[paliknight]

Originally Posted by SunnydaysATX

This is kind of a disappointment. The photos look great but in this video this doesn't strike me as an "M" car from the outside. Seems more like a X3 that someone has added badges to. The inside also doesn't look like a $70k+ car.

Same exact sentiments. I was thinking to myself, if this was debadged, how in the world would I be able to tell the difference? Tailpipes??!!

Originally Posted by bimmer456

Should have wide body fender flares in the back and front as well as wider tires on all fours. Needs hood bulge and M mirrors made of carbon fiber.

Are you suggesting that the M version of the X3 and X4 should look like an M vehicle?

Blasphemy!!!

[stein_325i]

Originally Posted by Germanauto

Looks nice, don't understand all the negativity.

+1, M cars are always meant to be understated sleeper vehicles, Its been this way for a while, an E39 540i and M5 look very similar, we don't want BMW going crazy w/ design like Lexus/Toyota. Usually only M3/4 tend to get changes like fender flairs and aggressive fascias, I think it looks great.

[hellrotm]

Originally Posted by Germanauto

Looks nice, don't understand all the negativity.

Too start...heaviest in the segment and styling not aggressive enough.

[hellrotm]

Originally Posted by Saphirschwarz

Whatever but how does it SOUND ?????

2% better than a S55.

[DCG]

Of course everyone's going to like the way the X3M/X4M drives.

BUT, BMW M Division really missed a great opportunity here by not tweaking the Exterior Design by adding bulging wheel arches with wider wheels, perhaps a different more aggressive hood. They could've offered really cool more classic M looking rims. Included carbon fiber mirror caps and what not. It just doesn't look aggressive enough and it looks identical to the 440i M which is a really nice ride. I can't forget the “Competition” badging is ridiculous.

But hey, at least they finally made it right!?

[allen3ybq]

The music is definitely pulling that car's leg lol

[bjcarls]

I can agree with almost everything stated but then I get swayed, with every box ticked its $82k. Yes the X5M is a better way to do an M SAV but at $30k more...ugh. That's an entirely different price bracket for people. IMO, its a perfect chick SAV and will definitely shop it for the wife.

[DML]

Originally Posted by SunnydaysATX

This is kind of a disappointment. The photos look great but in this video this doesn't strike me as an "M" car from the outside. Seems more like a X3 that someone has added badges to. The inside also doesn't look like a $70k+ car.

Well, that's exactly what it is. A fake "M" with an abundance of "M" badges, pretty sad.

[BLU135i]

Originally Posted by joshuastein55

+1, M cars are always meant to be understated sleeper vehicles, Its been this way for a while, an E39 540i and M5 look very similar, we don't want BMW going crazy w/ design like Lexus/Toyota. Usually only M3/4 tend to get changes like fender flairs and aggressive fascias, I think it looks great.

Oh sure. Huge fenders, quad tail pipes carbon fiber roofs, lighted m logos on the seats, aggressive carbon fiber spoilers...... yeah m vehicles are known for being "understated

[khanyam4]

Originally Posted by allen3ybq

Looks 10% better than M40i
Drives 100% better than M40i
(I own a M40i and I can't wait to drive an X3M)

thanks for keeping it 100

[Mavus]

Why would this be an M car except as Marketing and hoping people spend stupid money on a high cg tank that has nothing to do with motorsports but fuq common sense

if you want a M car then buy the damn M car

[CH400EM]

I, personally, would much prefer a GLC 63 AMG to this X3M. The AMG GLC is a good example of making a vehicle look classy and much stronger than it's non-performance mates. But for BMW loyalists, I'm sure this X3M is a ton of fun to drive

[MachinesWithSouls]

Originally Posted by BLU135i

Oh sure. Huge fenders, quad tail pipes carbon fiber roofs, lighted m logos on the seats, aggressive carbon fiber spoilers...... yeah m vehicles are known for being "understated

You and I will always be able to tell the difference. 99 percent of people out there can't. The M3 looks like a 3 Series to most people.

[PARTS@STBMW]

Say what?!

[Dimitri]

Wheels are atrocious

[stein_325i]

Originally Posted by BLU135i

Oh sure. Huge fenders, quad tail pipes carbon fiber roofs, lighted m logos on the seats, aggressive carbon fiber spoilers...... yeah m vehicles are known for being "understated

You missed the key word, MEANT I didn't say the new M cars were understated, but that the purpose, or at least in the past, that the purpose of M cars was to never have large design changes, an M car was supposed to be understated in design, with small changes, but not many, and nothing too noticeable or in your face. They were racecars built for the road, they would look like sleeper vehicles, but then floor them or take them around a corner, and their true character would come out.

Here's an E39 M5, a prime example of how M cars were known to be understated in their design, below that is a photo of a 540i, barely any exterior details were changed, but there were some subtle ones like exhaust and slight air intake changes, but overall still understated and subtle.

The point of my post was to highlight how people are expecting radical design changes to a car that is already produced, just because their is an M version, when in fact, M cars were never meant to be radically different in design, it was always about the powertrain and mechanical changes and the driving experience.




And its not just the E39, the E34, E28, E36, E46, F10, and even the E60 a car that was known for standing out in non M-form even (because of the radical bangle design) had only subtle design changes, nothing too radical or different from its "pedestrian" version in which it was based on.

[Germanauto]

Originally Posted by hellrotm

Too start...heaviest in the segment and styling not aggressive enough.

Now that I look again I agree it could be more aggressive. But it still looks pretty nice. I wouldn't call the SQ5, GLC63, or Macan Turbo particularly aggressive looking. All these cars, particularly the Macan, look just like the base model with different wheels and quad exhausts.

Don't get a boring color like grey or white either. I've always loved an ///M division product in blue.

[sikotic]

I do agree that the X3M and X4M are not differentiated enough from the X3 and X4 to justify the price difference for me and my personal driving style.

The new 2020 X4 M40I is rumored to have 385ish horsepower. Add a solid tune on top of that and you can save yourself 15K...

Take the weight difference into consideration and you might actually not be too far off given that price difference.

[avex8]

Pass. Glc63 all day

[e30nicole]

Originally Posted by supershaft

why couldn't we hear the startup and revs instead of listening to this dumb clown music?

Exactly 😂👏🏻

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by IND-Distribution

Cant wait to get a hold of one!

💥

Absolutely.

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by Saphirschwarz

Whatever but how does it SOUND ?????

You'll have to buy the ///M Performance Exhaust to yield any relevant expectations.