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Originally Posted by US///M3
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You would think if they use a track name ,it ll be more than just wheel,car,interior colors.
Nothing like Ford's BOSS 302 Laguna Seca with actual performance upgrades at a reasonable price.
They ve gotten so fn greedy it's never even once in a while about giving back or doin something special for their core fans.
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What was the 1M then? That car was created solely for the core fans. BMW M fought hard for that car to "give something back" to their fans- did you miss that? It was also the cheapest M car ever- and one of the most enjoyable on the track in a long time.
People are just bitching to bitch; BMW can't do anything else unless they charge a boat load of money and then wouldn't be able to sell it. There is NO history of BMWNA getting any truly "special" models except for homologation purposes- which was the E46 M3 GTR and was subsidized to keep BMWNA and PTG in ALMS racing.
The US requirements for bringing a new car are very cost prohibitive and make special editions that are more than window dressing extremely difficult unless they were to increase the cost of regular models to subsidize the performance models or sell them at a loss and that is not how BMW does things- Other brands may and that shows in their bottom line.
The Z4 E86 M sold so poorly and BMWNA took such a hit on each one they "sold" there will not be another car like it... the E36 LTW is another example of that. People claim they "want" these cars but not many of these people can either afford them or ever buy them.
Here is the list of limited runs- note how there is a history that the US does not get them and this will not be changing anytime soon.
E30:
Did the US get the M3 EVO? NO
M3 EVO II? NO
M3 Sport Evo? NO
E36:
Did the US get the Euro Engine? NO
a lightweight version (LTW)? YES- needed trunk money to move it.
M3 GTR? NO
M3 EVO? NO
E46:
Did the US get the M3 GTR? Yes, at $220k a pop and sold ten for homologation.
M3 CLS- NO
M3 Competition Package- YES
E9x M3
Did the US get the M3 GTS? NO
M3 CRT? NO
M3 Competition Package? YES
And that is all folks..