SoulBladeZA said:
Nice car, but lose the M badge :thumbsup:
Thanks, See part article published by BMW below;
M-Cars vs. M-badged cars
There are several BMW models which BMW Motorsport made changes on, without them becoming full M-Cars e.g. BMW 530i M-line packet or 325i M-line packet etc. Vehicles which have been modified by BMW Motorsport, but are not full M Cars, may feature plain "M" badges with no number, whilst full M Cars will have "M" badges with the model number (e.g. "M3" or "M5"). i.e The M before the number. One exception to this is the M Coupe model, both Z3 and Z4 variants, which only have on the boot a plain "M" badge with no number displayed. These cars are full M Cars. In recent years, M badges have been used to accent non-M factory options. Examples of this include the E46 3 series, in which the performance package option upgraded the car to include M68 style rims which had small M badges below the BMW Roundels. In other instances, M styling without the badges has trickled down into non-M cars as factory options. For example, both the E39 and E60 5 series sedans had optional aerodynamic packages that included strongly influenced M5 styling. An M aerodynamic package later became a factory option on the E90 which included M door sills, steering wheel, M rims in 17" or 18," M style body kit and "M" badges or ribbons accenting the design. The plain ///M Badge simply stands for M-tech upgrades on the car, suspension, brakes, looks or any other mod that has been developed by the ///M division. So therefore the ///M badge should not under any circumstances be compared to the ///M+number badge (except the Z-cars, as mentioned), as they are not plain M-cars, just M-equipped. In Europe for example, they have had these ///M options on the regular cars since the late 70's. Therefore you will also see many cars that carry these ///M-badges from factory.
Exceptions
• The 2010 X5 and X6-based M vehicles bore their normal model designations followed by the "M" stripe badge (the X5 M and X6 M). Had the nomenclatures followed tradition, the vehicles would have an MX5 and MX6 model designation, already used by Mazda.[4][5]
• The Z3/Z4-based M Roadster and M Coupe bore numberless "M" badges as standard fitment.
• The M635csi followed the M535i naming tradition but was a fully fledged M-Car (the M6).
• M1 - E26 Supercar Coupe, no relation with the modern E81/E82/E87/E88 1 series
• M3 - E30 Coupe/Cabriolet, E36 Coupe/Sedan/Cabriolet, E46 Coupe/Cabriolet
• M5 - E28 Sedan, E34 Sedan/Touring, E39 Sedan
• M635CSi/M6 - E24 Coupe
• M Coupe - E36/8 and E86 Coupe
• M Roadster - E36/7 and E85 Roadster
