It was only so long ago.
BMW used to produce only naturally-aspirated vehicles, there were very few all-wheel drive vehicles -- nor were they M's -- and the brand utilized relatively conservative designs that maintained a solid brand image across all of their line up.
Now, things have become slightly different.
There are xDrive models for nearly every class, turbocharging has become a household item and all-wheel drive has made its way into the M cars in form of the X5/6M. With BMW announcing FWD making its way into the brand, it just came across to me: this is starting to sound like another brand making headway in terms of marketshare; Audi.
Is BMW turning into Audi?
Well, not really. When you get into a BMW it certainly drives like a proper BMW would and even though it is an all-wheel drive M, the X5/6M are an absolute blast on and off the track. Do not get it twisted, there is still a difference between brands.
But this does not mean we should sit back and not be concerned, should we?
What do you think?
You did not think BMW was going to install those silver mirror caps on the all-new Z4 sDrive35iS and get away with it, did you?
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