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Originally Posted by solstice
Not necessarily, upgrades that replaces an existing engine can come with little to no price increase. Take the 2020 7 series for example the 750i get the new V8 while 740i get no engine upgrade. The price increase is $2700 on the 750i while the 740i get a $2800 increase. I.e the 750i with an upgraded engine get pretty much the same price increase from 2019 to 2020 as the 740i which has no engine upgrade.
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I'm saying your comparison is moot because (from what I'm making of your logic) you're trying to infer the price of a X5 M50i from the price difference between a 540 and a M550, the latter of which still has the old V8. Most people here are concerned with whether or not the newer and (significantly) higher output engine will carry an equally significant price premium. A better and more relevant comparison would be the percentage, not absolute, price difference between the European spec. 840i and the M850i.
I don't disagree however that the M50i won't carry a significant premium over the M Sport 50i xDrive since both will essentially occupy the same spots on the X5 hierarchy.