Who'd like an E46 M3 sedan or wagon?

Hmmm... Come to think of it, maybe one of the reasons why they're not building an E46 M3/4 has to do with the fact that it would steal M5 sales... :dunno:

Re: Re: Wagon?? Sedan???

TD said:

So is an M5 an oxymoron? If not, why are 4 doors allowed on a M5 and not on a M3. Remember, the 6-series (currently absent) is the coupe variation of the 5-series. By your logic, the only legitimate Ms are the M3 and M6.

And, of the E36 generation M3s, the M3 sedans are lighter and more rigid than the coupes.

Why the 2 door elitism?

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We kinda' have gone through this one before, and you know what I think about the whole "sports sedan" thing, and how that makes the M5 unappealing to me (unquestionably the best "sedan" ever IMO), etc.

However, this time around, I think it's more of a biz decision... I think the E46 M3/4 could steal M5 sales (when the E36 M3/4 was around, the M5 wasn't), since the HP difference is MUCH smaller than the price difference (edit: 20-25K? Heck, you can almost buy a strip 325i with that money)...

TD said:

(I finally found the pic I first saw online YEARS ago...)

Who doesn't think THIS is hot? If you say no, you're lying.

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That is hot. But then again, is there such thing as a non-hot BMW? (Just teasing ya! You don't have to answer that... )