BMW M Reportedly Plans to Stick to Rear Wheel Drive (Ahem…X5 M, Cough, Cough…X6 M)

<div style="text-align: justify;">The news coming from the world's oldest car magazine (yes, that's the same one that had the <b><u>Auto Cars Concept</u></b> on the <b><a href="http://autocarsconcept.blogspot.com/search/label/Alfa%20Romeo">Alfa Romeo 4C</a></b>), is that <b><a href="http://autocarsconcept.blogspot.com/search/label/BMW">BMW</a></b> M's division is committed to rear wheel drive.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-177O98Y6LrQ/USUpWLiEzgI/AAAAAAALwpo/_abpy5UuJHI/s1600/BMW-M-7%25255B2%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BMW M" border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-177O98Y6LrQ/USUpWLiEzgI/AAAAAAALwpo/_abpy5UuJHI/s400/BMW-M-7%25255B2%25255D.jpg" title="BMW M" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BMW M boss Friedrich Nitschke spoke to the publication about the matter during last month's Detroit Auto Show: "Our philosophy in regards to steering feel and precision is that rear-wheel drive is the best solution," he said. "xDrive brings an 80-90kg weight penalty and the M differential is the industry’s best rear-drive set-up."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l46URr-kqkk/USUpLzwWQJI/AAAAAAALwoI/5OvDhWTVkyI/s1600/BMW-M-1%25255B2%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BMW M" border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l46URr-kqkk/USUpLzwWQJI/AAAAAAALwoI/5OvDhWTVkyI/s400/BMW-M-1%25255B2%25255D.jpg" title="BMW M" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nz5Fn15ymIw/USUpQkVY_bI/AAAAAAALwo4/8j0uWXhp0PY/s1600/BMW-M-4%25255B2%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BMW M" border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nz5Fn15ymIw/USUpQkVY_bI/AAAAAAALwo4/8j0uWXhp0PY/s400/BMW-M-4%25255B2%25255D.jpg" title="BMW M" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZjYEn_0h6I8/USUpNp2SK8I/AAAAAAALwoY/ofu2UCCSqfY/s1600/BMW-M-2%25255B2%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BMW M" border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZjYEn_0h6I8/USUpNp2SK8I/AAAAAAALwoY/ofu2UCCSqfY/s400/BMW-M-2%25255B2%25255D.jpg" title="BMW M" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, we guess neither Nitschke nor Autocar have ever heard about the…BMW X5 M and X6 M, or the M135i xDrive, M550d xDrive and the X6 50d xDrive (granted; the Bavarian company describes the last three as "Powered by M" and "M Performance" models, but they still carry the "M" nameplate anyway).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GEZZZoL8YXk/USUpXZ44FYI/AAAAAAALwp4/R68_yusevCk/s1600/BMW-M-8%25255B2%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BMW M" border="0" height="266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GEZZZoL8YXk/USUpXZ44FYI/AAAAAAALwp4/R68_yusevCk/s400/BMW-M-8%25255B2%25255D.jpg" title="BMW M" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IFZfaY5OqG8/USUpYmE3agI/AAAAAAALwqI/2EixXAYcbdA/s1600/BMW-M-9%25255B2%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BMW M" border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IFZfaY5OqG8/USUpYmE3agI/AAAAAAALwqI/2EixXAYcbdA/s400/BMW-M-9%25255B2%25255D.jpg" title="BMW M" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During the interview, Nitschke added that the M brand will continue to offer manual gearboxes as long as there's demand, and that there are no "imminent plans" to offer an M3 version of the new 3-Series Gran Turismo.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Articles Source :</b> Carscoop</div>

BMW M Reportedly Plans to Stick to Rear Wheel Drive (Ahem…X5 M Cough Cough…X6 M) BMW M Reportedly Plans to Stick to Rear Wheel Drive (Ahem…X5 M, Cough, Cough…X6 M)

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