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      07-13-2013, 11:13 AM   #3
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If you believe the BMW fellow interviewed, then you would have to conclude BMW, in developing their new M series, is, for all intents and purposes, ignoring their competitors (MB, Audi, etc.). Instead, he says, the new M car they are bringing forward is being designed to beat their own current M3.
This is going to make the competition between car makers even more interesting, particularly between BMW and MB. That's because, fundamentally, MB appears to be headed in a different direction than BMW, engine wise anyway. In the car segment the interviewee is referring to, MB is moving forward with monster V-8's such as the one in the C63 AMG 507. BMW, on the other hand, is going to rely on the inline 6. On paper, at least, it would appear the new M cars are going to be over matched by the AMG cars.
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