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      07-13-2019, 04:48 PM   #663
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..basically an M3 with cramped interior and perhaps marginally lighter. The F22 is heavily based on the F30, after all.
if the E30, E36, E46, and E90 were all " sedans with cramped interiors and perhaps marginally lighter.. " then FUCK YEAH this is what (many - not all- people ) still want.

If I wanted a3 series the size of an E39 5 series.. I would have bought an E39 when they were made. Or I could still get one today.

Some of us PREFER " cramped interiors and perhaps marginally lighter"

I have owned 2 E30 M3, one E46 M3, 2 E46 convertibles and an X1...

When I have needed seating room for more than 4 or large/long doors, I have owned two different generation Ford Expeditions for that. So.. BMW go right ahead and make an X7 if you want to try and get my money... but they are losing money by not making a compact sedan as they did for a couple of decades from the mid 1980s to early the middle 2010s when the E90 ended production).
Its days like these where I miss my 330i so deeply. The hydraulic steering, lighter weight, gorgeous timeless design and 6-speed manual all made one amazing vehicle that truly was peak BMW, and something we will likely never see again.

The closest car I would say to that is probably the M240i and M2/M2 Competition but sadly they lack 4 doors.
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