As a holiday present, BMW North America decided to release the highly awaited M Sport Packages for U.S models. The M-Sport Package has been available in Europe for a while now and back in June, we saw the new M Package featured on the 2008 BMW 3 Series.

The package has been available for the 1 Series Coupe since late 2007 and now finally, the U.S customers will get the same privilege. The M Sport Package is available on the 135i and 5 Series beginning with January production, but all the other models will receive the same package in 2009.
If you’re wondering what the differences are between the regular Sport Package and the M Package then the following list should give you a better idea:

• M door sills
• M footrest
• M gearshift lever
• M steering wheel
• M wheels
• Available with an M exterior color
• Anthracite Headliner (not available for convertibles)
• Aerodynamic package

Additional options for the BMW 135i Coupe and Convertible:

• Anthracite Headliner
• Shadowline Trim
• Sport Seats
• 18″ M Wheels Style 261 M

For those of you that love the Le Mans Blue color, then BMW has more good news. Le Mans Blue can be ordered now together with the M Sport Package.


The M Sport Package on the 1 Series Coupe will set you back $1,300 while the package for the Convertible is priced at $1,200.

 

I could have sworn i drove one of these on a 1 Series a few weeks ago. The car was blue, a hardtop and was a customer's car at the dealership i work at. VERY, very nice!

 

I'm old school when it comes the M's (I owned an E28 M5 and think the E30 M3 is a current and future classic) and I think BMW has taken it to far away from it's roots to a high-margin profit center. An M version of the X6 (which shouldn't have been approved by the board to start with!) is the topper. I love SUV's and high-performance SUV's are interesting (though I cannot see buying one over and M5 or E63) but to make M versions is just sickening.

 

+1. Can't believe how much BMW is diluting the M heritage these days.

 

Amen to that.

 

very true, not only that but the cars are getting heavier and heavier I wish they'd go back to lighter cars

 

Give me a 1 Series LTW weighing in around 2,800 lbs (probably best can do with safety and wiring). Rear seat delete, cloth seats, no sunroof (the RS America of the 1 series). Sell it for $32,000 and watch them fly out the dealerships!