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Originally Posted by arr0gant
The M3 shares very little with the 3 series. The M3 is SO far from being a rebadged modified 3 series...so NO, he's NOT exaggerating about the M division building the M from the ground up.
New engine, transmision, upgraded suspension, most body panels etc...
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There are just as many similarities as there are differences is my point.
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Originally Posted by footie
Again you don't understand or want to understand what happens to either the IS-F, C63 or the RS4 compared to their lessen models. Quattro build they versions from the ground up and I doubt Lexus or AMG are any different, all three models follow a totally different path to the normal cars and aren't even built in the same production plants.
I respect what M-Division do to their models but I don't believe they are much different to any of the others and the M3 engine isn't any more special than the RS4 engine, the C63 engine or the IS-F, it's only different in it's approach and execution.
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Well said! That is exactly my point. People act as if the other automakers don't perform just as much R&D on their performance variants. I'm pro-///M (..
obviously!!!), but that doesn't mean that any less work goes into building other performance cars. What makes BMW different is their ability to craft a product that
communicates.