[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Had seen those new USA-spec entries too yesterday popping up in a public BMW VIN decoder:

• WBS2U7C50KVB08889 = M-DCT (HS) (scheduled)
• WBS2U7C57KVB08890 = 6MT (HS+orange) (scheduled)
• WBS2U7C59KVB08891 = M-DCT (AW) (scheduled)

All still pre-series, scheduled (not built yet).

Originally Posted by Artemis

Noticed that 8 additional USA-spec entries have popped up in a public BMW VIN decoder.

All still pre-series, scheduled (not built yet):

• 4 cars are 6MT and 4 cars are M-DCT;
• 2 cars are Canadian versions (option 838: "Canadian Version");
• 3 cars for PR campaign purposes (option 903: "Special Check Trade Fair/photo Vehicle");
• as all other known USA-spec "M2 Competition" test mules without exception: all S55 3.0 with 302kW output and still none in Mineral Grey body color.

Peculiarity: now two different codes are shown for the all-new Y-spoke forged 19" 788M wheels (maybe a different finish: black and silver ?):

• option code 2QT: 19"m Law.ý-sp.788 M For. Mt. (19"m Lmr Y-sp.788 M Ge. Mb)
• option code 29U: 19"m Law.ý-sp.788m For.mt.black (19"m Lmr Y-sp.788m Ge. Mb Schwarz)

List:

• WBS2U7C50KVB08892 = M-DCT (AW+orange) (scheduled)
  • 2QT 19"m Law.ý-sp.788 M For. Mt. (19"m Lmr Y-sp.788 M Ge. Mb)
  • 838 Canadian Version (Kanada-ausfuehrung)
• WBS2U7C52KVB08893 = M-DCT (HS) (scheduled)
  • 29U 19"m Law.ý-sp.788m For.mt.black (19"m Lmr Y-sp.788m Ge. Mb Schwarz)
• WBS2U7C54KVB08894 = 6MT (LBB) (scheduled)
  • 29U 19"m Law.ý-sp.788m For.mt.black (19"m Lmr Y-sp.788m Ge. Mb Schwarz)
• WBS2U7C56KVB08895 = 6MT (SO+orange) (scheduled)
  • 29U 19"m Law.ý-sp.788m For.mt.black (19"m Lmr Y-sp.788m Ge. Mb Schwarz)
• WBS2U7C58KVB08896 = 6MT (HS+orange) (scheduled)
  • 29U 19"m Law.ý-sp.788m For.mt.black (19"m Lmr Y-sp.788m Ge. Mb Schwarz)
• WBS2U7C5XKVB08897 = M-DCT (SO+orange) (scheduled)
  • 29U 19"m Law.ý-sp.788m For.mt.black (19"m Lmr Y-sp.788m Ge. Mb Schwarz)
  • 903 Special Check Trade Fair/photo Vehicle (Sonderkontrolle Stand-/fotowagen)
• WBS2U7C51KVB08898 = M-DCT (HS) (scheduled)
  • 29U 19"m Law.ý-sp.788m For.mt.black (19"m Lmr Y-sp.788m Ge. Mb Schwarz)
  • 903 Special Check Trade Fair/photo Vehicle (Sonderkontrolle Stand-/fotowagen)
• WBS2U7C53KVB08899 = 6MT (SO+orange) (scheduled)
  • 29U 19"m Law.ý-sp.788m For.mt.black (19"m Lmr Y-sp.788m Ge. Mb Schwarz)
  • 838 Canadian Version (Kanada-ausfuehrung)
  • 903 Special Check Trade Fair/photo Vehicle (Sonderkontrolle Stand-/fotowagen)

Update: the first two have been built yesterday and today:

• WBS2U7C50KVB08889 = M-DCT (HS) (Jan 22, 2018)
  option code 901 Special Check Movie Cars (Sonderkontrolle Filmfahrzeuge)
  option code 838 Canadian Version (Kanada-ausfuehrung)
• WBS2U7C57KVB08890 = 6MT (HS+orange) (Jan 23, 2018)

But there's a novelty: in VIN sheets of ALL test mules (October 2016 through today), the model name was now changed from "M2 Competition" to "M2 Cs".

The "M2 Competition" model name has vanished from all VIN sheets.

So, "M2 Competition", "M2 CS" or "M2 Cs" ?




(source: public BMW VIN decoder)