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Originally Posted by Artemis
Don't forget about its origin as optional pack, a box that could be ticked when ordering some M cars ('ZCP Competition Package', '7MN M Competition Package' or '7MA Competition Package').
Most called it simply ZCP. "Z" in "ZCP" had no real meaning, just a character for BMW to sort configuration codes. But it was a recurrent joke that it stood for - activate heavy German accent now - "Zee Competition Pack(age)".
A distinguished "Competition" model (instead of an existing model featuring the optional ZCP) was introduced only a couple of years ago: the F87 M2 Competition released in 2018.
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Yes I understand, have had a ZCP e46 in the stable since 2009
Yet another reason that, today, I see minimal difference between the "base" M and the "Competition". That's MY perception anyways--I do know that the competition model today has more upgrades than the ZCP did 15 years ago but....eh. Is it worth it's own model designation? Not in my mind.
And to expand on your mention of the M2C--it had a lot more upgrades over the original N55 M2 than a G8x "Competition" has over the base today