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Originally Posted by Roger_M
But, but, but, I do really enjoy it for what it is, and it does have more than stickers: M-brakes, lowered chassis (10mm), M-adaptive suspension, M-steering wheel, and probably a few other technical features I can't recall but I'm sure you can read about.....oh yes, and a vastly-restricted range of body colors 
Just don't get suckered by "M-options" every BMW has them now.....for me the M550i is no more nor no less then a 550i with a complete "M-package" - for good or for bad! Ok, enough self-justification for today..... |
Are they really "M" options? Or "M-Sport" options? For example, I would expect the brakes on the M5 to be even beefier than on the M550i. I think all of the options you mentioned are just M-Sport options.
But, otherwise, I think you said what I was thinking (and should have said). The ///M cars are just the top end of the regular 2/3/4/5-series cars with the M-Sport package as a default option. There's no real M in them.
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2018 BMW M550i - Med Blue / Black / 668M wheels [ZCW, ZDA, ZDB, ZDH, ZEC, ZLS, ZPK, 416, 5DV, 6WB] (ED 9/18/2017; PCD 11/30/2018)
2009 Acura MDX Tech - Silver / Grey (2009-2017)
2003 BMW Z4 3.0i - Silver / Red (2006-2009)