12-12-2013, 07:43 AM | #1 |
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M2 Projected Release Date/Year?
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com It took about 3 years for the 1M to hit the market...how long do you think the M2 will be? M235i looks beautiful, and I can't imagine what the M2 will look like!!! |
12-13-2013, 07:09 AM | #3 |
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Im curious what engine it will be an n55 or new
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N55 would certainly make it worse than the 1M, but the N54 is what they are using in the new M3. Certainly can't have the same engine in the cheap car.
Definitely put themselves in a hole here, but then again I've seen nothing definitive that a 2M is even coming out. |
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my 135is lease ends in the Fall of 2015, after which point buying out the 135is, getting a 1M, or ordering an M2 are basically the top 3 options at this time.....mayyyyyybe an F80 M3 in that list too, however i think it's sort of 'too much car' for my tastes.
i REALLY hope that Ian is right and that mid-2015 is the target time for the M2. If it is, it will add a nice option to my very short list of viable desires. I really don't like the M235i, but i LOVE that clip of the M235 racing.....and am hoping the M2 is more like that and obviously a continuation of the fantastic 1M. |
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Here's a discussion thread with a lot of info on the differences. http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=893611 |
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12-13-2013, 02:10 PM | #9 |
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If only it would be a 300+ HP N/A motor then we would really be on to something, but I doubt we will get that lucky.
Better atleast be an I6 of some type. Anyone notice the S55 engine pics on the F80 m3/m4 strongly resembles (layout wise anyway) the N55?
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if its a 4 banger it will be like the N45 turbo in the race 320i
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Eh, I don't like the way the M3 sounded when I heard it in person. Sounded really farty, to use a technical term. I like the sound of the N55 + PE much better. Obviously, the performance on that engine is much better though and is one sexy hell of an engine bay, too.
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I don't see them making an M2, and if they do it'll likely be limited production like the 1M. There's just not really room in the product range for it and I suspect that's why they called the 235i the M235i, because its a sort-of-but-not-really M car that performs well.
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It'll be interesting to see what they put in the M2. Quote:
Of course, the electric steering rack will be the big letdown, but that's how it's gonna be. |
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The S55 N54 comment was in reference to the twin turbo setup, which is almost always more exploitable for power. |
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