[Artemis]

Out of the blue someone reached out saying something along the lines "didn't see this one in that M2 Competition thread" and "you can add it".

Apparently Darth Vader is still wearing "! do not remove !" shades for the moment.



M2 LCI:




And photoshop render that someone sent me to get an idea of how the seats may look.

[Tag]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Out of the blue someone reached out saying something along the lines "didn't see this one in that M2 Competition thread" and "you can add it".

Apparently Darth Vader is still wearing "! do not remove !" shades for the moment.

And the leaks keep on coming! Interesting that the start button is not red. The bezel around the air vent just right of the dash also appears to be different, I don't see any CF. Must be the gloss black finish.

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Out of the blue someone reached out saying something along the lines "didn't see this one in that M2 Competition thread" and "you can add it".

Apparently Darth Vader is still wearing "! do not remove !" shades for the moment.

Attachment 1779017

M2 LCI:
Attachment 1779016

Is that gloss black trim I see?

[SW19]

Originally Posted by ChrisK

Is that gloss black trim I see?

It still shows the chrome trim peice that runs below the carbon fibre trim in the current LCI M2.That pic makes it look like they are replacing the carbon fibre trim in that area with gloss black trim.Didn’t the M2 Competition VIN info confirm that the car would still have the carbon fibre trim?

M2 LCI:

[Tag]

Originally Posted by Nantucket

It still shows the chrome trim peice that runs below the carbon fibre trim in the current LCI M2.That pic makes it look like they are replacing the carbon fibre trim in that area with gloss black trim.Didn’t the M2 Competition VIN info confirm that the car would still have the carbon fibre trim?

The first pic in Artemis post is the M2 Competition, the other pic which you've cropped is from the M2 LCI. Look at ChrisK post where he's outlined the trim in gloss black. The VIN thread had both CF and gloss black. Gloss black is standard with CF being optional.

[SW19]

Originally Posted by Tag

Gloss black is standard with CF being optional.

Thanks for the info,I don’t remember seeing that in any of the VIN’s that have been posted for the M2 Competion.The original BMW images of the MY18 M2 LCI showed gloss black around the carbon fibre trim,instead of the chrome,that is on the current MY18 M2 LCI.

[Tag]

Originally Posted by Nantucket

Thanks for the info,I don’t remember seeing that in any of the VIN’s that have been posted for the M2 Competion.The original BMW images of the MY18 M2 LCI showed gloss black around the carbon fibre trim,instead of the chrome,that is on the current MY18 M2 LCI.

Yes, it's a bit confusing since the LCI pics show the gloss black under the center CF. AFAIK all of the LCI's received the chrome trim and I've yet to see any with the gloss black. Here's a snippet from the VINs thread stating what the M2 Competition gets, thanks to Artemis who was kind enough to put this very informative list together months ago and has kept it up to date.

Originally Posted by Artemis

Couple of points to note when taking a closer look at those USA-spec VINs:

• colors:
  • Alpinweiss 3 - paint code 300
  • Black Sapphire Metallic - paint code 475
  • Long Beach Blue Metallic - paint code C16
  • Sunset Orange Metallic - paint code C1X
  • Hockenheim Silber Metallic - paint code C33
• upholstery: Black Dakota Leather:
  • LCNL = plain leather + blue contrast stitching (Leder Dakota/schwarz Kontr.blau)
  • LCNZ = plain leather + orange contrast stitching (Leder Dakota/schw./kontr.orange)
  • MDB2 = perforated leather + blue contrast stitching (Led.dak.des.perf.schwarz/blau)
  • MDOE = perforated leather + orange contrast stitching (Led.dak.des.perf.schwarz/orange)
• transmission:
  • manual transmission = stock
  • M-DCT = optional (option code 2MK)
• wheels:
  • 437M black 19" wheels (base M2) = stock (code 2VZ)
  • 788M 19" forged lightweight wheels = optional (code 2QT or code 29U)
• interior trim:
  • interior trim high gloss black with chrome trim finishers = stock (code 4LU)
  • interior trim finishers carbon fibre = optional (option code 4MC)
  • individual high gloss satin chrome with extended content in addition to either standard 4LU or optional 4MC = optional (option code 7M9)
• M Sport Brakes = optional (option code 2NH)
• seats:
  • Sport Seats Front Driver/Passenger = stock (code 481)
  • M Sports Seat = optional (option code 712)
• M Seat Belts (black with ///M stripes) = stock (code 4GQ)
• Park Distance Control front and rear = optional (option code 508)
• M Driver's Package = optional (option code 7ME)
• almost all base M2 options available
• no retractable armrest front (base M2 code 4AE)
• backseats do not feature folding headrests (base M2 code 5DC)

[TunedM2C]

When is the M2Cs going to be revealed?

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Tag

Yes, it's a bit confusing since the LCI pics show the gloss black under the center CF. AFAIK all of the LCI's received the chrome trim and I've yet to see any with the gloss black. Here's a snippet from the VINs thread stating what the M2 Competition gets, thanks to Artemis who was kind enough to put this very informative list together months ago and has kept it up to date.

Last September forum fellow SickFinga specified the following about the 4LU, 4MC and 7M9 codes:

Originally Posted by SickFinga

7M9 is exterior. Refers to the grill and exhaust tips

See also the 7M9 code of the BMW F90 M5 First Edition:

Originally Posted by Ibiza

The all-new BMW M5 First Edition includes as standard:
Exclusive Frozen Dark Red Metallic paintwork (490).
BMW Individual high-gloss Shadow Line trim with extended features (7M9). This means that the kidney grille, the M gills and the four tailpipes of the sports exhaust all come in high-gloss black.

The pre-series M2 Competition VINs show that the cars either got code 4LU (stock) or 7M9 (optional) (exactly 50% split).

Hence, I just updated/corrected the first post of this thread to point this out:

Originally Posted by Artemis

• trim:
  • interior trim high gloss black with chrome trim finishers = stock (code 4LU)
  • interior trim finishers carbon fibre = optional (option code 4MC)
  • exterior trim: individual high-gloss Shadow Line trim with extended features (kidney grilles, M gills and tailpipes: high-gloss black) (option code 7M9) (incompatible with code 4LU: either code 4LU or optional code 7M9)

[N54]

Originally Posted by TunedM2

When is the M2Cs going to be revealed?

CS who knows, Comp Beijing motor show hopefully

Originally Posted by ynguldyn

PR campaign M2 Competitions are about to be built. This means the vehicle is going public just before or after the holidays.

Ynguldyn posted this just didn’t say which year

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by TunedM2

When is the M2Cs going to be revealed?

As this is a recurrent question, I also updated that section of the first post of this thread:

Originally Posted by Artemis

• Winter 2017-2018: release and presentation of the M2 Competition; presentation location currently still unknown:
  • initially guessed to be the Geneva International Motor Show 2018 (March 8-18) as likely venue (see here);
  • EDIT: latest rumor: Beijing Motor Show 2018 (April 25 - May 4) (see here);

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by N54

Ynguldyn posted this just didn’t say which year

Hold your horses, N54: the list below shows that, back in the day, ynguldyn had already spotted 'the motion of the stars': PR campaign M2 Competition cars scheduled to be built.

AFAIK Easter holidays are holidays.

Pre-series M2 Competition cars reported to get a 'special check' (status: March 3, 2018) (source: here):

code 901: Special Check Movie Cars (Sonderkontrolle Filmfahrzeuge):

• WBS2U71080VB08417 = 6MT (HS+blue) (Nov 15, 2017) (2U71)
• WBS2U7106KVB08435 = M-DCT (HS+blue) (scheduled) (2U71)
• WBS2U710XKVB08437 = M-DCT (HS+blue) (scheduled) (2U71)
• WBS2U7C50KVB08889 = M-DCT (HS+blue) (Jan 22, 2018) (2U73)

code 902: Special Check Press Vehicles (Sonderkontrolle Pressewagen):

• WBS2U71020VB08445 = M-DCT (HS+blue) (scheduled) (2U71)

code 903: Special Check Trade Fair/photo Vehicle (Sonderkontrolle Stand-/fotowagen):

• WBS2U71000VB08413 = M-DCT (HS+blue) (Nov 13, 2017) (2U71)
• WBS2U71020VB08414 = M-DCT (HS+blue) (Nov 17, 2017) (2U71)
• WBS2U71000VB08430 = M-DCT (AW+blue) (scheduled) (2U71)
• WBS2U71080VB08434 = M-DCT (BSM+blue) (scheduled) (2U71)
• WBS2U7C5XKVB08897 = M-DCT (SO+orange) (scheduled) (2U73)
• WBS2U7C51KVB08898 = M-DCT (HS+blue) (scheduled) (2U73)
• WBS2U7C53KVB08899 = 6MT (SO+orange) (scheduled) (2U73)

code 904: Special Check Type Test Vehicle (Sonderkontrolle Typpruefwagen):

• WBS2U710X0VB08421 = M-DCT (AW+orange) (Nov 16, 2017) (2U71)

code 906: Spec. Check Photo Veh.f Nw Series Run-in (Sonderkontrolle Fotofahrz. B.neuanl.):

• WBS2U71090VB08393 = M-DCT (HS+blue) (Jul 12, 2017) (2U71)
• WBS2U71030VB08423 = M-DCT (HS+blue) (Nov 16, 2017) (2U71)
• WBS2U7C58KVB08901 = 6MT (SO+orange) (scheduled) (2U73)

code 997: Dealer Presentation (Haendlerpraesentation):

• no cars reported yet

code 998: Control Of The Launch Internal Demands (Anlaufsteuerung Interne Bedarfe):

• no cars reported yet

code 999: Order Control First Dealer Cars (Auftragssteuerung Hea)
(HEA = Handler-Erst-Ausstattung = dealer demo cars):

• no cars reported yet

[N54]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Hold your horses, N54: as the list below shows that, back in the day, ynguldyn had already spotted 'the motion of the stars': PR campaign M2 Competition cars scheduled to be built.

AFAIK Easter holidays are holidays.

No they aren’t

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chri...holiday_season

I did ask for a clarification on this but didn’t get a straight answer

[ynguldyn]

Originally Posted by N54

No they aren’t

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chri...holiday_season

I did ask for a clarification on this but didn’t get a straight answer

What happened was the PR cars showed up in the database way ahead of their actual builds. This was a new thing (it used to be a couple of weeks at most), which threw me off.

[Gatte]

Originally Posted by ynguldyn

What happened was the PR cars showed up in the database way ahead of their actual builds. This was a new thing (it used to be a couple of weeks at most), which threw me off.

And he speaks again.

Can you please tell us what’s the latest on the M2 GTS/Racing version ??

[DDS2015]

Originally Posted by Gatte

And he speaks again.

Can you please tell us whatÂ’s the latest on the M2 GTS/Racing version ??

+1!!!

[ynguldyn]

Originally Posted by Gatte

And he speaks again.
Can you please tell us what’s the latest on the M2 GTS/Racing version ??

There's something that could show up late 2019 - early 2020. I don't know what it will be exactly. And I know for certain there'll be nothing else between the Comp and that one.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Gatte

And he speaks again.
Can you please tell us what’s the latest on the M2 GTS/Racing version ??

Come on Gatte, you're properly qualified to answer that kind of questions.

[RPM33]

Originally Posted by ynguldyn

There's something that could show up late 2019 - early 2020. I don't know what it will be exactly. And I know for certain there'll be nothing else between the Comp and that one.

Looks like M2 CS won't be here until the end of 2019/early 2020 if at all.

[Gatte]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Come on Gatte, you're properly qualified to answer that kind of questions.

I do not have the far sight that ynguldyn and a couple of others here have. My fortune telling is really cheating.

[as7920]

Originally Posted by ynguldyn

There's something that could show up late 2019 - early 2020. I don't know what it will be exactly. And I know for certain there'll be nothing else between the Comp and that one.

That's mixed news for me. Having had my new M2 for 3 weeks it helps ease the pain of not being able to wait for Competition and knowing that something else is coming.

On the other hand that suggests it'll be something extra special (not CS) and way out of my budget!

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by ynguldyn

There's something that could show up late 2019 - early 2020. I don't know what it will be exactly. And I know for certain there'll be nothing else between the Comp and that one.There's something that could show up late 2019 - early 2020. I don't know what it will be exactly. And I know for certain there'll be nothing else between the Comp and that one.

Remains to be seen whether a hardcore F87 M2 is still in the cards, but if it is then...