gavriil

gavriil

Although there is a separate thread for the BMW 2-Series I decided that "M", "AMG", etc. cars, deserve separate threads.

RavinGAzN

reminds me of an rsx for some reason, i think the back.

CLUofI

Did it give any numbers?

35k base with 300 hp would be perfect.

Python2121

that looks hot, and CLUofI has the right idea

98CLChick

I just got that in the mail. I think it looks hot, too.

gavriil

No way 300HP. Rumors call for 240-250HP from a 2.2 - 2.4 liter engine.

titan

Not Bad

charliemike

I'm going to reserve judgement. The stuff I saw on the 1-series back in the Fall looked 100x better than that POS they released.

soopa

i would nut all over that thing. A+

bullseye007

I thought that the 1 series wont show up in the US until its next redesign (2010) because there will only be a hatch ..... cant remember where I read it ...maybe autoweek? SO, the question is, how come the M2 looks like a coupe? Will the 2 series be a coupe with a hatch type opening ala Scion tC and Acura RSX? If so, why wont it make it to the US? A low price BMW coupe should appeal to all those who obsess about a BMW but cant afford it...right?

goldmemberer

How long until I see a BMW with hubcaps?

bullseye007

charliemike

Heh, BNW 3-series have had them for a while before the E46 models.

Especially the E36 318i and 318ti

gavriil

It's confusing, I know. We wont see the 1-Series in its hatch form, as you said. Though the COUPE version of the 1-series is this 2 Series car you see above (in M form). That we will see. So no 1-series but yes to the 2-series.

chungkopi

a cute little thing, but i wouldn't buy it.

Six Shifter

screw that roller skate ... what's the 5000GT all about?

pimpscls

they should drop the old 95 euro m3 engine in it, 282 hp id buy it in a flash

Black CL-S 4-Life

Looks like a hardtop Z4 to me.

Collective27

Looks like a completly photoshoped 1 series/6 series....Dosnt look all that bad but im sure it will look horrible in person...Saw the 6 in New York and was completly underwelmed by it....

plus im sure if it does have the 250 horse or whatever, this thing will start at about 45k and with any sort of options be like 50k....whos gonna pay that i dont know, but im sure people will cause they think BMW just automaticly meens its a great car....some people will never learn.

charliemike

Umm ... what? $45k? That's what the M3 base is ...

:sqnteek:

cusdaddy

bigman

the e46 323 came with hubcaps standard. When they did the switch to the 325 thats when the regular wheels became standard.

Collective27

OK, true, so how bout 45k for an optioned out M2...that sounds resonable, cause its like 55k for an optioned out M3....still not worth it.

charliemike

No way it's going to be that high.

Who is going to cross-shop a 4-cylinder M2 and a 6-cylinder G35C? Maybe dumbass status-shoppers, but are there enough of them? I don't think so.

I can't see an M2 being more than $35k loaded. Any more than that and it's stupid.

goldmemberer

BMW is the king of the Yuppie market... they could get away with more. Somehow. Also, they could make a car that outhandles the G35.

charliemike

The M2 is going to be smaller than the G35C ... I'd be surprised if it was much longer than an S2000.

I guess I underestimated the materialism of the yuppie

titan

The only way this car outhandles the G35 is because it's smaller, and therefore more nimble. The G35 is positioned a level higher, competing against the current 3-Series from BMW. The proper matchup will be how the G35 competes against the upcoming 4-Series (which will be the coupe version of the next gen 3-Series).

Collective27

Trust me, i here what your saying, but just watch and see, i GARUNTEE it wont be less then 40...hell they want 70k to start for a 645......that about as ludacrious as it gets.

1SICKLEX

I could rock this if it weighs under 3000lbs. Being it is an M, that means manual and high revving engine. I am sure it will be a driver's car.
If the current M3 is a 50k car, this would be a 35k car, IMO. Like the E36 M3.

gavriil

The 1 series is supposed to be as long as the BMW 2002 of the 80s. I expect the 2 series to be about as long.

gavriil

Guys the 2 series will be about as large as a VW Golf. What G35 am I reading here? Way off...

charliemike

I was just comparing two coupes in the same price range.