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Originally Posted by samsamdar

Why does the M240i have M mirrors and my OG M2 doesn't? 😔

Originally Posted by CPTM3

I was thinking the same thing! And the interior shits have the 'M' stitching on the seatbelts as well as on the seat piping. Those used to be exclusively 'M' car things. Now they are options on the little brothers. I see a lot more, if it's even possible, M2s before the launch of the actual M2.

Originally Posted by someMoreMplease

Proportions are great IMO. But, M mirrors for the Mperformance and apparently power dome hoods on all 2 series cars- that’s weird.

Again, it is in the normal order of things that features from the higher-end M vehicles eventually make their way down to the lesser ones, with M Motorsport actual racecars standing at the top end of the spectrum and M Sport production trim at the lower end. As previously released features are trickling down the ladder, all-new features keep being released higher up to feed the improvement cycle. Hence why M mirrors, M grille, M hood with power dome, M carbon roof, M spoiler, M safety belts, now gloss black sideskirts... either already have or eventually will make their way to lower-tier models. This cascading down of M features isn't problematic per se as long as the hardcore M versions higher up the ladder in turn gain new race-derived features that keep them unmistakably sportier and more desirable than the lower-end versions (better aero, more carbon standard, lighter wheels with centerlock nuts, sportier seats, more alcantara, more M stitching, more red details, larger paddle shifters...?).

Having said that, the X3/X4 refresh for instance is perhaps demoting too many M features at a time (M double-slat grille, M grille badge, M color steering wheel...). But BMW is obviously keen on making its M lineup look like a continuum / color gradient / steady stairway, rather than a binary step function with 'real M models' on one side and 'fake M models' on the other: all M-branded models are the same breed, they just get more purebred the higher you go up the ladder (can't find that chart right now, but it's interesting they are now labeling the base M models 'M High Performance' as if to round off the angles and better relate to the 'M Performance' models, just like Competition already relates to CS and CSL):

M Motorsport
M CSL
M CS
M Competition
M High Performance
M Performance
M Sport

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