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      09-10-2009, 08:13 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by 997GT3 View Post
I get tired of reading comments about BMW "selling out" because they put an M badge on a couple of SUVs. What freakin difference does it make? Is an M3 suddenly going to turn into an SUV? M is just a marketing tool.
And to say BMW didn't need these trucks is naive. They have been lacking a competitor to the Cayenne Turbo/Turbo S and ML63. It was an appropriate move. If they hadn't I guarantee I wouldn't be buying a Bimmer now.
+1. And I would't be surprised if the X6M is very close to the same time, if not better than the current M3 around a track with the extra HP and torque. I actually had my X6 50i at a track event my dealer hosted a week ago and surprised several M3 owners out there, especially a few e46 M3s and 335s that I was just as fast around the track as them. The e92 M3 was definitely quicker than me but not by much and I would love to see it go head to head against the new X6M
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