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| 06-26-2009, 05:31 AM | #1 |
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Why didn't BMW make a 4-door M3 every generation?
I was reading about the M3 in Wikipedia. According to Wikipedia, BMW did not make an M3 sedan on the E30 and E46 generation. How come they only made a 4-door M3 on the E36 and E90 generation? I know not everything on Wikipedia can be trusted but I am buying this.
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| 06-26-2009, 08:46 AM | #2 | |
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They just didn't, calculated some stuff, crunched some numbers and realized no one would pay for it, therefore didn't do it. It's pretty successful tho so I think they'll keep it for next gen M3. |
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| 06-26-2009, 08:59 AM | #3 | |
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Don't you watch Top Gear UK??!! Quote Jeremy Clarkson (on the M3 saloon) "Now your children can have their spleens crushed, too!!" Quite simply, BMW realised there is a market out there for this type of car - fathers such as myself that want the performance of an M3 but don't enjoy shoehorning kids into the back of a coupe. Smart move. The X6, however, is a monumental stuff up! |
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| 06-26-2009, 10:03 AM | #5 |
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The first gen M3 was just a racing homologation special, no need for another body style.
As for the E46 I wish they had made a sedan version because in the regular 3 Series of that generation, the Sedan was lighter than the coupe by 10 or 20 lbs and sedans are a couple of grand cheaper. That would have been a great car for those of us who prefer sedans to coupes.
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| 06-26-2009, 11:58 AM | #7 | |
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that's the reason that kept me from getting an M3 and i'm glad it did! v8 FTW!
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| 06-26-2009, 01:24 PM | #8 | |
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Didn't know that, that's as good a reason as any.
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| 06-26-2009, 03:26 PM | #9 |
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I read some time ago that the reason why they never made a sedan in the e46 generation was due to the fact that the proximity of the rear door and rear extended fender flares caused engineering/design issues... who know's.. I agree, most likely cause was the bean counters added up the cost of the different components and figured there wasn't a market to justify the sedan...
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| 06-26-2009, 10:43 PM | #11 |
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Glad they brought the sedan back.. more variation!
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