is an M version ever going to come out?

londonbmw · Post by **londonbmw** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:36 pm

PerryGunn · Post by **PerryGunn** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:40 pm

Short answer - Nope!

Longer answer - The E89 is nearing end-of-production and, if there was going to be an ///M version, it would have been out before now

Wyldie85 · Post by **Wyldie85** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:57 pm

londonbmw · Post by **londonbmw** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:08 pm

When is the new z4 going to come out?

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:11 pm

There might not be one the 89 has killed the z4 off!!! Cat amongst pigeons......

Post by **srhutch** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:16 pm

Machine monkey wrote:There might not be one the 89 has killed the z4 off!!! Cat amongst pigeons......

Yep proving the E85/6 was/is the one to have.

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:17 pm

srhutch wrote:
Machine monkey wrote:There might not be one the 89 has killed the z4 off!!! Cat amongst pigeons......
Yep proving the E85/6 was/is the one to have.

True future classics as long as you dont mod them

DPG · Post by **DPG** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:33 pm

Machine monkey wrote:There might not be one the 89 has killed the z4 off!!! Cat amongst pigeons......

Jasey · Post by **Jasey** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:05 pm

The 35iS is as close as you're going to get to an ///M E89.

No point in taking perfection and making it worse

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:22 pm

londonbmw wrote:is an M version ever going to come out?

Nope, ain't going to happen. They have ///Msport now, for the marketing suits. All they have to do is turn up the engine map and add badges and that sells product. Where as previously an ///M made the car more fun.

The 35is is far more akin to an Alpina model, without the panache, IMHO. Great car but for a slightly different audience than an E85/86 ///M.

Z4M-2006 · Post by **Z4M-2006** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:20 pm

Interesting clip.....Shows the differences in the 2 cars...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQhVW3PIRhA

DPG · Post by **DPG** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:02 pm

Why didn't they give the 35is a bit of a lairy makeover, add a few performance components and stick a proper M badge on it?

GuidoK · Post by **GuidoK** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:10 pm

Because a proper m badge for this generation car should have the s65 V8.
They raced the e89 so succesfully in gt3 class with the v8 winning almost everything....
Why not market all that succes

(they had the m3 engine and rear axle on the shelf....)

TomK · Post by **TomK** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:46 pm

GuidoK wrote:Because a proper m badge for this generation car should have the s65 V8.
They raced the e89 so succesfully in gt3 class with the v8 winning almost everything....
Why not market all that succes (they had the m3 engine and rear axle on the shelf....)

Agreed! That gt3 car they've been running for a while looks totally fantastic.
http://stancewords.stanceworks.netdna-c ... rsport.jpg
Madness not to tap in on that. A V8M3 engine and running gear in a stripped, fixed top E89 body with BIG arches.... mmmm! Surprising that they didn't try something like that ala GT3 911, but it seems volume is everything for BMW these days

GuidoK · Post by **GuidoK** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:01 pm

But then I don't get why racing with the e89.
I mean the sole purpose for racing for a factory team is publicity.
I don't think its particulary difficult to fit the V8 (The z4 has a huge bonnet and engine space), and if the m3 running gear fits the 1 series (1m), it certainly fits the e89. Making a coupe would be the most difficult part, but they could just make the roadster too..

It's just like manufacturer Citroen, winning the WRC for 9 years in a row, and not a single performance oriented car came on the road in that time...
(while ford (and others) make crazy RS's etc).

How business is now, I even doubt there will be an e89 successor...
Sales are very very low, the e89 sold much less than the e85 I think (maybe even half?)

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