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The US had the CTS-V wagon and it didn’t sell. Audi used to bring over the S4 and S6 wagons (not their R brethren) but the ‘mericans didn’t buy enough volume. There was even a suburu wrx wagon for a while. The MB e63 is the last bastion of performance wagons for the US and it’s a special order limited model. Unless you’d consider the Volvo polestar wagon a comp...I don’t. |
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What, they didn't want to call it the MX3 ?
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Agreed....living in a city where traffic is 24/7 it's a waste and oh well to the break neck launching only to come to a screeching halt at the millions of stop lights every 500 feet....not gonna miss 1300/month either.
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I know who will buy the base M: 1) People who can't afford the next tier or 2) People who just don't want to pay more money for the next tier. BMW isn't the only company doing this. Heck look at Porsche: 911 Base, 911S, 911GTS, 911Turbo, 911 GT3, 911 GT3RS, 911 GT2RS SEVEN performance tiers for the SAME model. And guess what? They sell plenty of all of them! (I didn't even include the different variations of those models, such as Targa, AWD etc. just wanted to keep on topic with performance tiers). |
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As an enthusiast who is also a parent of two little ones there is no way in hell I would be a sedan (a coupe is absolutely out of the question) if there were a total package like the x3m on the market! You ever put a baby seat in and out of the back of a coupe? How about a 4 door sedan? Now how about an suv that is up higher with a far less tapered rear door window that makes for the ability to toss kids into a seat efficiently! Also, you seen how much shit you need to haul around with two little kiddies? Good luck fitting all that shit in the boot of an m3 or even an m5! To me the x3m is targeted at the enthusiast who also has a family and goes on long trips and has tons of shit in the back and a couple kids, why would they not make a vehicle like that, sounds perfect to me! Now excuse me while I get this meth operation off the ground so I can afford to buy one
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Damn they need more hips. The wheel wells should protrude more like the F80
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Actually, many people just don't. They buy SUVs because they think they look "cool" and like the higher seating position. Even the rear seat in the X3 has less width than the 3 series, making it less practical for carrying passengers
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So yes, generally, a small-medium sized SUV is fine for one kid, but really a more useful crap hauler than the equivalent sedan version with better ground clearance for bad weather climates. That's the niche it fills. X5-sized SUV's and larger, totally different argument. |
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Isn't that the "M Town" message?
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Don't get me wrong... I embrace these models. I just don't think I'd pay more for an X3M than an M3.
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Like that BMW M has moved on from SuperSports to the 4s.
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