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Originally Posted by BlkGS

I overall agree, the compromised ride didn't help. The M40i REALLY didn't help, lol. It hits really close to the X3M in performance, without the compromised ride, and better fuel economy. And at a substantial price advantage vs the X3M too.

BMW really should have made the "M Performance" cars the Ms, and the Ms would be "M Competition". Probably could have charged a little more this way lol.

If they did that, they would have to change the whole formula for what makes an M-Performance vs. M car.

M-Performance cars only have a slight upgrade in engine power, or sometimes a different engine (5er, for example). The suspension on an M-Performance model is the same as an M-Sport model on a series car.

An actual M model contains extensive suspension changes, and often a heavily revised front axle.