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Originally Posted by insanecoder
then get the enthusiasts with the 340/M340 which is an m-lite
then get the sportcar guys with the M series
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Except they'll try to sell you X-drive if you live north of Florida and the X-drive gets the shittiest suspension of all, M-sport packages do nothing for it and even the 340/440 have pretty miserable suspension in the x-drive package. BMW builds the x-drive cars "higher", like a subaru outback, to fit the AWD components in there. Audi kicks BMWs rear end here, even with their engine placement, they make the dynamics of their AWD car match the engine and performance expectations. I haven't driven the mercedes 4matic equivalent, but it'd have to be pretty bad to be as bad as the BMW. There are places where the x-drive is nice, but BMW makes it really crappy at the 3-level and only starts to make it decent on the 5 series (as in performance orientated).