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Originally Posted by mhjeep
So much discussion about the lack of laser lights which is a $1k dollar option. Perhaps I find it a little more odd that they chose to deck out the "lowest" version, namely the xdrive40, not even a 50.
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Doesn’t make sense to us in the US but in Europe it makes perfect sense. I’ve been driving around Germany and a few neighboring countries for the past week and the only BMWs I ever see on the road with M Performance accessories are base models, almost all 20i and 20d.
Over here, they get taxed hugely on anything over 2 liters, taxed based on pollution, etc (varies from country to country) so you NEVER see anything above a 30i. The few people with money seem to go straight for the full M model, Audi RS, 63 AMG, etc. I have seen way more top level M cars and other equivalents than 40i or 50i vehicles in my 2,000km of driving so far but I have seen dozens of BMWs with 2 liter engines and M Performance accessories.