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Originally Posted by jonasaurus
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Originally Posted by Remonster
The only reason the US didn't get the Performance seats is their lack of side airbags which are required here. These F80 M3 seats look big enough to have airbags in them which means they could be offered here. I hope these seats are standard worlwide.
I really don't like the gauges (minor complaint, I know) but the fact that they don't even have the M badge in them makes me think they aren't the final production gauges.
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The performance seats do have a side air bag though, at least mine does the last time I checked! |
I just looked it up and you're right, the Performance seats do have airbags so why can't we have them in the US? My guess is the cost to have them tested and certified by the US DOT was too high for BMW to swallow for a niche product like a dealer-installed bucket seat.
Still, this doesn't apply to seats that are factory installed on the F80 (either standard or as an option) there's nothing about these seats that makes me think they wouldn't be legal for the US.