F87 BMW M2

[TylerLieberman]

Originally Posted by gtslow

My biggest gripe is that the "///M" brand has been so heavily diluted by the "M-Sport" packages, M suv's, and BMW M everything. The brand was originally around to homologate race cars, but now it is just an extra package or trim level to sneak in for added markup. I blame Audi and their "S-Line" stupidity.

Lol, I agree.. But, in BMW's defense, it's kind of brilliant. People come in left and right and pay extra for the M Sport packages on vehicles. The M steering wheel alone is much better than the standard one in the base trim BMWs.


A car that blew my mind at the track last week was the X5 M. I didn't expect for it to feel as composed as the M5 on the track, but it really did. Good acceleration, good brakes, good steering feel, and neutral handling from my experience. Granted, I was only driving it at maybe 6/10ths, but it didn't skip a beat.

[vh_supra26]

BMW has just lifted the press embargo on the M2, and the first media test drives have gone live.

From a quick look around the web, the general conscious is that the new M2 seems like a worthy successor to the 1M Coupe, packing a balanced chassis and a crisp and potent 365hp (370PS) and 343lb-ft (465Nm) 3.0-liter turbocharged six with only some minor quibbles.

For example, Car&Driver supports that the information coming through the light electro-mechanical steering “is distant and faint”, while Autocar’s beef is with the cabin, stating that “at this money, the overall quality of the interior is disappointing”.

Mashable’s Nick Jayne’s conclusion was that “if you're OK with not having the most dynamic looking — or sounding — sports coupe on the road. And you've come to terms that your daily driver doesn't need to look like a race car, you'll absolutely fall for the M2”.

If you find any additional video reviews of the M2 on the web, give us a nudge and we’ll drop them in this post. In the States, the M2 is priced from $51,700 not including a $995 destination fee.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_0v3ulbCS4"]2016 BMW M2 First Look | Mashable - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eJ6t2HY8FI"]2016 BMW M2 First Drive & Review at Laguna Seca - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1zpfWfqKcE"]Laguna Seca in the 2017 M2 - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esH3VV3_90Q"]BIMMERPOST BMW M2 In Depth First Drive Review From Laguna Seca - YouTube[/ame]

[vh_supra26]

Rumors about Munich considering an M2 Convertible surfaced a few months ago.

In the meantime, BMW's plans have apparently shifted and, even if there is still no official info on the topic, CarAdvice claims that chief engineer Frank Isenberg made it clear that such a model has no place in the manufacturer's lineup.

"There will not be an M2 Convertible. We need to keep it as purist as we did with the 1 Series M Coupe."

Thus, potential customers will have to make to with M235i: "You can take that car [M235i Cabrio] on a racetrack as well, but you wouldn’t choose it for a track day. That's the reason why we said no [to an M2 Convertible]".

It would be a solid argument if not for one detail: the M3 has been offered as a convertible and BMW had no problem with its "purity". So, what gives?

http://www.carscoops.com/2016/02/m2-...bmw-chief.html

[vh_supra26]

Much like Porsche with its Cayman-911 syndrome, BMW wants to keep a distance between the new M2 and the existing M4, but AC Schnitzer doesn’t have those reservations.

At the Geneva Motor Show on March 1, AC Schnitzer will reveal its ACL2 Concept based on BMW’s M235i Coupe, but instead of the stock 326PS (322hp) N55 3.0-liter turbo’d straight-six, the tuner dumped a modified version of the M3 and M4’s S55 421PS (425hp) 3.0L turbo six producing 570PS (562hp) under its bonnet.

For of those of you keeping track, that’s 200PS (197hp) more than the new M2’s 370PS (365hp) inline-six turbo.

The Aachen-based engineers also placed the M235i donor car under a strict diet with the ACL2 Concept tipping the scales at 1,448kg (3,192 lbs), or 122kg (269 lbs) less than the M2 and 142kg (313 lbs) less than the M4. The result is an impressive 2.54 kg/PS, which is a better power-to-weight ratio than a Ferrari 458 Italia or Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

Fitted with a six-speed manual gearbox, the ACL2 needs 3.9 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62mph), which compares to the M2s 4.5sec (4.3sec with the DCT) and the M4’s 4.3 sec (4.1sec with the DCT).

AC Schnitzer upgraded the 2-Series’ chassis with the front and rear axles from the M4 together with a fully height-adjustable Clubsport suspension, support bearings and bodywork-stiffening M4 carbon strut braces, and carbon ceramic brake discs.

Being AC Schnitzer, the Germans made sure that the ACL2 won’t fly by unnoticed giving it a racing green paintjob and a wide-body makeover. It would have been cool if they had used E30-style boxed fenders or at least M2-style bloated fenders, but instead, they opted for a more Fast & Furious look with raw wheelarch extensions with air outlets that add 140mm (5.5 in.) in width to the car, joined by a fixed rear wing, and carbon fiber rear diffuser, vented hood, front canards, racing mirrors and front lip spoiler.

The car now rides on AC’s 20-inch forged alloys shod in 285/25 ZR 20 Michelin PSS tyres on the front and rear.

Inside, the Germans tossed out the rear seat bench and gave the ACL2 a pair of two-tone Carbon racing bucket seats in the front, a new and frankly, rather ugly looking steering wheel rim, along with aluminum pedals and gear shift knob, and new trimmings in green and carbon fibre.

For now, the ACL2 remains a conceptual study, but AC Schnitzer says that many of the conversions presented here are readily available in the original or in modified versions.

http://www.carscoops.com/2016/02/tak...fs-bmws-2.html

[WolfpackS2k]

That's tacky as fudge.

[gymratter]

German rice car

[TylerLieberman]

Yeahhhhh...... that's just awful.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by gymratter

German rice car

If rice is just regular JDM rice,
and Uncle Ben's is the US equivalent of Rice.....

Is there a German equivalent?

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

If rice is just regular JDM rice,
and Uncle Ben's is the US equivalent of Rice.....

Is there a German equivalent?

I make a nice turmeric basmati with schnitzel sometimes. But my shnitzel is chicken usually and I season it how it's done in Israeli restaurants, with sesame seeds and paprika, salt and pepper. The turmeric spices in the rice can stain some white plates.

It does have a robotic looking otherworldly exterior. But, in it's defense, it's almost as fast as a Supra presumably for a bit less coin AND with easier ingress/egress. But you do have to tolerate it appearing slightly too small in proportions for its front and rear details.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

If rice is just regular JDM rice,
and Uncle Ben's is the US equivalent of Rice.....

Is there a German equivalent?

Sauerkraut.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

If rice is just regular JDM rice,
and Uncle Ben's is the US equivalent of Rice.....

Is there a German equivalent?

spaetzle?

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by spike021

spaetzle?

Why didn't I think of that? I made chicken paprikas with spetzle a few weeks ago.