[Poochie]

Wow, that price is amazing and is truly a gift from BMW... $59,000 US base.

[Tag]

Interesting...

Surprisingly spring and damper rates are unchanged – M chief Frank van Meel said he wanted to improve precision without sacrificing comfort. The dampers are passive items, because ‘the car doesn’t need adaptive dampers’, according to van Meel, although cost is also a factor.

[M2C_PLUS]

Originally Posted by ChrisK

Looks like they dropped the M3/M4 engine right in.

Get ready to:


[COLOR="DarkRed"][SIZE="6"]Re-Tune the De-Tune![/SIZE][/COLOR]

I hope its that easy!!

[Gatte]

Where are those guys who kept saying that the S55 is 10 Grand more than the N55.

Where you at ????

[fullstack]

Same cheap looking rear diffuser but different exhaust!

[skiparock]

Originally Posted by Gatte

Where are those guys who kept saying that the S55 is 10 Grand more than the N55.

Where you at ????

Here....ugh

[Mstigator]

Originally Posted by Spa2k

Settle down. This is not a review. It’s a walkaround of the car in a studio...

Here comes the zealots from the poll thread who indicated they wanted to buy.
It's uncanny.

http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/pol...ts&pollid=9219

Praising everything about the car and ignoring all the fails about it.

Lets offer some balance.

Gross grill.
Exhasut can growth.
Design of the front fascia not inline with rest of car.
Bad sound.
Ugly wheels.
Heavier.

Now. Balance restored.

[fullstack]

Originally Posted by Gatte

Where are those guys who kept saying that the S55 is 10 Grand more than the N55.

Where you at ????

lol i think bmw is catering to the average folks who don't know or care about engine models. it always seems to be about $700-$1000 more for the next model year. But i bet we'll be gouged with the optional seats and brakes being thrown into packages. Other than the engine, i really like the mirrors and carbon strut brace coming standard. That strut brace is probably standard because of the heavier engine right?

[Tag]

Wheels and tire sizes match the outgoing M2, which means 19-inch wheels front and rear, wrapped in mildly staggered tyer sizes of 245/35 R19 and 265/35 R19 Michelin Pilot super Sport rubber is standard, though customers will be able to select other tyres.

[M2C_PLUS]

Originally Posted by Tag

Makes sense, I don't use the app. Maybe I should start...

Its a lot easier mate

Never tried to upload using my desktop so you are most likely correct.

[csbear]

Thanks OP and GreatWhiteM2! 👍

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by Gatte

Where are those guys who kept saying that the S55 is 10 Grand more than the N55.

Where you at ????

Right!!!???

[Spa2k]

Originally Posted by Gatte

Where are those guys who kept saying that the S55 is 10 Grand more than the N55.

Where you at ????

Well, I guess some of us are waiting for real pricing on real cars equipped for our countries.

[M-Pilot]

Originally Posted by Gatte

Where are those guys who kept saying that the S55 is 10 Grand more than the N55.

Where you at ????

I wanna see the "Team $10k+ markup" too I kept saying from the beginning that the starting price would be less than $60k.

[KevM2]

Originally Posted by sunil_linus

Wow, that price is amazing and is truly a gift from BMW... $59,000 US base.

Sorry I couldn't find that pricing, was that in the article?

[Arcanum-UK]

Originally Posted by Tag

Interesting...

Surprisingly spring and damper rates are unchanged – M chief Frank van Meel said he wanted to improve precision without sacrificing comfort. The dampers are passive items, because ‘the car doesn’t need adaptive dampers’, according to van Meel, although cost is also a factor.

Worrying. Fixing the wayward rear end on bumpy roads was high on my list of things BMW needed to do for the M2 Competition. But as long as its got M-Mirrors

Still going to trade my current M2 in though!

[GimmeanM]

Originally Posted by Tag

Wheels and tire sizes match the outgoing M2, which means 19-inch wheels front and rear, wrapped in mildly staggered tyer sizes of 245/35 R19 and 265/35 R19 Michelin Pilot super Sport rubber is standard, though customers will be able to select other tyres.

So much for being able to put the power down better than the F80

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by KevM2

Sorry I couldn't find that pricing, was that in the article?

Very last page on the bottom, it says 47,260 EU converted to US is approximately $59,000. But each country has different pricing and standard equipment but it should not fluctuate too much. Considering this is the base price, options could add another 5 - 10 K.

[fullstack]

Originally Posted by Mstigator

Here comes the zealots from the poll thread who indicated they wanted to buy.
It's uncanny.

http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/pol...ts&pollid=9219

Praising everything about the car and ignoring all the fails about it.

Lets offer some balance.

Gross grill.
Exhasut can growth.
Design of the front fascia not inline with rest of car.
Bad sound.
Ugly wheels.
Heavier.

Now. Balance restored.

The grill's ugliness is actually growing on me. It's growing uglier! I'm really thinking that design is going to be dropped in a year or two.

I think the front fascia is not bad but i agree that it fits less with the overall bulldog stance that the m2 has.

There's no way to get away from that sound i guess since everything looks to be pulled directly from the m3/m4.

The regular 437m will probably still be available. Does anyone know if the bigger brakes will fit the 437m?

I think the weight gain will negate some of the extra hp. Maybe those 0-60 times being just a little bit quicker are accurate after all.

[homerdog]

[Chako]

My sodium levels just went up from reading this thread haha

[Spa2k]

Originally Posted by sunil_linus

Wow, that price is amazing and is truly a gift from BMW... $59,000 US base.

I don't think you can say that yet, because the equipment and specification levels vary by country. Even if it turns out to be true, that's still more than a 10% increase from the LCI when it was introduced.

UPDATE: Where did you get the $59,000? My currency converter says $47,260 British Pounds converts to $67,377 USD and 58,278 Euros.