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      04-06-2012, 05:33 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Mako View Post
I don't think that is what Scott26 meant.

I think he meant that the new Z4 35i LCI will have an "M Performance package" option on it, just like the new X6 35i will have that option. And since it comes with a little extra HP, that will eliminate the need for the Z4 is. I don't think he meant there is going to be a full blown M Performance model like Europe is getting right now.

I think there is a lot of confusion between the M Performance "package" and "model". The models have a bunch of changes on them and very close to an actual M, the "package" just adds a little horsepower, exterior M looks and maybe a few other smaller tweaks (just like the "is" did), but the model designation does not change when you get the package. So this would not be a Z4 M Performance badged car. Think more along the lines of AMG offering the performance package that adds power to their cars, doesn't make it a different model like the "black edition" though.
No he was responding to my comment which was
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Hey next time you talk to anyone at the M-Division can you ask them if they are going to redo the Z4 35is into a M-Performance Z4 (Not a Z4M for clarification). If there is any car in BMW's line up that needs to be a little sportier its the Z4.
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