I don't know where you got your numbers but historically the M Coupe had a base price $2100 more than the Base price of the M3 ask any BMW dealer. Based on the 1999 M Coupe and 1999 M3. As for the original engine being hand built that is true and continues to be partially true. Thats why the production is so low and the cost is so high for the new engine. Read 12/2000 Car and Driver. The article backs up everything I say now and 6 months ago. You really didn't believe you would get a new car with at least 80 more hp for the same price did you? Figure a minimum of plus $5000 which is 1/3 the old price of the hand built engine. That's where $50-52K comes from. The problem of the performance being the same is EXACTLY the same situation with the last M3. Without the new 6 speed the new engine is wasted. The difference between the last Euro and US version M3 was only seen in the top end. Read ANY comparison test. It was not worth the $15K difference. My conclusion the new M Coupe will not be worth the $5000 difference.
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