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      10-23-2014, 09:54 PM   #67
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So what will this engine have over the n55 that's out currently?
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where's @Scott26 when we need him? Critiques and comments plz!
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I hate all this speculation, it is driving me crazy. It is so difficult waiting for this, and we still have so much time. UGH!
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I don't get why so many people feel that the M2 won't get the carbon fiber roof because of the M3 and M4.Even the new BMW i3 comes with a carbon fiber roof.

One of BMW's goals for the M2 is to get the weight down and carbon fiber is a great way to achieve that.

The M2 will definitely come with a carbon fiber roof IMO.
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Here you go....

Super quick Photoshop with no spoiler, no vents, Estoril Blue:

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Here you go....

Super quick Photoshop with no spoiler, no vents, Estoril Blue:

Looks 1000x times better without those boy racer nostrils on the hood and that wing.
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Here you go....

Super quick Photoshop with no spoiler, no vents, Estoril Blue:

Brave. Now that is what I'm talking about!

You should make on in Long Beach Blue and Austin Yellow, just like that! This just became my new phone wallpaper
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Here you go....

Super quick Photoshop with no spoiler, no vents, Estoril Blue:

Very nice, this is close to what it will be. The one detail on the bumper that I think is wrong is the sharp corners (the vertical line on either side at the body corner) I doubt they would do that, even if the protos are showing it. The rest of looks pretty spot on. You are definitely correct in the no gills, and the general proportions. When you think about it it really isn't too hard to speculate on.
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Exactly. I think the M235i looks even better in person, so I can already imagine how ridiculous the M2 is going to look with puffed up fenders and flares, quads and hopefully CF roof.

Pretty amazing how positive the reaction has been to this car. I really do think BMW has an absolute killer on their hands. Take my money NOW.
This. The 235 is absolutely stunning in person, no question. Photos can't quite capture it. It first struck me being at the dealer and seeing 3,4,5,7 series everywhere, and having this one little Alpine white 2er that just stands out. It reminds me of the Apple : 1984 ad.
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Here you go....

Super quick Photoshop with no spoiler, no vents, Estoril Blue:

Wow. Looks great.
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Looks 1000x times better without those boy racer nostrils on the hood and that wing.
+1. nice work.
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Personally I prefer the round halos. The square ones are going to date quickly. They don't look so bad on the new Golf R but here they don't work that well.
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Looks so much better without the wing, but the blue is very average. I'm not a huge fan of Estoril blue though.
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According to this article and chariman of the board at BMW M GmbH, Friedrich Nitschke, the M2 will be powered by an all new engine codenamed S57 B30 and will produce 400hp. According to him, that's the "magic number". This contradicts what we've been hearing all along doesn't it? Which engine will it be?

http://www.worldcarfans.com/11410238...-engine-for-m2
That World Car Fans site (credibility?) is just paraphrasing an Autocar.co.uk article (original article). So basically, it's a game of telephone: paraphrasing something that was paraphrased.

Autocar is notoriously fast and loose with quotes and interpolation (inferring meaning from context). If you look at the original article, you'll notice that the "quote" (hint, it's not really a quote) from Nitschke and the S57 speculation are in two separate paragraphs. Read carefully (emphasis mine):

"As with the earlier limited-volume 1M Coupé, which it indirectly replaces in the BMW M line-up, the M2 Coupé will be powered by a turbocharged 3.0-litre in line six-cylinder direct injection petrol engine. It won’t, however, be the powerplant used by the larger and more expensive four-door M3 and its mechanical identical two-door sibling the M4, according to departing M division boss Friedrich Nitschke."

"Described as an all-new development, the S57 B30-designated unit is based around the German car maker’s upcoming B57 powerplant that is planned to make its debut in the sixth-generation 7-series early next year - rather than the older N55 engine that forms the basis of the unit that powers the M3 and M4, the so-called S55 B30."

The part is attributed directly to Nitschke, but there are no quotes, so we know it's not a direct quote. We know with a reasonable level of confidence that the M2 won't have the same engine as the F8x M3/4, so it makes sense that he would say something like this. Notice that the next paragraph gives no direct attribution, however.

So the World Car Fans website is inferring that this following paragraph is also directly attributed to Nitschke. Given that this is Autocar, I think that's a leap of faith. Autocar intentionally uses ambiguous attribution so that they can deny having made incorrect claims in the past. For example, if the M2 is released with the N55B30T0, they can claim that they never attributed this information directly to Nitschke, and that it was simply a rumor. All of this because of their ambiguous phrasing.

I'm not saying the M2 will or won't come with a S57, but I am saying you have to be very careful how you interpret Autocar's "quotes".
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Here you go....

Super quick Photoshop with no spoiler, no vents, Estoril Blue:

http://www.2addicts.com/forums/attac...6&d=1414167003
Thank you so much! I was just firing up Photoshop to do the same.
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No problem everyone.

Let me know if you want to see any other colors

Yellow:

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Thank you!!

Hmm I think I"m feeling the blue one a bit better. I really really hope the M2 comes with a CF roof, that'll look fantastic with all the contrast.
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No problem everyone.

Let me know if you want to see any other colors

Yellow:

I'm going to request a color that isn't a vibrant one, to get some idea of what the car would look like if it wore a "sinister" color with black wheels... How about mineral gray? Possibly black kidneys as well?

Thanks

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^^black kidneys please
I agree, black kidneys, and mineral gray. That would be awesome.
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black or dark grey. With and without black wheels.
Black kidneys, definitely.
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