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Originally Posted by Wilson
No way will the M2 be competing with the RS3.
The M2 will be competing with the A / CLA 45 and the S3 Plus and Golf R Evo / Plus, which will be running the 2.0 Lt I4 with 375 hp and close to 475 Nm.
I understand there are a lot of passionate posters here on 2  who would all love to see the M2 with an I6, but deep down we all know it is a foregone conclusion that it will be an I4.
There is a new breed of buyer out there, and they are hungry for high performance 2.0 Lt I4's, and if BMW doesn't get on the bandwagon they will be left behind. They have to have a product available to entice a prospective buyer into the BMW fold, else they risk losing that person forever to AMG / Audi / VW. The idea being that they can get that person into the entry level M car, being the M2, and then develop them over time as buyers of M3/4, M5/6, and retain that person as an M faithful.
With regard to the next RS3, that is going to be something entirely different, it will most likely compete with the M3/4 for straight line speed and track times, the 2.5 Lt I5 is going to have over 400 hp and close to 500 Nm, so the I4 in the M2 isn't even going to come close. |
looks like the CLA45 with it's turbo motor currently spanks the I6... even with a weight disadvantage..
http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=967581
0-60 in 4.6 for the 1555 Kg CLA vs 0-60 in 5.0 for the 1530 kg M235...
Also of note... the Cayman will be coming out with a 4 cyl turbo....