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BMW M boss rejects iM3 speculation: We would never use an i on an M
Asked if BMW could develop a successor to the i8 (and why not call it the iM1 or Mi for good measure?) Van Meel replied: No, that will be a Mission Impossible! Actually, we would never use an i on an M, even though it would be electric.
Because an M3 had a four-cylinder, six-cylinder, eight-cylinder engine; naturally aspirated, turbocharged ones. Now its even got an xDrive, but it always remained an M3.
So if we would ever do something like that, it will always be called an M without an i. Because thats just the technology, and M is not about technology.
Its about a promise, its about motorsports, its about emotion. Its not about the drivetrain.
And as for an electrified supercar specifically, Van Meel said he and his team were always dreaming about a car like that but for now, its a no. Its in our hearts, its in our minds. As car guys and car girls, were always thinking and trying out cars like that. But I cannot say yes to you.
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