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Originally Posted by insanecoder
Ok so now im really confused..
is "M-performance" something between a true "M" and an "M-sport"?
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Yes, generally speaking that's it. Though there is a bit more to it than that.
With the G generation of vehicles, the top-spec non-M gasoline-powered entry in each model line becomes an M Performance product. So, the full M Performance lineup will look like this:
M135i
M2xxi (still unknown if this will be RWD/AWD I6 40i or FWD/AWD I4 35i)
M340i
M440i
M550i
M650i
M760i
M860i
X1 M35i
X2 M35i
X3 M40i
X4 M40i
X5 M50i
X6 M50i
X7 M60i (? - could be V8 powered M50i instead)
Z5 M40i (or Z4 if they keep that name)
Note that there will no longer be non-M-Performance versions of these models at all. So, for example, there will be no such thing as a 340i, and therefore no 340i M Sport either. But there will still be a 330i and 330i M Sport. Also note that, while not every model line gets a true M flagship, every model line will have an M Performance entry.
Finally, remember that in Europe and elsewhere, there are diesel M Performance models like the M50d models. There may soon be M40d models too. Additionally, SCOTT has said that there will be soon M Performance plug-in hybrid models. Like perhaps M340e and M550e.