Above posters are correct, the US is messed up this way. It's the price we pay for having access to the cheapest BMW's in the world compared to anywhere else. Our options are limited, and everything is pre-packaged. If you order the 2011 M Sport, you will get shadowline trim around the windows, BUT the M Sport low profile rails are satinized aluminum. The only way to match the trim is to get them aftermarket powder coated which isn't hard at all.

I was seriously debating getting an Alpine White or Silver M Sport (IMHO M Sport package works best on the lighter colors to off set all the black trim pieces, ie: bumpers, wheel arches etc on the regular models). I think if you are leaning towards the darker colors, M Sport is wasted since on the 2011s the black trim pieces/bumpers are not as noticeable like in the 2010s. I realize that there are some interior changes as well as some performance upgrades with the package (rims, suspension, speed limiter etc), but this is purely my opinion on the aesthetics of the exterior.