fuel consumption: 6.3 litres/100 kilometres (44.8 mpg imp), CO2 emissions: 165 g/km, exhaust standard: EU6.
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BFD99 The Stig! 54 Rep 889 Posts Drives: 2008 135i 6MT Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tulsa, Ok iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [10.00]	__________________ 2008 135i - FBO + JB4 15ohm + Water Meth
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b33g33 Give '///M' Hell! 125 Rep 1,325 Posts Drives: Einser Rex Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	It's interesting that some of the 1M owners now sound exactly like the M3 owners did when the 1M was announced a while back ... /Troll __________________ The 1 series M is the most badass, coolest, sickest BMW to debut since the 1988 M3. The E30 M3 finally has a successor. Please welcome the stupidly fast, wickedly tempered, awkwardly named, possibly perfect little son of a benchmark - Automobile Magazine, August 2011
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hybris4u Captain 30 Rep 602 Posts Drives: BMW 1-serie M Coupé and BMW X5 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Audi S-line is just cosmetics. Not the be compared with those diesel M performance cars.
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01-26-2012, 02:30 PM	#21
hybris4u Captain 30 Rep 602 Posts Drives: BMW 1-serie M Coupé and BMW X5 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Agree that its a bit to busy with all the letters. But again I love those cars! I want one! Sell the X5 and buy a X6 M50d! MMMMMM! ;-)
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