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BADGES OF DISTINCTION: Part 1 of 2; A survey of automakers with dedicated performance divisions operating in the United States.(Special Report)
Byline: Julian Rendell, Greg Kable, Bob Gritzinger, Jonathan Wong, Mark Vaughn, Kevin A. Wilson
BMW M
BIG HIT: M3 Sport Evo (E30)-2.5-liter, 238-hp inline-four-cylinder, introduced in 1989.
TODAY'S STATE OF THE ART: M5 (E60)-5.0-liter, 507-hp V10, introduced in 2004.
TOMORROW'S TOPPER: M8-6.0-liter, 600-hp (est) V12, coming in 2010.
* BMW's M cars pretty much matched Mercedes-Benz's AMG sale for sale in '06, with 20,713, topped by the M5, of which 6478 were sold. Typically, about half of sales are in the U.S. market. Over the years, more than 180,000 units of the three generations of M3 models have been sold.
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Source: HighBeam Research, BADGES OF DISTINCTION: Part 1 of 2; A survey of automakers with...