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50 YEARS OF BMW M

50 years of M podcast – the men at the very top

Ep. 6

CEO Frank van Meel and chief engineer Dirk Hacker join us for our final M podcast on the launch of the new BMW M2 and BMW XM, to discuss M’s positioning in the era of mega-SUVs and electrification, what an M car should be, and what the future holds.

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