If you are going to shove a politically correct car with turbocharging to appease your Board of Directors and then have your marketing team wipe out all previous messages on the responsiveness of high-revving naturally aspirated engines....then I want the following to compensate for the price of being politically correct.
That's right, I want flames coming out of my new M tailpipes....either a real flame thrower or the traditional flames shooting out on throttle lift....
This is the price for me to buy the next generation of cars. Turbocharging and flames are a natural combo.....
BTW: This thread is only half kidding..... Manyof us M owners may not buy the next generation of F10 M5 / F12 M6 if the car becomes a politically correct posterchild.... Give me power or give me an AMG / Ferrari.
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the wait is killing me....... bring on 2010. End all this conjecture, I need facts man, facts. M Division (fingers crossed) will not bastardize years of tradition........ hopefully.......
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Black/Grey leather
Brushed Aluminium trim
AiB 3.0 angel eyes
AiB xenon match fogs
BMW 545 shifter
Dinan rear sway bar
TCD rear sway bar brackets
X5 4.8 thrust arm bushings
Audio - DSP, MBQuart speakers, Alpine LAT sub, ipod 160G Classic/intravee II/KCA 420i
Bimmernav Bluetooth upgrade
phone cradle V3xx modified
Solaris invisi-bulbs
Yokohama Advan sport V103 tyres
MkIV Nav V31 custom splash
removed - rogue SSK, dinan camber plates, koni FSD, umnitza predator ice
the wait is killing me....... bring on 2010. End all this conjecture, I need facts man, facts. M Division (fingers crossed) will not bastardize years of tradition........ hopefully.......
Don't wait!! Pre-order yours today!! The facts are in; straight from BMW "M" itself. TURBO power and even MORE useless gizmo's!! They're going to slap an "M" badge on every model series they build!! A "drivers car" differentiation?? NO, NO, NO!! Not enough demand; too expensive!! Sales, baby; SALES!! Along with your "M" badges, a little more power and GOB'S more CPU's/stupid complexity is all you're going to get for your extra $$$. "Get used to it." It'll "grow" on you. (Barf)
BMW "M" "tradition" left the building; long ago. 'Moving on to another marque.
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'02 996TT w/X50 (slate grey metallic w/full natural grey leather, small carbon package, aluminum trim pieces, exterior color painted wheels, etc, etc).
EVOMS Stage 4 (640hp/615tq)
PSS9 w/F&R H&R sways and EVOMS F&R shock tower braces
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Don't wait!! Pre-order yours today!! The facts are in; straight from BMW "M" itself. TURBO power and even MORE useless gizmo's!! They're going to slap an "M" badge on every model series they build!! A "drivers car" differentiation?? NO, NO, NO!! Not enough demand; too expensive!! Sales, baby; SALES!! Along with your "M" badges, a little more power and GOB'S more CPU's/stupid complexity is all you're going to get for your extra $$$. "Get used to it." It'll "grow" on you. (Barf)
BMW "M" "tradition" left the building; long ago. 'Moving on to another marque.
If this does happen many will defect. Hope that doesn't happen!
Reasonable trade off for F10 M5 / F12 M6
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