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Originally Posted by sikotic
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Originally Posted by 6speed_M2
It's marketing genius. The majority of people don't know the difference. They think it's a "M" car. It's close to one but no cigar.
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According to BMW they are an "M" car now, so I think thats where most of the confusion is coming from. They are completely separated from the standard models, and are listed under BMW M in the Build Your Own category. As BMW updates, I think people will need to update their terminology as well. |
If BMW M makes the car, then it's got some M car sprinkles in it. If BMW makes the car, no. Other than where it's built it's all on which division produces the car from the development stages.
I know the new M2 will be built in Mexico (as I've heard) so there are exceptions in terms of WHO builds the car but not who creates the car on an engineering/testing level