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In North America, BMW doesn’t sell the cheaper, six-cylinder XM 50e pictured here ... expense of an M1 spiritual successor. A new mid-engine sports car with an inline-six engine was 95 percent ...

Well, the two do have something in common—an inline-six engine. Although the XM sold in most parts of the world is a V-8-only affair, some markets also get a base model known as the 50e.