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Originally Posted by GoneIn4Secs
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Originally Posted by Artemis
- the internal code name for the G87 M2 is "Drift Machine":
"The next-generation 2-Series will be called the «Drift Machine», so whenever I [Klaus Frölich - BMW product development] look at the design I can say «Adrian [Adrian van Hooydonk - BMW design chief], does that really look like a drift machine? It should have more thrill, do something more». If I drive the car I say «is it a drift machine ?»" "He [Klaus Frölich] claims responsibility for the «Drift Machine» moniker because he wants the designers and engineers developing the model range to understand its intended purpose as a driver’s car." (source: here and here)
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Isnt m2c called drift machine? |
The interview with the BMW product development manager was last October and reference was made to next-generation 2er/M2.
But I also recall that many moons ago Richard 'Hamster' Hammond coined the BMW 1M as "Driftmeister" (Drift Master) in a review in a car magazine.