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      09-19-2012, 07:39 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by ozinaldo View Post
1M design details win people, especially among the BMW community over time obviously. Not many people talk like how ugly it is etc. anymore (remember first reactions back then?). Other BMW owners modding their cars to have a partial or overall 1M look and also newer BMW models or other brand models appearing with certain 1M-like details (or VO color) is NOT a bad thing at all imo, it is just their way of admiring a special M model, an appreciation of a car which was limited first and out of production now.
+1

AMG R&D chief Tobias Moers about the Merc A45 AMG:
"But I soon realized that this was a unique opportunity to rewrite the rules, to set new standards and eclipse the competition.
From day one, I wanted this car to better the BMW 1-series M coupe."

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews...amg_prototype/

The 1M as the benchmark within its class - the reference point to beat, "to better".

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