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Originally Posted by vinazzurro
Why, exactly, couldn't they give the 135i an LSD?
I can see why BMW wouldn't want to mess with the name of the famous M1, but they could feasibly just tweak the name a bit so that it's not the same as the old car. 135M? 135 M-Sport? M135? These might violate their anal-retentive naming convention, but it would be a means to an end.
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BMW stopped putting a LSD on non-M cars back in the early 90's, if it doesnt have the badge it doesnt have a LSD.
Isnt the 135i officially called by BMW 135i M-Sport? I am not sure... BMW stopped being "anal-retentive" with their naming starting 1999 when they introduced the 323i which had a 2.5L engine... from that point on you can see this on almost all the series. the 328i has a 3.0L when in the past the name would have called for a 2.8L under the bonnet .