[as7920]

Originally Posted by jstnstr

Wow never saw that picture before. What the hell is going on there? It's clearly a pretty early mule because it still has the M235i rear bumper and those tacked on fender flares. Maybe this was before they ruled out an orange/red for the M2?

Suspect its just a Valencia Orange 228i body with M2 underpinnings. Its an early mule with single pipes.

VO wasn't/isn't even available on the M235i. Crazy BMW decisions.

Can't say they're protecting 1M with VO available on anything from i3 and X1 shoe box to the kitchen sink.

At the end of the day they have to limit colour choice so as not to clash with the blue stitching in the seats.

[hyperzulu]

Originally Posted by as7920

Suspect its just a Valencia Orange 228i body with M2 underpinnings. Its an early mule with single pipes.

VO wasn't/isn't even available on the M235i. Crazy BMW decisions.

Can't say they're protecting 1M with VO available on anything from i3 and X1 shoe box to the kitchen sink.

At the end of the day they have to limit colour choice so as not to clash with the blue stitching in the seats.

Good call. The mirrors are black which would indicate a 228i with sport line perhaps. Maybe they were testing a retuned 4 cylinder version for the M2 before scrapping it.

[DS_BMW]

MG is nice but not a wow stand out color.

[Gibson6594]

Anyone feel like PSing the regular wheels onto any of these?

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Let's eat our hearts out: the orange M2 test mule spotted in April 2015.

It would have suited the M2 very well.

[IMG]http://www.2addicts.com/forums/attac...3&d=1443633480[/IMG]

Oh yeah... Just wait for year 2 of the 2er.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by jstnstr

Wow never saw that picture before. What the hell is going on there? It's clearly a pretty early mule because it still has the M235i rear bumper and those tacked on fender flares. Maybe this was before they ruled out an orange/red for the M2?

Originally Posted by red-sauerkraut

Oh yeah... Just wait for year 2 of the 2er.

Orange, red or even yellow. One of the first test mules spotted was a red one. But if the color choice is kept limited to four, which will be taken out ?

[T_F30]

I would take the MG.. Doesn't mean much since I would take this car in any color.. haha

Thanks for sharing the pictures!

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by hyperzulu

Good call. The mirrors are black which would indicate a 228i with sport line perhaps. Maybe they were testing a retuned 4 cylinder version for the M2 before scrapping it.

of course it is... they do this all the time..

The photos in this thread show a Melbourne red car with dual exhaust on one side and tow hitch which looks more like a 235 and an orange car which looks to be a 228 in Valencia Orange with dual single tip exhaust, M6 wheels and both feature a fair amount of tacked on body cladding.

This is exactly why I think an M235 racing with panels tacked on could very rightly be an early mule for testing what will be come an M2 CSL

[DCG]

+ 1! The rims suck, totally lame design. Come on M division you guys can do way better. And please address the side view mirrors as well.

[raysspl]

Still needs Sakhir Orange & Valencia Orange as options

[Adem1534]

Originally Posted by DCG

+ 1! The rims suck, totally lame design. Come on M division you guys can do way better. And please address the side view mirrors as well.

Those aren't the production wheels

[swagon]

Originally Posted by DCG

+ 1! The rims suck, totally lame design. Come on M division you guys can do way better. And please address the side view mirrors as well.

Are you talking about the wheels on the MG car? They're F80 winter wheels. And they're not lame.

[metrickid]

Originally Posted by swagon

Are you talking about the wheels on the MG car? They're F80 winter wheels. And they're not lame.

I could see myself using these or the 19" version as winters. I like them as winters, wouldn't buy them as summer wheels though.

[swagon]

Originally Posted by Rossifumi

I could see myself using these or the 19" version as winters. I like them as winters, wouldn't buy them as summer wheels though.

I would if they were forged... or if I had an M2 order. I like the design of these more than the stock black 19's (silvers are much better).

[GFK007]

Donnington Grey would've looked the business.

LBB is too turquoise for me.

Even after a few weeks, I still think the front bumper is very over styled and the rear bumper sits too high.

[metrickid]

Originally Posted by GFK007

Donnington Grey would've looked the business.

LBB is too turquoise for me.

Even after a few weeks, I still think the front bumper is very over styled and the rear bumper sits too high.

Not really feeling the front either. But it looks a bit better from a distance so I hope it looks a bit better in real life. I don't hate it, but I think it could have looked A LOT better.

[Esteban]

MG needs to be in the sun to look good IMO, which is true with a lot of colors. The pics make this M2 look like a regular 2 series to me, as other have said. I think LBB suits the M2 better... makes it look special.

[ORIGIN M.]

It is not the Color that makes the Car, but rather the Car that makes the Color.

The car looks the most mean in MG or Black.

Period.

[Gibson6594]

Originally Posted by red-sauerkraut

It is not the Color that makes the Car, but rather the Car that makes the Color.

The car looks the most mean in MG or Black.

Period.

Agree, I try to convince myself that LBB looks nice, but everytime I look at it I see a color that looks like it should be on a child's toy. MG just looks like pure business. Let's see the stock rims and the black grill on this badboy.

I also think that a lot of people like LBB better because it is the "M" color. If BMW made MG the M color here, I fell it would be much better received by many.

[Esteban]

I think BMW chose LBB to introduce the car because it shows off the lines of the car. BMW never chooses black to showcase a car, at least not in recent years IIRC.

[ORIGIN M.]

BMW chose it because it looks like Candy, and they want us all to want to devour it.

Like a Cookie-Monster wants his Cookie.

Originally Posted by EvenEsteban

I think BMW chose LBB to introduce the car because it shows off the lines of the car. BMW never chooses black to showcase a car, at least not in recent years IIRC.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by red-sauerkraut

BMW chose it because it looks like Candy, and they want us all to want to devour it.

Like a Cookie-Monster wants his Cookie.

To each their own... I like it, anyway.