The best part about reading all the RS4/M3 comparison articles and hearing M3 guys moan?
 

Is that we can leave the computer screen, walk out to our driveway, jump in our car, and experience the real thing. They can only imagine.

And....
 

When they finally do get their M3s, they'll have the pleasure of seeing everyone and their mother have one. LOL @ 100,000 M3s coming state side. I thought I already saw too many M3s.

Does anyone else think that the E92 M3 is basically designed to milk the M name for all its got?

100,000 M3's coming stateside? i think that's probably total production
 

i think the new M3 design was reactionary.

i don't know that it's an attempt to milk the M name. they're pretty serious about that.

Anyone know total worldwide production #'s for the RS4?

E46 M3 US sales per year (2001-2002 missing) and total production
 

Talk about exclusivity.

US sales .............FY 2006 2005 2004 2003
M3(E46)................. 1,791 3,398 4,612 4,687
M3 Convertible (E46) 2,050 1,856 3,322 3,369
Total .................... 3,811 5,794 7,934 8,056

Total production
How many examples of the E46 M3 were produced?
ECE M3 coupe (LHD): 16,038 examples produced from 09/00 through 05/06
ECE M3 coupe (RHD): 12,510 examples produced from 02/01 through 05/06
NA M3 coupe (LHD): 26,202 examples produced from 02/01 through 05/06
ECE M3 conv (LHD): 4,822 examples produced from 02/01 through 08/06
ECE M3 conv (RHD): 7,234 examples produced from 04/01 through 08/06
NA M3 conv (LHD): 17,577 examples produced from 03/01 through 08/06
ECE M3 CSL (LHD): 823 examples produced from 5/03 through 12/03*
ECE M3 CSL (RHD): 535 examples produced from 6/03 through 12/03**

as i thought

"All in all, the broadened range will help break (hopes BMW) the
 

100,000-unit barrier for the first time."

Later in the article it mentions 50% of them are expected to go the US.

So yes my bad, we'll see at least 50,000 M3s of the E92 in the US, but over all production goal will be 100,000.<ul><li><a href="http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/print.php?sid=841">Car Magazine UK</a></li></ul>

One more link
 

<ul><li><a href="http://news.windingroad.com/trends/bmw-looking-to-sell-100000-m3/">BMW Looking to Sell 100,000+ M3s</a></li></ul>

Depending on where you look, its safe to say its less than 6000 globally, or not much more than.
 

How often do you see RS4s?

I see one everyday :)