Ya know...thinking back, this looks a LOT like one of the very early renders of this car. There was a set before Paul Bracq did his great work, and there was a white M2 variant that I remember...So it appears that BMW was on track with a design with this one a couple years that we had visibility to. We just weren't paying enough attention. I tried searching the 2 series board, but they seem to have cleaned up, meaning that a 2-ish year old post is long gone.
Aha: Found the link
https://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=907055
Paul's Render would have sold like hotcakes. I know I'd be out of my car for one...after 20 years.
https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1581925