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01-10-2017, 09:41 AM | #46 |
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Any idea if you'll be able to delete the contrasting parts on the side and front bumper without going after market?
Looks a little cheesy to me, but I like the overall look quite a bit. |
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01-10-2017, 09:55 AM | #47 | |
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and what is this talk about the new M550 being the fastest 5? faster than the current f10 M5? Perhaps 0-60 due to the AWD. but what about at speeds over 60mph? will the f10M5 outperform the new gen M550? My 2016 f10 M5 is stock, and I def don't want to be beat on the streets by these new M550s lol.... |
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01-10-2017, 10:55 AM | #48 | |
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Base price on a 2016 550i xDrive w/ M Sport Package is $72845 with destination. That's a difference of... $250. Yes, you could drop xDrive and the M Sport Package off the 2016 550i and you'd have a bigger price delta, but you wouldn't have a remotely comparable vehicle, especially since the wheels and bodykit on the M550i are completely unique to that model and aren't the same as the M Sport Pack on the 540 or 530, whereas the M Sport Pack on the 2016 550 is the same on a 535 and the same body (different wheels) on the 528. |
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01-10-2017, 10:58 AM | #49 | |
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This is what the stock engine and exhaust sound like (scroll to bottom, and select M550i): http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/c...nce/index.html |
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01-10-2017, 11:22 AM | #51 | |
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Awesome find! This is what I have been waiting for.
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01-10-2017, 12:01 PM | #52 | |
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01-10-2017, 12:14 PM | #53 |
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I want more of the sound of my wife's 340i with MPPK, (it's one of the best sounds and exhausts I've ever heard) it's barks, snorts, cracks in sport mode and is calm and reserved in comfort. This isn't bad but not great.
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01-10-2017, 01:07 PM | #54 |
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Audi is actually doing really good job for badges, they separate A, S and RS series. Make people more clear, unlike BMW and MB, they have too many "half M and half AMG" models now.[/QUOTE]
Cannot agree more. Either is an M or it's not. I think it's confusing and watering down the marquee but that's just me...[/QUOTE] I understand where you're coming from but lets not forget the E28 M535i that was introduced in the early 1980s; we can hardly call this a new fad. From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series_%28E28%29 "M535i: The top of the regular production model range, the M535i uses the drivetrain from the 535i plus M-Technic suspension, wheels and body panels not found on the standard 535i....." As long as BMW follows along with those sorts of modifications there's just nothing wrong with calling it an M550i. If BMW wants to cannibalize this M550i model by letting you add all the M550i options to a regular 550i then that's their fault for doing so. Saying a car is either M or not doesn't really make sense. Buying a car like the M550i is basically saying you got some BMW M division inspiration in your 550i, nothing wrong with that! |
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01-10-2017, 01:38 PM | #55 |
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I'm just not a huge fan of the nomenclature. Could have used any number of different designations to differentiate the two without confusing the M. Feels more like M\\arketing than anything else but it's a great car no matter what it's called.
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There will be no regular 550i. At least this is what they did in Europe, where we have had the M550d for couple of years now and it has never been available in regular trim. I am assuming this will be the same case.
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That's going to be nuts. I hope it doesn't add too much weight though. IMHO I wouldn't mind the M3/4 shrinking a tiny bit.
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This may become like the painted reflectors you can buy for the F10. IND-USA will sell us a kit with Painted reflectors, and painted hocky stick heads.
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It doesn't look like you can delete or have them body color (except by perhaps trying via BMW Individual). I don't like the look, and I can tell you those are going to be painted or replaced immediately when I order. |
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