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Originally Posted by mkoesel
Yes, it’s the G80 as I noted in a post yesterday.
That isn't unexpected, but still unfortunate. If the G80 M3 front end were to derive from the G20 3 Series instead of being shared with the G82 M4, it would perhaps allow for a 2019 debut, just as the F90 M5 has debuted in 2017 following the G30 5 Series debut in 2016.
Of course, that would reduce parts sharing opportunities and increase costs, so it is somewhat understandable that it will apparently conitinue to not be done this way. Still, theoretically, the 4 Series itself could simply share the 3 Series front end too. They are, after all, very similar. Yet, they spare the expense to distinguish them. It is a shame this cannot be done for the M3 vs. the M4 as well.
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That's nice to hear. I thought they were going to stop with the F80 because it doesn't sell as much as the M4.