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Originally Posted by Esteban
Really nice car. Made between 1980-1981. Only 1,650 were made. At the time it was the most powerful 5 series in its class. 5 years later the M5 was developed on the base of this car. Too bad for us it wasn't officially sold in North America.
https://www.bmwblog.com/2015/01/07/bmw-history-m535i/
The M535i was a very special car, and not just one of the cars that BMW would slap M badges on because they wanted them appear to be sportier and more special than they actually were with some cosmetics.
Take my M Sport packaged 135i for example, which is no different than the standard Sport packaged 135i except for the 7 M badges that came with it, plus the 261 wheels, which have 4 of the 7 M badges and aren't as nice as the 264s that came on the 'regular' Sport package imo, and the anthracite headliner. The other 3 M badges are: 1 on each doorsill, and 1 on BMW's excellent M steering wheel, that also came on the Sport package.
PS - I got rid of the 261s in favor of my 313s. Sadly, now I only have 3 M badges. Woe is me... lol |
Yeah, there were a lot of other earlier uses of the M badge, too. The M Design 325is is a good example:
There was also the M Tech E30 stuff, like this E30 wagon that came with M badges, M stripes on the seats, and an M steering wheel.
They also threw one on the engine of the 850CSi:
