BMW F97 - Introduction to M Models; M History and Vehicle Profiles

F97/F98�Complete�Vehicle
1.�Introduction
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The�BMW�M�family�is�being�extended�by�the�addition�of�another�series�in�the�BMW�X�family.�The�F97
and�F98�will�début�as�BMW�X3�M�and�BMW�X4�M�in�the�sports�activity�vehicle�and�sports�activity
coupé�sectors.�As�is�already�the�case�with�their�bigger�brothers,�the�F85�and�F86,�the�F97�and�F98�will
be�equipped�with�M�TwinPower�turbocharged�engine,�M�Sport�automatic�transmission,�xDrive,�Vertical
Dynamics�Management�(VDM)�and�M�Servotronic.
The�new�BMW�X3�M�and�BMW�X4�M�will�be�launched�onto�the�market�in�the�second�quarter�of�2019.
1.1.�M�history
In�1972�the�then�BMW�Motorsport�started�out�with�the�legendary�M1.�For�over�45�years�today's�BMW
M�GmbH�has�been�developing�BMW�M�vehicles�with�a�motor-sport�pedigree�based�on�the�standard
production�models.
The�typical�M�driving�experience�was�also�made�to�come�alive�for�the�first�time�in�the�Sports�Activity
Vehicle/Sports�Activity�Coupé�segment�in�July�2009.�The�E70�M�and�E71�M�were�the�first�BMW
M�models�with�M�TwinPower�turbo�engine,�M�Sport�automatic�transmission,�xDrive,�Dynamic
Performance�Control,�Dynamic�Drive�and�run-flat�tires.
E70�M�and�E71�M