Fake Badges

wtwo3 · 10-06-2021, 11:20 AM

https://www.motor1.com/news/538729/t...ecial-edition/

The fact that these badges are real somehow makes things worse than if someone had just slapped these fake badges on their corolla...

Toyota Corolla "Nurburgring Special Edition"..... with a vicious 1.8L I4 churning out a ball slapping 138 hp. Mated to a beastly CVT and powering the front wheels. And all the Nurburgring badging to make sure everyone knows what you're packing.

'Cane · 10-06-2021, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by wtwo3

https://www.motor1.com/news/538729/t...ecial-edition/

The fact that these badges are real somehow makes things worse than if someone had just slapped these fake badges on their corolla...

Toyota Corolla "Nurburgring Special Edition"..... with a vicious 1.8L I4 churning out a ball slapping 138 hp. Mated to a beastly CVT and powering the front wheels. And all the Nurburgring badging to make sure everyone knows what you're packing.

I mean, first thing that comes to mind when I think of the Nurburgring is a Toyota Corolla.

But, I guess it makes sense..

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Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Thailand took class victory in 2021 at the 24 hours of Nürburgring for the second year in a row with a race-prepped Corolla.

wtwo3 · 10-06-2021, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Cane

But, I guess it makes sense..

Yeah I mean.... I wouldn't mock it quite so heavily if they added an intake/tune/exhaust and dropped a proper transmission into it. But it's so typical of Toyota to do nothing other than a few suspension tweaks, slap some badges on it, and call it a special edition.

TAZ007 · 10-06-2021, 03:48 PM

Hence the reason for this very thread.

GDBimmer · 10-13-2021, 08:39 PM

It might not be a BMW, but I did find a rare C300 AMG in the wild.

If you all think the US has a badge problem, wait until you visit Italy. I saw 4 fake badged //M cars to a single real one during my visit

NathObeaN · 10-14-2021, 03:35 AM

I think the other reality is that some people have their non-M cars tuned, sometimes to similar power levels as real M cars and think that means they can justifiably put an M badge on their car. Despite disagreeing with the principle regardless, most people don't understand that 'M' is more than just a power upgrade anyway.

Nlo96 · 10-15-2021, 12:17 PM

Where are the badges sold ?

KennyFSU · 10-15-2021, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nlo96

Where are the badges sold ?

eBay.

LakeSurfer · 10-16-2021, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by wtwo3

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Originally Posted by 'Cane

But, I guess it makes sense..

Yeah I mean.... I wouldn't mock it quite so heavily if they added an intake/tune/exhaust and dropped a proper transmission into it. But it's so typical of Toyota to do nothing other than a few suspension tweaks, slap some badges on it, and call it a special edition.

Isn't BMW guilty of this as well?

wtwo3 · 10-16-2021, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeSurfer

Isn't BMW guilty of this as well?

No?

Txtrz · 10-17-2021, 05:25 PM

Becoz the badge changes the performance not the engine ....

LakeSurfer · 10-17-2021, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by wtwo3

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Originally Posted by LakeSurfer

Isn't BMW guilty of this as well?

No?

No, BMWs not guilty of slapping badges on stuff?

BMW slaps "M" on anything they can. Mini van looking crossovers and SUVs and all in between. More then Mercedes with AMG or Audi with "S Line".

This is coming from a non fan boy perspective. I just call it as I see it.

wtwo3 · 10-17-2021, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeSurfer

No, BMWs not guilty of slapping badges on stuff?

No it's not the same thing. The nurburgring edition corolla is a "special edition".

Special edition BMW's come with serious performance enhancements. I'm not talking about slapping an m badge. This isn't a corolla with random TRD badging... this is a "nurburgring edition". So when you say isn't bmw guilty of the same thing... no they're not. And this is also coming from a non fan boy.

rccarps2 · 10-18-2021, 08:40 AM

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strohw · 10-18-2021, 09:15 AM

Guy in the 555i making a joke?

TAZ007 · 10-18-2021, 09:56 AM

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Doctor_X · 10-20-2021, 05:29 PM

528i Alpina 8biturbo

TAZ007 · 10-21-2021, 09:46 AM

Impressive. Especially the offcenter alpina logo

..Rush.. · 10-21-2021, 10:42 AM

Personally, I love the debadged look.
Clean and streamlined.

cfm56d7b · 10-21-2021, 12:21 PM

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VisualEcho · 10-21-2021, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeSurfer

BMW slaps "M" on anything they can. Mini van looking crossovers and SUVs and all in between. More then Mercedes with AMG or Audi with "S Line".

The "M" division of BMW is the performance division, so the the question (when seeing an M badge added by BMW themselves) is always; did the M badge accompany performance enhancements. And if you can say yes to that, then they didn't just slap a badge on something, they enhanced the performance.

I'm not a BMW fanboi, so I can't speak for all models, but the 2020 M340i DCT I drove as a loaner would best my M2 on the highway, so IMO it's worthy of an M badge.

wtwo3 · 10-21-2021, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by VisualEcho

I'm not a BMW fanboi, so I can't speak for all models, but the 2020 M340i DCT I drove as a loaner would best my M2 on the highway, so IMO it's worthy of an M badge.

M340i DCT?

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