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Originally Posted by EricSMG
Next, you're drinking the kool-aide if you think an "M" variant is anything like an M-car. Not that the M340 isn't necessarily good or even awesome, but it's not an M car, good or bad.
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IMO, I think we've just about gotten to a point where an argument can be made that M cars are irrelevant for street driving in 98% of roads in the US. Unless you have a death wish or live in one of the very rare areas in the US where you can really push the M chassis, a well driven M340 won't be much slower than an M3. I'm a bit concerned about the streetability of the upcoming M3 based on my experience with the X3M.
The biggest negative to the M340, for me, is the lack of a manual. And for that reason only, I'd opt for an M3/4 (if rumors end up being true).