BMW M2 in Public - Tons of Pics and Video (Pics are up!)

Adem1534 · 10-25-2015, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW F22

Awesome post. However, I find it the original post a bit suspicious. Makes me wonder if the OP is connected to BMW somehow.

Lol. Me? Connected to BMW? I WISH. Hey SCOTT26, can I send you a resume? Apparently I fit the mold for a BMW employee. Need an engineer over here state side?

BMW F22 · 10-25-2015, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Adem1534

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Originally Posted by BMW F22

Awesome post. However, I find it the original post a bit suspicious. Makes me wonder if the OP is connected to BMW somehow.

Lol. Me? Connected to BMW? I WISH. Hey SCOTT26, can I send you a resume? Apparently I fit the mold for a BMW employee. Need an engineer over here state side?

Never know. Stranger things have happened. You are one of the few who have been talking up the M2 for months (like non-stop praises). Not saying it's bad. Just saying it's a bit out there.

Janerz · 10-25-2015, 10:47 AM

good work

M3 n X5M · 10-25-2015, 10:53 AM

OP, great work!!! The pics look very good.

Seagull · 10-25-2015, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Adem1534

Lol. Me? Connected to BMW? I WISH. Hey SCOTT26, can I send you a resume? Apparently I fit the mold for a BMW employee. Need an engineer over here state side?

The problem is that they need someone who can KEEP secrets LOL. All the skills you display here are liability

... unless they hire you to spy on their so called competitors!

Diver · 10-25-2015, 11:19 AM

Thank you for the many photos.

sth519 · 10-25-2015, 11:31 AM

Thanks for sharing the pictures and video.

I think this is the clearest impression we've got so far about how the car looks in real life.

BMW should park a MG M2 right next to it tomorrow.

Dog Face Pony Soldier · 10-25-2015, 11:36 AM

My F30 is MG so you might call me biased, but that color looks too Aqua for any car I'd own... Especially an aggressively-styled one. Looks feminine to me.

I can't wait to see the US pricing and options.

Artemis · 10-25-2015, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sth519

BMW should park a MG M2 right next to it tomorrow.

Exactly. LBB had enough exposure by now. Now it's time to show us pictures of the M2 sporting the monochrome colors (AW, BSM and MG).

Cooltones · 10-25-2015, 12:00 PM

GREAT JoB!!!

Your "investigative" effort to find and snap pix of the M2 are VERY MUCH appreciated!

Yeah, I think YOU and the M2 will make a nice partnership...

Thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
-Tony

DrivenByE30 · 10-25-2015, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by G8rGrl

The size does look like an M car:

http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1187954

The gray one looks awesome !

M3 Adjuster · 10-25-2015, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by NYG1121

Hate to say it and I think I'm in the minority..but the proportions are just too small for it to ever look like a M car. Im sure it drives like one but it will never get the eye popping "look" that a 3/4 and above do..

Apparently someone has never seen the E30 M3 ?

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CFoote · 10-25-2015, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxx2

SCOTT26,

In this case, we are talking about pictures of a vehicle which has already been officially released to the public and is already in production.

Was anything done to this vehicle whatsoever? Was there anything taken or damaged? Was there anything done to damage the brand or its reputation.

If BMW NA wanted to hide the car, they definitely would not keep it out in public, they have plenty of hide-a-way areas in NJ

...but in all fairness, BMWs company property, like any company, is private property, so if people go and visit and this becomes a shit-storm, people will probably be asked to leave...have to be careful about trespassing and what not.

I personally am very excited about the M2, it sounds like its going to be a great car and will bring back some of the driving dynamics a lot of us have been wanting from prior generations.

Chris

Bosozoku · 10-25-2015, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Adem1534

I guess both the i8 and M2 are hitting on the same chick? They're into big girls?

Lemme tell ya 'bout white trucks...

wkndracr · 10-25-2015, 12:56 PM

Awesome pics! I work 10 mins from BMW NA. I just might have to take a ride over there one day. I'm surprised that you could just cruise through the parking lot and not get harassed.

CarSpaz · 10-25-2015, 01:26 PM

Thank you Adem1534!

You are the Uber M2 secret agent!

supershaft · 10-25-2015, 01:26 PM

Did anyone notice the soot on the exhaust is only on the passenger side? Is there an exhaust valve that opens up?

CFoote · 10-25-2015, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by supershaft

Did anyone notice the soot on the exhaust is only on the passenger side? Is there an exhaust valve that opens up?

On my X6 with the N55 it works that way, I believe its either 2500 or 3k that the other side opens via a solenoid valve.

sth519 · 10-25-2015, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Artemis

Exactly. LBB had enough exposure by now. Now it's time to show us pictures of the M2 sporting the monochrome colors (AW, BSM and MG).

It's about time BMW shows us the real thing, so I can stop making crude Photoshop mockups...

marcva · 10-25-2015, 02:08 PM

[QUOTE=Colinv6;18803174]Hey Alex! Top job on the pics and video. I could almost feel your excitement at finally getting to see the M2! You've been waiting from the very start like I was and even though I deflected to the "dark" side I'm still super buzzing for all the excited M2 owners to be patiently waiting and choosing colours etc

My F80 decision definately made sense for me. My wife is 14 weeks pregnant with our first and the M2 would just have been a complete hassle in this respect.

Four doors are very handy with kids.

Be sure to get good seat liners for the back seat. Juice spills will really mess up a seat, especially if you overlook one on a summer day.

Fairly rigid seat liners will also protect against impressions made by car seats since you really have to torque them down. They leave marks over time.

Marc

kovsky · 10-25-2015, 03:27 PM

So much win in this thread! Damn the wait is going to be tough..

Jadar · 10-25-2015, 03:47 PM

So does anyone have an idea as of yet to what the u.s. Msrp will be? I've heard rumors but nothing concrete.

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marcva Captain 378 Rep 647 Posts Drives: E36 M345 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vienna, Virginia, USA iTrader: (0)	[QUOTE=Colinv6;18803174]Hey Alex! Top job on the pics and video. I could almost feel your excitement at finally getting to see the M2! You've been waiting from the very start like I was and even though I deflected to the "dark" side I'm still super buzzing for all the excited M2 owners to be patiently waiting and choosing colours etc My F80 decision definately made sense for me. My wife is 14 weeks pregnant with our first and the M2 would just have been a complete hassle in this respect. Four doors are very handy with kids. Be sure to get good seat liners for the back seat. Juice spills will really mess up a seat, especially if you overlook one on a summer day. Fairly rigid seat liners will also protect against impressions made by car seats since you really have to torque them down. They leave marks over time. Marc
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