[michaeldorian]

Originally Posted by jeremyc74

This looks to me like outright misinformation being "leaked" by BMW to prevent people from sitting on the sidelines waiting for the M1 to come out instead of buying cars now, and here's why I think so:

The test mule we've been seeing is very far along. It's got massive brakes, much larger tires, and the production bodywork is finalized or very close to it. You don't do cold weather testing in the early stages of product developement, and they have absolutely been doing cold weather testing with this mule.

That said, the idea that BMW is going to do a major upgrade to brakes and wheels, then alter the body work to make them fit is just crazy for anything short of a true //M model. It sounds to me like there have been some delays during testing, they're not as far along as they thought they would be, and they don't want the project keeping potential buyers on the sidelines for another year while they sort it out.

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