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Originally Posted by mkoesel
You’re stretching. So, your belief is that the the last generation M3, current generation X5 M, and current generation X3 M just happen to have distinct but perfectly rational circumstances that kept them from preceding the M4, X6 M, and X4 M respectively. Yet, even as Flasch confirms the new M3 will wait until late next year, which also happens to allow time for it to launch with the M4, you think that’s a strange situation.
No doubt that if the two do end up coming together, you’ll find some new rationale to explain why they must have had to hold back the M3 again. Something - anything - other than the possibility that despite appearances to the casual outside observer, it genuinely does make the best business case to launch it together with the M4.
We’ll just agree to disagree.
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Yes, it’s what I believe and I don’t see it as a stretch. If they are launched together I will accept that it’s an intentional decision based on BMW’s strategy. I will however think it’s a very strange strategy. Not trying to one up you here mkoesel, I respect most of what you say here which is usually logical and based on empirical data.
For me though my reasoning make sense for the F8X, X5M scenario and the G80. It would also make sense for BMW to align the M3 and M4 to the stacked launch of the 3 series and 4 series to limit the time keeping a model out of the market and this time seems a natural opportunity.
With the M boss being on record saying 2021 you have the odds with you I don’t deny that. It still wouldn’t make business sense to me
