04-21-2010, 12:21 PM | #1 | |
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"M1" R.I.P?
Well just the name anyway.
According to Scott27 over at the German Car Forum, the M1 may not be the M1 anymore: Quote:
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04-21-2010, 12:30 PM | #2 |
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Who cares about the name :-P This car is sick!!
I could imagine they call it M Coupe or something like this. or like they say it will be the M car with lightweight and so on I think it could be called just: M Series |
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04-21-2010, 12:35 PM | #3 | |
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Here is what Scott said. I am glad BMW kept the first M car sacred, as the only M1.
http://www.**************.com/1-seri...tml#post457180 Quote:
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04-21-2010, 12:43 PM | #4 |
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As far as I'm concerned we can't deduce anything from Scott's statement. He just said its not the "obvious." Obvious to whom is the question?!?
IMO, I would prefer they call it an M1 but I dont care at this point either. Just dont price the damn thing too much like an M. The cheapest entry price into an M coupe today is 58K. Yiikes! We are certain the the M division had their hands ALL OVER THIS car and they are absolute mad. So they'll massage a mad car! -BF
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04-21-2010, 12:47 PM | #5 |
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That's gay. I wanted an M1 .... i guess as long as it has an M in the name then they'll have to make sure it performs like an M. Unfortunately, the average joe out there probably won't even know your driving a M car if it's called a 1M
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04-21-2010, 12:57 PM | #7 | |
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04-21-2010, 12:57 PM | #8 |
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An average person doesn't know/can tell the difference between an 328i and an M5, lol.
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04-21-2010, 01:00 PM | #10 | |
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We will probably see 1///M on the back. |
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04-21-2010, 01:14 PM | #13 |
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It's always got to be something.
Now let's butcher the name. 135im, 135m1, 1m135(m3), M=135, ARRGGHH
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04-21-2010, 01:17 PM | #15 |
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I think they should call it something other than the ///M1. I'm sort of a purist and feel that they should keep the ///M1 badging only on the car that started it all back in 1978.
Or they could do like they did with the Z3/Z4 ///M cars.
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04-21-2010, 01:18 PM | #16 |
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Funny that.......because, I'm wondering if they have chosen to call it the M135CSi, as a homage to the 2nd ///M car built after the M1, the brilliant M635CSi
But, of course, the name of this was changed to M6 for the US market.... |
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I see a big opportunity for an aftermarket vendor selling "///M1" badges to replace whatever insignia BMW sticks on the car at the factory.
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04-21-2010, 01:21 PM | #18 |
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That's how the original M6 and M5 were badged.
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04-21-2010, 01:23 PM | #19 |
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If it will not be called M1 I will not buy the "1 Series M". Do you here BMW. I do not care about the old Lamborghini BMW. Anyway, what for does BMW need to keep the name M1 if anyway the will never build any Supercar?
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they should call it, M3-2
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04-21-2010, 01:32 PM | #21 |
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This is 2010, call it an M1
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04-21-2010, 01:34 PM | #22 |
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I would DEFINITELY do that. I dont care what people think.
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