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      09-26-2017, 05:18 PM   #96
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Originally Posted by IS3andME View Post
Actually, it is different.
It isn’t. In fact, the M2 and M4 Coupe are actually *more* similar to each other than an M2 GC and M3 would be.

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There is a reason why there is no M4 Gran Coupe. Because it would take away from the M3 sedan.
That’s not the case. According to BMW M, they decided against it because of the extra weight of that vehicle compared to the sedan. Perhaps you disbelieve that. You prerogative, but your theory is nevertheless complete speculation.

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Just like there is no current 2 series Gran Coupe and M2 Gran Coupe. The 2 series Gran Coupe would steal sales from the 3 series sedan, and so would the M2 Gran Coupe. An M2 Gran Coupe would be akin to the e46 M3 sedan that they never built.
No more than a 2 Series Coupe/Convertible does from the 4 Series Coupe/Convertible. Probably there is some canibalization, but it has obviously not ruled out having both. And again, those two are even *more* similar than the 2 GC would be to the 3 Sedan.

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The 3 series is BMW bread and butter, and they will NOT have another car, especially one that is lower on the totem pole, to upstage it.
Sure, nor did anyone suggest that they would. Instead, they would simply design the M2 GC to not perform as well as the M3 in the same way they’ve designed the M2 Coupe to not outshine the M4 Coupe. This is elementary since, if it existed today, an M2 GC would share the chassis and drivetrain with the Coupe.

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Nor would they have the more attractive 4 GC be made into a M4 GC and steal sales from the legendary named M3
Nonsense. If they felt an M4 GC were to make a viable product and increase overall sales rather than simply stealing M3 sales, they’d build one. They may yet in a future generation.
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