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Originally Posted by beibei650
M fan boys:
M3 gets bigger - crisis!
M3 gets additional 200 lbs - big no no!
No NA V8 - unbelievable!
No manual gearbox - what a joke!
No hydraulic steering - not ok!
Ugly front grille - unacceptable!
Future hybrid / EV drivetrain - I'll just kill myself!
Meanwhile .... "BMW M GmbH posted yet another year of record sales, growing by 13.4 per cent to 163,542 units in 2021. The result means M has more than doubled its yearly sales in the space of five years. We haven’t seen a model-by-model breakdown yet, but BMW has said the new G80 M3 and G82 M4 “performed especially well.”
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/big...d-sales-again/ |
It's always a big difference between enthusiasts and forums than what the big mass think or want.
Example from interview:
"We've just been talking to customers and the feedback is that 90-95% don't care what direction we take on powertrain. They just want an M car. Yes, some say that if we don't do V8s, they're out but that's okay: I respect that," said van Meel.