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Originally Posted by Alpine3
I believe it's called a 1M because it would come with the current 35 engine. If it had its own engine they would have called it a M1.  Just my thought on the naming. |
The naming was related to the fact that BMW did not want the name to be the same as the first M car BMW made, the iconic M1 BMW made from 1978-1981.
This is the car I am talking about.