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No, it won't be an M240i. The new designation for 4 cylinder "performance" models is called '35i' (e.g. X2 M35i). The new 2 GC is based on the same FWD platform and will have the same 4 cylinder engine, hence M235i.
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11-01-2019, 12:17 AM | #46 |
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BMW messed up the things really bad.
In top of all the mix and match between the series and platforms, they also put on their Canadian configurator main page real M's with the non M's models. An M package doesn't mean M. Why they couldn't put an S from Sport or whatever letter in there if they want it to make a "middle class" model? So practically, in my opinion, they literally washed "the most powerful letter in the world" and diluted the perception of the M. Like, pretty bad! And they did it themselves! |
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We need a modern one of these
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So in his mind his first car he owned was a M1. How great is that! |
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It's good to know there is a limit to BMW's descent into irrelevance. Now if they could just remove the hideously large grilles on their new offerings and to back to having some dignity!
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11-01-2019, 07:26 AM | #54 |
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It's actually Estoril Blue, albeit not very accurately portrayed in the picture.
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So, to be clear. We agree with BMW here. an M2 GC does not make sense. We want a 4 door M2. Shorten the front door, put in a B pillar for structural rigidity and put in a back door. It makes it easier to load your track tires, occasional short-distance passengers (kids love it) or dog. Porsche-like performance with *enough* of an accessible back seat...NOT a 5 passenger sedan, which the new 3er has become. You've got a great new E39 on the way, where's the E36/E46? More of a practical Sports Car than a fast sedan.
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This!
I owned a 98 M3/4/5. It was the most fun BMW ///M car I've ever driven. In many aspects, much more fun than my e46 M3 was. I haven't purchased an ///M car since because I wanted a semi-practical one with 4 doors. And the F80 M3 is just waaaaaaay too big for my taste. Feels like it's twice the size of e36 M3. I was secretly hoping that BMW would make an M2 sedan at some point. I would be all over that car. Possibly two! One can only dream. Last edited by 19x; 11-01-2019 at 10:38 AM.. |
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Often times the coupe version of an ///M car is nearly identical in length, width, and weight to the sedan version. Case in point, e36 M3 coupe vs e36 M3 sedan or e90 M3 vs e92 M3 (sedan's 3724 lbs vs the coupe's 3704), etc. were all within roughly 20-30 lbs of each other. The reason some of us prefer sedans has nothing to do with the extra "effort" required to fit people in the back. It's about everyday practicality. The rear seats in a coupe and the leg room is simply not on par with the sedan. Nobody is "lumbering" anything, since the extra 2 doors add virtually no extra weight or size. The doors in the coupe are always elongated to make up for what would have otherwise been 4 doors with a shorter quarter panel and rear end. |
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It's annoying that Audi can do a 4 door fast car and fast tourings too, but BMW prefer not to.
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That's so sad. He didn't add an ///M badge to the grille as well did he?
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Not sad at all, ignorance is bliss! Or a child hand is filled with some candy, even when the child is 30+. Actually, the badge doesn't matter, we all know a 'real' M is a real M and not a M performance. But we're no children. So who is blessed? |
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