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Originally Posted by Bimmerfun82
I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt here.
1) It’s a $13k delta between the M440i x drive and the M4 base. Compare apples to apples.
2) M has merino leather and some other quality pieces like carbon roof, better brakes, etc. You can also option much more - bucket seats, CCB, etc.
3) X drive improves 0-60 for traction reasons
4) Manual transmissions are always slower than automatics. So the fact it’s 0.1s faster to 60 even without x drive and a manual shows the power delta.
The M4 base is for the individual who wants a manual transmission. The comp and comp x are much faster, of course.
And here’s an interesting little factoid: my comp x was $87k. My base M was $98k. So affordability is irrelevant to the moniker.
Weight is also a factor.
And the B58 is much slower after 60 mph than the S58.  |
That’s a lot of useful info. Thanks for actually having a thought out response to my original question.