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      12-04-2020, 04:52 AM   #52
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Originally Posted by jmack123 View Post
First off, unless you are a professional racecar driver, and using your M car as such, then the "Motorsport" designation is pointless. 99% of people are either going to occasionally track their M car or never track it at all, let alone use it for "Motorsport". The M designation therefore was never about true Motorsport. Any M car being used for professional purposes is going to be so heavily modified that it is not even a "true" M car anymore - it is a racecar. What you are purchasing is a STREET car, designed for driving around on the street (likely in accordance with speed limits). No offense, but thinking otherwise are purely delusions of grandeur.
I daily my ("real") M since years now and its M features are enjoyable and special whether on the street or the track.
Sure you're right most M cars miles are done on the street. Still that doesn't change its capability; a proper M is built to manage the track as well as daily duties, thats the point. Or at least it originally was, hence "real M cars" vs non.

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