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Originally Posted by Below Speed Limit
That's not how it works.
For every 10 M3 BMW sells (and/or M4), they sell 1 M6. There is far less room for error in M6 than there is in M3. If they went with EPS in the M6 and screw up, losing that 1 customer can be the death of the production year easily whereas M3/M4 has such a large market, it is more forgiving.
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I don't think this is how it works either...
BMW doesn't sit around thinking about how their steering system may loose a certain percentage of customers. 10% loss of sales in the M5 and or M6 mean way less financially than a 10% loss in the M3 and M4. Now that is a fact. A cars overall steering may contribute in a minor fashion to some win or loss of sales but there is so much more to the steering feel than just the choice of hydraulic vs. electric. Great and crappy systems can be made with either and BMW isn't going to release a crappy one with either in an M car.