[SM2]

I wonder what the Special paint color is in the U.S?

[SickFinga]

Originally Posted by SethC

I wonder what the Special paint color is in the U.S?

There is an asterisk with a footnote.

[ASAP]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

Exactly. At the current pace there will be less than around 7500 sold across the entire US run, certainly under 10,000 including all versions

Solely, for purposes of comparison... the US only got 740 1M's.

[Bazgab]

Originally Posted by SethC

I wonder what the Special paint color is in the U.S?

I was thinking it was that one Austin Yellow Metallic one.

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by Bazgab

I was thinking it was that one Austin Yellow Metallic one.

You are correct.

Mike Fux owns that one-off M2.

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by M2Nebula

Are we off topic yet?

I definitely give credit to those who own a black car and keep it pristine clean. I couldn't do it, would drive me crazy. My buddy has an E30 M3 in silver and I just saw a mint EVO version in black. Must say it looked real nice, but I would still go silver. Many think it's dull, but to me it looks classy. DB5 in silver anyone? I digress...even a 550 Maranello in silver looks better than it does in red or black. All personal of course.

Looking forward to seeing the new Hockenheim(lich) silver on the CS and hopefully on the CSL with Motosport stripes and side BMW badges like old school with a modern flare just like the French dude rendered. They should hire him!

Not off topic by any means.

[Corinne]

Originally Posted by stren

I'm not - plenty of vocal europeans on here making fun of the self diagnosed enthusiast americans for 6mt only mindset. For those driving who grew up with MT as "normal" on every car, DCT offers something seemingly more special and unique (as well as performance). There is a mindset that an expensive or performance or luxury car will not have a manual transmission as that is for cost saving and therefore only suitable for the peasants. In the US - there is more of a mindset of inferiority (both in skill and enthusiasm) if you drive an auto. As a euro born expat who grew up driving MT and now living in socal, I'm still on the MT side as I've yet to have more fun on the street with an auto, even a great auto

Happy that US and Canada are keeping the percentages high enough that we should continue to get the MT option

Yes I fully agree with you. Hardly anyone take MT here in France for the reasons you state.

[cwulffy]

US and Canada saving the MT world!

[Corinne]

Originally Posted by M2Nebula

Thanks for the pics and the name clarification, no disrespect intended.

They should just build this car!!!!....I would sell my soul for it, but only if it weighed in at 3200 lbs max

I don't want one. 90% of the European Audi owners would be scrambling to tailgate me and show me what their particular piece of crap can do.

[Corinne]

Originally Posted by akkando

What do you think people did before there were automatics? I mean come on man, use your head. I mean seriously. Really take a moment and think about all the people all over the world that drove manual when that's all they had access to before you make your next post. Those old manual transmission cars didn't rev match, have hill hold, or automatically rev it up for you when you put it first and let off the clutch. And yes women drove them too, all over the world, before the modern manual transmission you have in your vehicle, and they didn't think it made them special or was exceptionally difficult to do.

Also I don't think you quite understood the meaning of "any idiot can.."

I'm a grandmother and I can drive a manual perfectly well. I'm also an idiot !

[kqian]

MT is not available here in Chinese market. Not sure where is that 0.1% coming from... maybe factory demo/test car?

[The English Guy]

Originally Posted by Corinne

Yes I fully agree with you. Hardly anyone take MT here in France for the reasons you state.

It's simple - No one takes MT in France or the rest of Europe because of the extra tax you have to pay at the time of registration. DCT is rated less Co2/KM so less penalty.
Exactly why I don't have a MT M3 but a DCT one

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by Corinne

Yes I fully agree with you. Hardly anyone take MT here in France for the reasons you state.

Absolutely spot on.

[SickFinga]

Originally Posted by kqian

MT is not available here in Chinese market. Not sure where is that 0.1% coming from... maybe factory demo/test car?

It's a pre-production vehicle. If it was sold or destroyed, I have no way of knowing.

[stormchaser7]

Originally Posted by SickFinga

Now that the pre-LCI F87 production has ended, here are the production numbers.
[STATS]

M2 had 4 times the US production numbers as the 1M. Glad I have my VO 1M

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Bazgab

I was thinking it was that one Austin Yellow Metallic one.I was thinking it was that one Austin Yellow Metallic one.

Originally Posted by ORIGIN M.

You are correct.
Mike Fux owns that one-off M2.

The M2 of Mr. Fux that got the 'BMW Individual' treatment (over $114K): see here and here.

[SW19]

I wonder how much BMW will want if someone tried to special order an M2 in Estoril Blue.It is a standard color for the M240i so BMW could just paint an M2 in EB when they are painting a bunch of 2 series cars in that color.They wouldn't have to ship the car to another plant to be painted,like they did with that Austin Yellow M2.

[Corinne]

Originally Posted by The English Guy

It's simple - No one takes MT in France or the rest of Europe because of the extra tax you have to pay at the time of registration. DCT is rated less Co2/KM so less penalty.
Exactly why I don't have a MT M3 but a DCT one

That is also true, however I believe the extra cost of the DCT version is considerably more than the extra tax... although I do believe I heard that any CO2 emissions of 199 and above are susceptible to an annual € 200 tax in addition. Where are you living in France The English Guy ? I'm near Annecy 74.

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by Artemis

The M2 of Mr. Fux that got the 'BMW Individual' treatment (over $114K): see here and here.

I would have wrapped it and saved all that dough.

[adc]

Originally Posted by ORIGIN M.

I would have wrapped it and saved all that dough.

And then you would have a wrapped M2, of questionable value, and which you'd have to take off at some point anyway (there goes $2-3k down the drain), instead of a one-off M2 that absolutely no one else on the planet has.

Fux paints his cars in very "interesting" shades, so this AY M2 is in remarkable good taste.

[adc]

Originally Posted by The English Guy

It's simple - No one takes MT in France or the rest of Europe because of the extra tax you have to pay at the time of registration. DCT is rated less Co2/KM so less penalty.
Exactly why I don't have a MT M3 but a DCT one

I'm surprised that buyers of €80-100k performance cars care about that extra tax. I personally wouldn't, because to my eyes cars that cost this much and more are personal indulgences, in which case I will get exactly what I like/want.

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by adc

And then you would have a wrapped M2, of questionable value, and which you'd have to take off at some point anyway (there goes $2-3k down the drain), instead of a one-off M2 that absolutely no one else on the planet has.

Fux paints his cars in very "interesting" shades, so this AY M2 is in remarkable good taste.

I personally think that yellow is nasty but I get your point.