2016 BMW M2 Confirmed?
 

http://jalopnik.com/the-2016-bmw-m2-...pow-1569929299

Best looking BMW recently, too bad optional paddle shifter means 1M is still the more special, and too little too late since C7 will probably undercut it in price.

How does lack of an option make one car more special? Giving a car an automatic transmission as an option does not detract from the vehicle itself, and in all likelihood will result in better performance numbers than the manual gearbox.

If anything, out of the gate it's already not "as special" because it's planned to be a much larger run and not a one year model.

C7 is an option buck no rear seat is a dealbreaker for a lot of people.