[Al1969]

Originally Posted by csbear

That integrated rear wing on the CSL really does it for me.

Also, all this talk of Comp, CS, and CSL versions for the M lineup is exciting stuff.

If a CSL model is officially announced for the M2 in the future, I will bow down to Frank.

Your little smilies look as impressive as Paul car's pictures

[Oxymoron]

I would love to see a CS arrive just before EOP. Preferably with a price tag only about 20% higher than the base M2C. And hopefully with most of the following...

1) Carbon roof and integrated rear wing like the render ��
2) s55 that sounds like an n55
3) 763m wheels with Pilot Sport 4s
4) less sound deadening
5) GTS door cards/ pull straps
6) Optional M2C brakes as standard
7) M4 Comp seats
8) Optional half cage and rear seat delete
9) Digital dash
10) Alcantara dash accents like M3/M4 CS
11) Mineral Grey or similar colour option

[Paul-Bracq-BMW]

Originally Posted by mtoosexy

I bet someone will make an aftermarket and I will be 1st in line Also, I am DIGGING THAT ORANGE!!!!!

There are a few aftermarket carbon roofs & bonnets out there...

[CP911]

Yum. Do want. Nice work, P-B!

[Paul-Bracq-BMW]

Do you remember the times when BMW used to make cool colours?

in 1970's 3.0 CSL Classic colours:


Garnet Red:



Baikal Blue:



Polaris Silver:



Turquoise



Ceylon Orange



Taiga Green



Verona Red:



Golf Yellow

[SeanWRT]

Fang with competition is already slim enough to be nice from all angles. Doesn't need carbon or blacked fang...

[Yiruna]

1) Lightweight savings
2) Better Cooling System
3) S55 sounding like an N55
4) GTS Methanol Cooling System
5) Optional Back Seats Incld
6) Adjustable splitters, wing, side skirts
7) 305s in the rear
8) Bring back Mineral Grey
9) M4 Comp Seats

YES.

[M-Pilot]

Originally Posted by Yiruna

1) Lightweight savings
2) Better Cooling System
3) S55 sounding like an N55
4) GTS Methanol Cooling System
5) Optional Back Seats Incld
6) Adjustable splitters, wing, side skirts
7) 305s in the rear
8) Bring back Mineral Grey
9) M4 Comp Seats

YES.

Engineers at BMW M GmbH be like:

[Destroya]

Garnet Red and Baikal Blue! Wow colors.

[Paul-Bracq-BMW]

Originally Posted by SeanWRT

Fang with competition is already slim enough to be nice from all angles. Doesn't need carbon or blacked fang...

I'm the renderer, I can do whatever I want ;-). Seriously, the reason for the fangs in carbon is to give the optical illusion that the side air intakes are bigger, to distinguish visially the CSL from the regular M2...

[DarkstarZero]

Originally Posted by Paul-Bracq-BMW

Do you remember the times when BMW used to make cool colours?

Daytona Violet please!

[Tag]

Paul-Bracq-BMW,

No Valencia Orange?

[M3_WC]

Dakar Yellow

[ska///235i]

Very nice work....but Fuck those front grills

[Yiruna]

Paul-Bracq-BMW , can we see one in Champagne Quartz and Mineral Grey?

[Die ///M Rakete]

...just when I thought the M2 CS rumor was finally dead...sigh...

[M3 Adjuster]

HOW DARE YOU PUT SUCH BOLD COLORS ON A BMW....

[someMoreMplease]

here's a thought: maybe, just maybe ///M cars can be a little more hardcore from the get go- so we don't need to get 4 versions of an M car. 2 versions- a standard already hardcore one, and a mental one with a spoiler/roll cage. None of this marketing/corporate BS for me.
That said- take my money BMW already.
Great renders BTW

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by mtoosexy

Sounds wonderful!!! I am in, but I need a 30-second remove/install-roll cage... I want to take the kids and car seats in and out at least once

that's what CS is for ... Some of us are bold enough to tell the kids to stay at home.. # because CSL
Sorry Jonny and Janie... Roll cage .. makes an EXCELLENT excuse. Say it out loud and see how it rolls off the tongue. you've got 2 years to get it right..

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by Tag

Didn't BMW say they will make as many M2's as they could? I also recall they sold twice as many as even they had expected. The other side of this is other cars at the Leipzig plant that generate more profit will get more assembly line time so I don't buy that they are keeping production numbers low. Maybe with marketing and hype you have a point. Also, if they really wanted to they could have halted production until the next generation, but instead threw the s55 in the M2 to keep selling.

Originally Posted by someMoreMplease

here's a thought: maybe, just maybe ///M cars can be a little more hardcore from the get go- so we don't need to get 4 versions of an M car. 2 versions- a standard already hardcore one, and a mental one with a spoiler/roll cage. None of this marketing/corporate BS for me.
That said- take my money BMW already.
Great renders BTW

you mean like they already did with the M4 GTS?


BMW has two sports cars.. which really aren't very much different from each other at all....
( they are both front engine, RWD, four seat coupes with a 3.0l inline 6 and they essentially share the same suspension, brakes, wheels and tires)

BMW 4 series sports car line comes out the box with the M4 GTS And then M4 ... M4 LCI... M4 ZCP.. M4 CS... through til end.

BMW 2 series sports car line comes out the box with the M2... M2 LCI.. M2 Comp... then M2 CS and/or M2 GTS/CSL at the end..

The two lines are marketed with their release timing intentionally separated opposite from each other..




Tag even though the M4 and M2 competition are actually now closer to each other than M4 and original M2... the marketing strategy of selling the M4 as the primary sports car... but then also heavily marketing the M2 (and M2 competition sizzle ) .. while for the most part the M4 is the only one that is readily available at the dealership... is absolutely by design.. I have referred to (and will continue to do so) the M2 in BMW marketing as a " loss leader" . it is a BARGAIN item... that makes the company less profit than some other models. The company actually market and position their selling strategy to benefit the other models (in this case.. M240.. M4 and M3) by positioning them in the selling location more prominently, offering additional discounts and promotions on the models that the company prefers to sell, or by simply strategically limiting the volume of the products available to assist their strategy.

In the case of the M2 vs the M4... recognizing this strategy as a customer.. one should always anticipate that the M4 will be readily available.. and the M2 ( or M2 comp ) far less so.. The reason for this.. is that many buyers will not wait for the item that is NOT in stock.. (m2 or M2 competition) and will gravitate to the item that IS in stock (M4). With the M4 being slightly more than the M2... but also offering clear advantages as the CF roof.... adaptive suspension.. nicer amenities etc.. it is not difficult for the average sales dud (read: client advisor) to get the buyer to spend more for the (readily available ) M4.

[Madvillain]

funky lookin car with that rear wing lookin like its molded with the body. retro but modern hmmm i should hate the design becuase the car is too short to have something that tall back there but i dont hate it. very odd design dude lol.

[gds52]

Compared to M2, M2 CS lines look too edgy just like Civic Type R. I like M2 lines more, smooth like e46.