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Originally Posted by champignon

BMW, are you listening?

Make a small (no bigger than an E46 3-Series or 135i) car weighing no more than 3200-3300 lbs, with a hatch, 300 HP (no more than 350, not needed), with truly responsive steering, RWD, and a manual transmission. Call it anything you like, M-designation is optional. The interior need not be special, just tasteful leather, no tech overload, welcome gongs, and that sort of shit. Sell it for $47,500. You will blow the rest of the hot hatch market away, and re-establish your brand as being interested in drivers' cars.

Sounds M135i-ish...