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Originally Posted by Red Bread
Good grief. When the E36 replaced the E30, people were upset that it had a six cylinder. When the E46 replaced the E36, people were upset that it wasn't any more powerful (than the euro E36) and when the E9x came along, people were upset that it had a V8. No one is ever happy, get used to it. The car will be fine, whatever it's called.
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I get what you're saying, it's sometimes hard to accept changes but what you're saying isn't the same. There is no history on what engines ///M cars used (V6, straight-six, V8) it was just a power plant to the
chassis (though you could argue NA vs FI, but that's another discussion). The ///M3, for the most part, has always been synonymous with the 3-Series (coupe or sedan).
The name isn't going to make a difference on how the car is going to drive, but for the history buffs it's something they want to have because the history there is so rich.