Thread: "M1" R.I.P?
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      04-22-2010, 10:32 AM   #116
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Originally Posted by southlight View Post
No, I'm saying the old M1 deserves to be respected as the only supercar BMW ever built. Hence the name M1 shouldn't be used unless BMW decides to bring their second supercar. If it wasn't for the old M1, I'd be all for the name M1.

Besides, nobody doubts that the Z4M is a true M, so I don't see any such connotation with the name 1M.


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If BMW builds a supercar that is the successor of the original M1, it won't be called M1. Why? Because that would create too much confusion and people would wonder if the M3 is better than the supercar M1. They'd probably use something like M8 or M9.
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