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Originally Posted by JB135MDCT
You are right but left out important fact that the 1M is and "is" engine which is clearly not an M engine. This is a fundamental problem with the 1M. 2 of the 3 cars that use the "is" engine are not M cars. Who is stupid?  |
You missed the whole point.
My whole point is that the fundamental difference between M cars and their base counterparts is the M-Developed CHASSIS.
Engine performance gains relative to their base counterparts vary from M-car to M-car. The handling however, is ALWAYS in a different league.
POWER is easy to gain, and relatively inexpensive too on turbo engines.
HANDLING is where the engineering prowess shows.
And the added engineering complexity is the basis of what M-Division is here for first and foremost.
So you are.
let me simplify it for you
a regular BMW can have a engine superior to its lower counterparts without being a M
but it can't have a better chassis set up without being a M