@Kezo Definitely don’t want to debadge an M badge on a BMW, even tho it is an ‘M-Lite’ if I had an M50 badge at the back on the i4 best believe I’m keeping it on, the people got to know it’s serious business lol.
lol You could add a dtivker to the back window “wish I had a real M”
😂 You sound like some of the folk on the BMW forums @kezo
I went through a stage many years ago of wanting a full fat M Car (an M5), but genuinely wouldn’t want one now. The ride is far too firm for me and you have to have figure hugging M seats, which are no good if you are of generous proportions 😂 I know a guy who bought a new M3 Touring last year and after less than a year chopped it in for the ‘M Lite’ M340i touring, which he much prefers. On his M3 he got through the brakes in 8,000 miles (and was told “well, it’s an M car, what do you expect?”) and the protruding rear wheel arches kept getting stone chips from the front tyres. He had them ppf’d but it didn’t help.
The X5 M60i is indeed one of the (unofficially titled) ‘M Lite’ cars, but differs from the previous X5 M50i in that it now has a BMW M Division ‘S’ series V8 engine, whereas the M50i had a ‘standard’ BMW ‘N’ series V8. Other than a few minor styling tweaks, that’s where the M division links end though. It has none of the track focussed bits and bobs that enthusiasts love (and the X5 M Competition has), but I wouldn’t want them. The M60i is 90 bhp down on the X5 M Competition (it has the same torque, oddly) but 530 bhp will suffice for me! I’m so Lilly livered I’m even adding air suspension for the most comfortable ride, something that true M enthusiasts would get a nervous twitch over 🤣