Hoovey689

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BMW offers another special M3 in China with new Carbon Edition

As much if (not more) than any other automaker, BMW has been carefully cultivating the Chinese market. And the M3 is a big part of that. The Bavarian automaker has already launched two special editions exclusive to China in the M3 Matte Edition and M3 Tiger Edition, and is now offering a third.

Called the M3 Carbon Edition, the car is defined by – anybody? Bueller? – that's right, carbon fiber. The techy material covers the roof, the front splitter, the rear wing, the hood vents and much of the interior, which is decked out in high-contrast white and black. As is the exterior, with black stripes running over white paint, up the front fenders and across the upper flank to the tail, along with Carbon Edition decals on the lower edge of the doors and blacked-out 19-inch alloys.

Only 111 individually-numbered examples will be offered starting in July, exclusively in China, at a price of 1.23 million yuan – equivalent to a whopping $189k at present rates. Nobody ever said exclusivity came cheap.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/02/b...arbon-edition/

rominl

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with all these special editions for china market, and on the other hand porsche offering special edition only for china on the 911 turbo s, gosh, that just tells you how rich some chinese people are

Hoovey689

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Yeah, I'm really jealous of that BMW ^^. wish they offered it here

I8ABMR

we are no longer the big fish in the pond. The manufacturers know that our market is not as strong as it was and will only get worse most likely as the economy and the dollar continue to flop

primecut

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Yup... economy in China is booming and there is a dramatic increase of people with ridiculous amounts of disposable income. It all comes from int'l business. Sad to say that the gap between the wealthy and the poor is widening, but I suppose that's inevitable given the circumstances.

rominl

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actually i would say there are even more wealth that can't be documented, if you know what i mean. nonetheless, the gap is widening quick, but the rich are really stupidly rich.

STIG

this is like a riced out version of M3. wtf BMW?

AMAlex

Gotta admit. Right now I wish I was one of those chinese billionares with all of these nice cars floating around...