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I suppose I'm a bit of a hypocrite as I don't mind them using M1, but think M Coupe would be wrong. I'd hope no one confuses a Z3 M Coupe for any version of the 1er, as I can ensure you which I'll always prefer. The new M Thingy might be interesting, but naming it the same thing as a very different car that's only three years out of production would be much more confusing than naming it the same thing as a boutique car thirty years out of production that most BMW buyers know of about as well as the Isetta. |
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04-22-2010, 12:39 PM | #134 |
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I'll be a little disappointed if they don't go with ///M1, but I'll still get the car even if they call it ///135isMsportCSiDriveTii. I'll settle for ///M Coupe or 1///M, but anything else is just plain stupid IMO.
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04-22-2010, 12:43 PM | #135 | |
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Something like 1M, M1, M coupe just makes sense to me--anything with 135 in it just seems stupid.
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04-22-2010, 01:09 PM | #136 | |
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04-22-2010, 01:26 PM | #137 |
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Alot of my friends drive bmw's, like 6 off the top of my head. M5, two m3's, a couple 335s and a 525. I can assure you that none of them have any idea what the M1 is..............
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04-22-2010, 01:33 PM | #140 | |
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It is like when they started putting "X-Drive" on the side of those with all wheel drive--it just clutters the car and looks stupid. A simple "x" on the car designation would do the same thing.... Like I said, simple is better, at least for me.
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04-22-2010, 02:10 PM | #142 |
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I think it should be the ///M1. If and when the new BMW supercar comes out, it can just be called the ///M. This would leave the ///M offerings with a clear, consistent and understandable line and naming system. And that is why BMW absolutely won't do it. BMW seems to enjoy setting up naming schemes and then finding reasons not to follow them.
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04-22-2010, 02:15 PM | #143 |
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I'm hearing so much concern over the name of this car, quad exhaust, side gills. . .
IMO, the only thing we should be worried about is the performance benchmark of this car. You can always dress up a 128 with 'M1' bits and it will be a ton cheaper as well. |
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A 4-Seater-Front-Gazoline-Forced-Induction-Inline-6-Engine-Rear-Wheel-Drive-Sports-Car deserves the M1 badge more than a 2+2-Seater-Rear-Mounted-Diesel-3-Banger-Engine-All-Wheel-Drive-Electric-Pseudo-Supercar.
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04-22-2010, 03:19 PM | #146 |
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04-22-2010, 03:21 PM | #147 |
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My sentiments exactly.
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Speaking of side gills, I'd almost prefer the car to not have them as they are becoming a played out design trend. Obviously on the M cars, they are intended to be functional, but faux vents/gills are also popping up on everything from Buicks to SUVs. People are even buying stick-on vents from Pep Boys which look so tacky.
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That is probably the best, and most logical, point. There is no reason not to name the 1 Series ///M in the same manner as every other BMW series car....
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04-22-2010, 04:41 PM | #154 | |
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I think someone has already alluded to this in this thread:
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