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11-22-2011, 04:34 PM | #45 |
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This. Once BMW followed Merc down the path of bastardizing their specialty brand onto every car it lost it's mojo.
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11-22-2011, 04:50 PM | #46 | |
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In europe, one in three run of the mill Bimmers (318d, 116i, 523i etc) come in M-pack kit, including all the silly M-badges. Still no one confuses these cars with true M Bimmers. But hey let's face it, BMW sells products for the masses. There's no exclusivity in the first place.
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First, the E12 M535i
Then the E28 M5 & E28 M535i. The M5 has the M1 engine (pretty much), the M535i had the motor from the 6 series (IIRC).. the important thing, is they are two different models. M5 had no body kit, M535i did. Then the E24 M6/M635CSi.. these were the same model, badged differently for different markets. Also, consider.. the 850CSi vehicle documentation used to read M850CSi (IIRC)... So, it's not that the naming thing would be without precedent. |
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11-24-2011, 10:54 AM | #53 | |
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550ix is around 245 000 550xdat around 190 000(Just an estimate on what numbers I have seen) It is not going to be an M, but something like m535i as somebody has been saying. I think it is OK that they use that. It is not a normal f10/f11 and it is not an m5. Something in between.
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I do not understand why some people believe the M550d to be a serious competitor to BMW M5? To begin with, the price for the M5 is almost 50% higher than that for the 550i in Sweden at least. IMO the M550d will probably be a serious competitor to 550i or 550i xDrive...and like someone said, I think it is very unlikely that BMW will market the M550d in the US :-(
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Anyway, my fully loaded 535d costs EUR 120.000 in the Netherlands. The base price of the M5 is EUR 132.000. I'm just guessing but a fully loaded M550dX could be somewhere around EUR 135.000. So, IMO a not so fully loaded M5 is definitely an alternative to the M550dX. Who needs gadgets when you're driving the beast?
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Btw: does anyone know if there will be an F11 M550dX as well? Should be the ultimate family man's car
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Yes it will be an F11!
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