M Car

Can't believe you've even had to ask that.

Yes, the Z4 M is considered a proper M car.
Congrats on your purchase and look forward to seeing some piccies once you collect the car!
 
gaffer1986 said:
Wednesday now so just 3 days to go until I get my first M car YAY.. Would you class a Z4M as a proper M car?
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:poke: m engine, M diff, hydraulic steering, M brakes, running costs, along with everything else. will put you in a ditch in damp if you're not careful. YES! :driving:
 
Good, just checking before I call it an M car and someone bites my head off. :)

Apparently the M135i is not a proper M car and the BMW 1 series M coupe they made in limited numbers isn't a proper M car either so I was interested in what made it a proper M car if BMW putting an M badge on it doesn't always count.
 
gaffer1986 said:
Good, just checking before I call it an M car and someone bites my head off. :)

Apparently the M135i is not a proper M car and the BMW 1 series M coupe they made in limited numbers isn't a proper M car either so I was interested in what made it a proper M car if BMW putting an M badge on it doesn't always count.
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Whoever said the 1M isn't a proper M car has no clue what they are talking about! It's the first of the new breed of FI M engines which some purists don't like but none the less, still built by the M division so therefor an M car.

The M135 and M235 are most certainly not M cars. No motorsport pedigree at all. Just a clever marketing ploy by BMW.
 
yes, the m135 / m235 are really misleading. They are good cars but not M cars by any means, and aren't supposed to be either but to the general market it is just a good way of marketing.

You won't be disappointed with your M/// :D :thumbsup:
 
Well they have bought out a "proper" M2 so I suppose the difference between them is what makes an M car. From what I can see, the M2 has a locking diff, 60bhp more and four exhausts. Perhaps it needs 4 exhausts to be an M car :p
 
Welcome to the //M, the force is strong in the //M and so is the cheesy grind and fun factor. :D
Nearly 2 years of owner and 37k miles later and i'm not bored yet. Will be tough when it comes to replacement time
 
Minihen_LDN said:
Welcome to the //M, the force is strong in the //M and so is the cheesy grind and fun factor. :D
Nearly 2 years of owner and 37k miles later and i'm not bored yet. Will be tough when it comes to replacement time
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37K.. That's a lot of petrol station visits in your //M

I wonder if they will make an //M hybrid :o
 
gaffer1986 said:
Minihen_LDN said:
Welcome to the //M, the force is strong in the //M and so is the cheesy grind and fun factor. :D
Nearly 2 years of owner and 37k miles later and i'm not bored yet. Will be tough when it comes to replacement time
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37K.. That's a lot of petrol station visits in your //M

I wonder if they will make an //M hybrid :o
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:rofl: you wouldn't believe how many shell club car points i've amassed :D :thumbsup:
 
Easty-5 said:
gaffer1986 said:
Good, just checking before I call it an M car and someone bites my head off. :)

Apparently the M135i is not a proper M car and the BMW 1 series M coupe they made in limited numbers isn't a proper M car either so I was interested in what made it a proper M car if BMW putting an M badge on it doesn't always count.
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Whoever said the 1M isn't a proper M car has no clue what they are talking about! It's the first of the new breed of FI M engines which some purists don't like but none the less, still built by the M division so therefor an M car.

The M135 and M235 are most certainly not M cars. No motorsport pedigree at all. Just a clever marketing ploy by BMW.
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Well the reason why it could be said that a 1M was not a 'proper' M car is it's engine. It uses an 'N' series engine which is used in normal production BMWs (335is & Z4 35is in this case), whereas every single other 'real' M car uses 'S' series engines (i.e. S14, S50, S52, S54, etc) which are designed specifically for each model (except I guess our cars which took the engine from M3s).
The M2 also carries on this rather dubious tactic of using an N series engine sadly.
 
TomK said:
Easty-5 said:
gaffer1986 said:
Good, just checking before I call it an M car and someone bites my head off. :)

Apparently the M135i is not a proper M car and the BMW 1 series M coupe they made in limited numbers isn't a proper M car either so I was interested in what made it a proper M car if BMW putting an M badge on it doesn't always count.
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Whoever said the 1M isn't a proper M car has no clue what they are talking about! It's the first of the new breed of FI M engines which some purists don't like but none the less, still built by the M division so therefor an M car.

The M135 and M235 are most certainly not M cars. No motorsport pedigree at all. Just a clever marketing ploy by BMW.
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Well the reason why it could be said that a 1M was not a 'proper' M car is it's engine. It uses an 'N' series engine which is used in normal production BMWs (335is & Z4 35is in this case), whereas every single other 'real' M car uses 'S' series engines (i.e. S14, S50, S52, S54, etc) which are designed specifically for each model (except I guess our cars which took the engine from M3s).
The M2 also carries on this rather dubious tactic of using an N series engine sadly.
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Valid point there Tom.
 
To those who don't really know cars they don't tend to know what a Z4M is, so get used to saying its a Z4 but with the engine in it from the E46 M3! whereas the majority of people do seem to know what a M3 or M5 is though.
 
The only M car I've driven is an E91 M3 around Brands Hatch, that was a very quick car in a straight line. It was very wet and it just wanted to go sideways but I wasn't allowed :(
 
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