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Originally Posted by CanadianGatorBacon
All ///M purists, avert your eyes. The M1xxi/M2xxi are getting a pair of big brothers. Now you can complain that this is watering down the ///M brand, or you can see it as BMW trying to return to what many enthusiasts have been clamoring for ... fun, sporty, attainable BMWs.
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People always forget M models go back more than 35 years. In 1979 BMW began production of the E12 M535i. Building M versions of the non-///M cars is nothing new for BMW.