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Angel Sergeev

BMW M Explains Why It Chose XM Over A Coupe For Standalone Model

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If you were hoping for a new two-door standalone BMW M model to succeed the legendary M1 from 1978, we will have to disappoint you. For the time being, the are no signs that such a vehicle is in the pipeline, and instead, the performance division of BMW will launch the XM as the ideological follow-up of the M1. But why a big and heavy SUV instead of a sleek and lighter coupe?

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