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      01-17-2020, 08:50 PM   #38
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This is industry leading innovation! Not sure why bmw doesn't have at least one or two exclusive M cars like this. Instead of taking a bland base model, adding more power and making it look a bit more aggressive and calling it an entirely new model.
BMW is too concerned with profit it seems. The new CEO's main goals are electrification and continuing to increase revenue and sales, thus why he's cancelling low volume models and shortening some model's lifecycles. Despite many rumors and statements that the M team would like to make a standalone M product similar to that of the idea behind the original M1, the new CEO has made sure to emphasize he has no time for enthusiast specials such as M Wagons or a supercar/performance vehicle to rival the R8, AMG GT, etc. The closest product we have to a halo or super/performance car from BMW is the i8, which other than being a tech and manufacturing marvel, has in all honesty, failed, and the closest rumor we sadly have to a standalone M vehicle is the X8, an SUV
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