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Originally Posted by Tacoma
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Originally Posted by DanG
S engine code does not make an M car. The 1M and M2 both do not have an S engine. But both are real M cars.
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The 1M wasn't a true M car, but more of a parts-bin vehicle. The rear sub-frame, suspension components, aluminum dampers, limited-slip differential and brakes came from the M3, while the engine was the same N54B30TO engine of the Z4 sDrive35is. According to Dr. Kay Segler, BMW M CEO at the time, "is" badged cars are not M cars. M cars are race cars. This car is "M pure."
On the other hand, the M2 used the N55 engine but it was M bespoked. According to BMW Blog:
" BMW started from the ground up with it. Starting from the block and rotating assembly, BMW gave the N55 a forged crankshaft, forged connecting rods and newer piston rings. It also received a reshaped oil pan and a new oil drain pump, to allow for better circulation during more extreme circumstances than it was normally put under. Additional oil coolers have also been fitted to insure that, during the sort of driving that the M2 is capable of, there's no loss in power."
So the M2 was a true M car but the 1M was not. |
BS.
E82 - bespoke bodywork, M3 chassis, AG-series "T0" engine, WBS
F87 - bespoke bodywork, M3 chassis, AG-series "T0" engine, WBS
LITERALLY the same recipe.
Re engine since you're so hung up on it: Both vehicles got the most-powerful version of the respective AG inline six. The Z4 35is just so happened to get it (N54T0) first, and the M2 was the first and last model to receive the souped-up N55T0.
The truly bespoke M engines were the S65 and S85.