[clee1982]

Originally Posted by Old Boy

I guess you are right, BMW know their markets: give them "performance" pap if they wanna pay for it. Carbon fiber is probably the best thing ever invented to lure in (& rip off) car posers.

However, having said that, I'd love to have a CF hood or CF trunk lid on my 2019 M550i, painted body colour of course, if that could reduce the curb weight by some 200 lb.

pretty hard to save 200 lbs though...

[claykin]

2019 special edition being released Q2 2019? It is Q2 now and any new model being announced should be a 2020 assuming July production begins 2020. Or maybe it doesn't.....

[JayPichardo]

I think they are only making like 30 of them.

[Too__Hu///Mble]

It's a package guys. You add it on or not. It gives you a sporty look straight from factory.

It might cost a fraction of the cost per month vs buying it outright after acquisition.

Yes, you may not get all carbon parts but bottom line your adding a level of style.

[claykin]

Originally Posted by JayPichardo

I think they are only making like 30 of them.

Does your dealership have many 540i production slots available for May/June?

My local dealer has very few 540 and 550 slots, but has plenty of 530i/e slots. Lead me to believe AG is getting ready for the rumored engine change for MY2020. Either way, seems odd they'd release a special edition in May (it hasn't even been released yet, this is just pre-news) when there's less than 60 days left to build a MY2019 car. Assuming a slot is even available.

[PARTS@STBMW]

[Germanauto]

Originally Posted by Doctor///M

19" wheels? Carbon Edition? You'll soon be losing customers BMW. You're playing us for suckers.

Nope the opposite will happen.

The direction the brand has taken since about 2010 has turned off the vocal minority of enthusiasts, but 95% of their customers love this stuff.

Some of this is tasteful, but the idea of slapping all this at once onto a relatively boring dad car is what makes it look gimmicky to me. It fits BMW's motto of providing customers the image/look of being sporty without actually making said car sporty.

[ukr]

still no Ediff???

[antzcrashing]

If it is carbon edition it should be fully carbon fiber body. Else it is just carbon fiber package, and still a stretch. That said, these are nice mods

[Dog Face Pony Soldier]

Can (US) buyers order that matte black rear bumper trim individually? Blacking out that area seems like a nice touch.

[BigSky702]

Originally Posted by fricfracfrank

All these damn g20 parts but nothing for the g01!

[JustChris]

Carbon Core > Carbon Fringe

[nbennettksu]

Blame ///Marketing

[Bahn360Photo]

For 5k to you get all those parts and much more yourself...

[530iDriver]

Originally Posted by Germanauto

Nope the opposite will happen.

The direction the brand has taken since about 2010 has turned off the vocal minority of enthusiasts, but 95% of their customers love this stuff.

Some of this is tasteful, but the idea of slapping all this at once onto a relatively boring dad car is what makes it look gimmicky to me. It fits BMW's motto of providing customers the image/look of being sporty without actually making said car sporty.

It might be a boring dad car to you but I enjoy mine a lot and look forward to driving it each and every day. It is just one sweet ride and have to say a huge improvement over my old E90.

[wknddrivr]

Originally Posted by 530iDriver

It might be a boring dad car to you but I enjoy mine a lot and look forward to driving it each and every day. It is just one sweet ride and have to say a huge improvement over my old E90.

Don’t take this the wrong way the G30 is a spectacular car and I love mine, but personally I prefer my e90 to my G30, but everyone has different priorities. The thing about the G30 is that as a daily for me it is boring as hell. It’s comfortable and I like the styling, but it’s bland.

Take it into the canyons though and it’s surprisingly fun and capable. There’s a spectacular car hidden in there and when you get into the twisty roads, throw it in sport mode and put the transmission into sport mode, the BMW inside comes to life. In daily driving though it does nothing to excite me whereas my E90 was fun 100% of the time no matter how fast or slow I was going or what types of roads I was driving on.

This carbon package looks pretty good but obviously it’s overpriced and adds no performance benefit. It will go over quite well with my tasteless neighbors in Beverly Hills and all the Chinese at UCLA spending their parents money

[Brake_Late]

Originally Posted by glennQNYC

Can (US) buyers order that matte black rear bumper trim individually? Blacking out that area seems like a nice touch.

[wknddrivr]

Originally Posted by Brake_Late

With m-sport package it’s blacked out standard but it’s a glossy black not matte. Or maybe it’s a really dark grey. I have to look at mine later I honestly don’t pay much attention to it

[AlphaOmega4]

It's a Dark Grey

and yes, you can just buy the Matte Black Diffuser

Its about $550 bucks

OR

you can have your stock one painted or wrapped for less.

[Dog Face Pony Soldier]

Originally Posted by AlphaOmega4

It's a Dark Grey

and yes, you can just buy the Matte Black Diffuser

Its about $550 bucks

OR

you can have your stock one painted or wrapped for less.

We're not referring to the diffuser. We're referring to the rear bumper trim above it. A reference for this distinction is the Carbon Edition this thread is focused on. It has a "M Performance Carbon Rear Diffuser" and a "M Performance Matte Black Rear Bumper Trim."

[mbchris]

It's an option. You don't have to get it if you don't want it.

I actually think it is good that BMW is trying new things. Some work, others don't. But if you don't try. You will never know for sure.

[ArchJR]

Originally Posted by Old Boy

So they want about $4,668 USD for that "carbon edition" consisting of six tack-ons with "M performance" in their names, out of eleven in total. (Not sure what they mean by "M brakes".....perhaps ///M logo stencilled on the calipers ?)

Well, considering the vehicle performance impact of that carbon edition package, I can think of many more useful things on which to spend $4,668, such as booze. BMW is getting tacky and silly.

The announcement lists the M Sport Package and M Sport Brakes as included, which are $3,600 (540i) or $5,050 (530i because it adds leather) and $650, respectively. Assuming that the MSport package on the Carbon Edition includes all of the content it does for other models, the $4,668 could represent something of a bargain. At least for those that like the carbon bits.