[adc]

Originally Posted by MadViper

What makes you think that the big brakes wont get discolored?

From grey to what?

[akkando]

Originally Posted by nomoracin

OP, time to give the m2c a break and give us an update!

BMW might have gotten to him.

[Lotus99]

Wow, this thread has blown up! I've got to stop driving and read thru it instead!

I updated my first post also. I ran my VIN and this is what it says:

Type Code 2U73

E Series F87 (MUE)

Series 2

Type COUPE

Model M2 COMPETITION (USA)

Steering LL

Doors 2

Engine S55

Displacement 3.00

Power 302

Drive HECK

Transmission MECH

Colour HOCKENHEIM SILBER METALLIC (C33)

Upholstery LED.DAK.DES.PERF.SCHWARZ/BLAU (MDB2)

Prod. Date 2018-06-23

Vehicle options

L838A National version Canada

P7S9A Connected Drive Services Paket

S1CAA Selection of COP relevant vehicles

S1CBA CO2 package

S248A Steering wheel heater

S249A Multifunction f steering wheel

S29UA 19" LM Rad Y-Speiche 788M

S2NHA M Sport brakes

S2VBA Tire pressure display

S2VCA Tire repair kit

S302A Alarm system

S319A Integrated universal remote control

S322A Comfort access

S3AGA Reversing camera

S403A Glass roof, electrical

S423A Floor mats, velours

S428A Warning triangle and first aid kit

S430A Interior/outside mirror with auto dip

S431A Interior mirror with automatic-dip

S459A Seat adjuster, electric, with memory

S465A Through-loading system

S488A Lumbar support, driver and passenger

S490A Adjuster, backrest width

S493A Storage compartment package

S494A Seat heating driver/passenger

S4GQA M safety belts

S4MCA Interior moldings Carbon Fibre

S508A Park Distance Control (PDC)

S521A Rain sensor

S534A Automatic air conditioning

S544A Cruise control with brake function

S548A Kilometer-calibrated speedometer

S552A Adaptive LED headlight

S563A Light package

S575A Supplementary 12V sockets

S5ACA High-beam assistant

S5APA Decode, anti-glare FLA high-beam assist

S5ASA Driving Assistant

S5DSA Emergency release, luggage compartment

S609A Navigation system Professional

S645A BMW US Radio

S655A Satellite tuner

S674A Hi-Fi System Harman Kardon

S697A Area-Code 1 for DVD

S6ACA Intelligent emergency SOS call

S6AEA Teleservices

S6AKA Connected Drive Services

S6AMA Real-Time Traffic Information

S6ANA Concierge Services

S6APA Remote Services

S6CPA Preparation Apple CarPlay

S6NWA Phoning with wireless charging

S6WDA WLAN Hotspot

S712A M sports seat

S760A High gloss shadow line

S7M9A Individual option high-gloss Shadow-Line

S823A Hot-climate version

S845A Acoustic belt warning

S853A Language version English

S8KLA Oil service interval 15,000 km/12 months

S8R9A Refrigerant R1234yf

S8S4A Decoding variable light distribution

S8THA Road sign detection

S925A Dummy-SALAPA

S992A Control of number-plate attachment

S993A model year code in VIN

S9AAA Outer skin protection

[BAN_M2C]

Originally Posted by Lotus99

Wow, this thread has blown up! I've got to stop driving and read thru it instead!

I updated my first post also. I ran my VIN and this is what it says:

Forget the thread keep driving and enjoying!!

You have blown up Bimmerpost FYI

[MadViper]

Originally Posted by adc

From grey to what?

Dark gray, brownish, even black

[Lotus99]

Here are some more photos of the car. I took one next to a plain silver car, standing exactly between the two cars. The light on the ceiling is at mid point too. Notice how much shinier the regular silver is. You can see how much grey the car has, next to the white pole.

I ordered the blue seats and was really worried that it would be too much in your face, but it's not actually. Quite subtle and nice. Hasn't bothered me at all.

And a few iPhone shots of the angel eyes, which are impossible to get right...

And then with the car on the Grossglockner pass, the highest Austrian pass in the Alps IIRC. That's snow behind the car! It was only 40 degrees F, 8 Celsius!

The other pic is of the beautiful pass also. Wish I'd taken a dashcam video of the drive.
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[hellrotm]

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Lookin good!

It is quite different from a regular silver.

[Lotus99]

BTW, my cameraman - my 10 year old son - asked that you also check out his video and comment on it.

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Some videos I made:

[arbim]

That's for the pics. Nice!
Did the performance summer tires do OK in those temperatures?
I am picking up on September 17th and will be following a route similar to yours. I am going to be OK tire-wise?

[BAN_M2C]

Originally Posted by Lotus99

Some videos I made:
[VIDEOS]

Sport+ is popping like Traction on the current M2!

That last Panoramic picture is fire! Looking so good. And the wheels from far and in angle look almost completely black! Thanks for getting us some more pics and videos. Added you on YouTube!

[EL Jeffe 5]

Congrats one new ride Looks stunning
Thanks for taking time to post

[EL Jeffe 5]

Originally Posted by heavyD^2

The nice thing about his pics is that there's a white SUV so you can clearly see it's a shade darker than white. It's a bit of a polarizing color but HS is a unique color where it straddles the line between white and silver. It's going to stand out.

This is great picture Little guy thinking I will be driving this one day

[Lotus99]

Never been much of a journalist, so please don’t expect a lot! I only drove the M2 a year ago, for half an hour, so it’s not fresh in my mind to do a comparison of it.

I won't get into the aesthetics of the car. It's absolutely gorgeous, and I love the Silver colour. Have noticed quite a few people gawking at the car and giving thumbs up, so I'm not alone.

I’ve spent about 6 hours driving it, much of it in traffic unfortunately, but did some twisty mountain roads, and it really handles well. No surprises. The upgraded brakes are freakin’ powerful! Just tapping them you get thrown forwards.

I find it a bit stiff on rough city roads at slower speeds I have to say, but at speed on rough twisty roads even, it’s so balanced. I wish it had the adjustable suspension for those times, but that’s another story. It seems more comfortable eating up bumps almost the faster you go. Didn’t feel uneasy at all on the twisty mountain roads of the Alps. At 100 MPH, it feels like it’s going 60 MPH. It’s so stable and solid.

Power is quite smooth delivery. Interestingly, even in Sport + mode. I was expecting more of a kick in the pants every time I pressed the gas, but not quite. I’ve been driving a 2016 Golf R lately, and yes, although it weighs a few hundred pounds less, it only has 300 HP and ft lbs of torque, but it really kicks you back when you press the gas. Perhaps once this car’s broken in too, it’ll feel like that. That’s one slight disappointment for me engine wise, but that’s just how BMW has chosen to tune it I’m guessing.

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EDIT: Before the above takes a life of its own, let me say that I've driven an M2 a year ago for half an hour, and the regular M4 and the Competition Pack one on a few test drives. All of them had power delivery the same, more or less, and from none of them I felt the same zip as the R in its Race setting, so it's not that the M cars don't have the power. 0-60 they're better in fact. It's just the way BMW has chosen to deliver the power, which is more linear.

I remember with my Cobb tune on my 335 stage 2+ car, that I preferred the Sport throttle maps vs the Linear throttle ones, which many others liked.

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I was too chicken to really push it hard on the twisty mountain roads in Austria (check out the Grossglockner pictures), and it was raining, but it actually didn’t feel like it was going to lose grip in the rear. I guess it’s a good thing that the power delivery seems pretty smooth and isn’t easy to step the back end out accidentally.

The seats seem pretty comfortable even on 6 hour daily drives and with the adjustable side bolsters, they grip you well. I’ve only been a little bit stiff, and I’ve got a bit of a bad back too.

I wish I could turn off ASD to hear the real sounds of the exhaust. With the windows up, you can barely hear the exhaust. So the soundproofing is pretty damn good. Not sure if I’ll do that mod I’ve seen others do by adding the door seals up front.

In Sport+, as you will hear from my warm start up video, it sounds pretty good IMO and has nice burbles. Comfort mode, was blah.... But then again, I had an upgraded exhaust on my 335 and like them a bit sportier sounding. I’ve driven an M4 with the Competition Package though, and that exhaust is way louder along with its burbles. Wish this was that good.

I’ve got the upgraded sound system, but it needs more bass! It sounds cleaner than my 10 year old 335 with a Logic 7 system, but the underseat subs on the middle setting punched more than these. And I’ve got it set at 5 out of 10 already.

The auto throttle blip seems permanent to me. It does it even in Sport + and even in MDM mode, surprisingly. Not too intrusive though, I just have to program myself to stop blipping I guess.

That's it for now... Going to bed. Will post more in next few days hopefully.
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[M-Pilot]

@Lotus99, does it auto rev match even in Sport+ with DSC fully off?

[BishUK]

Hmmm! Don't know how I feel after reading that.. think I'm a little bit disappointed. Doesn't feel faster than his GolfR on WOT, and sounds silent with the windows up. Upgraded Brakes sound good, as does the colour. Let's see...I have one coming for myself in Sept, but trading in my tuned M2 with Fabspeed and MPE for it...what to do, what to do......

[akkando]

Originally Posted by Lotus99

The auto throttle blip seems permanent to me. It does it even in Sport + and even in MDM mode, surprisingly. Not too intrusive though, I just have to program myself to stop blipping I guess.

If it's like the M2 instead of the f80 then blip is only off in DSC off. Can be coded out on regular M2 though.

[BlastedBilly]

Originally Posted by BishUK

Hmmm! Don't know how I feel after reading that.. think I'm a little bit disappointed. Doesn't feel faster than his GolfR on WOT, and sounds silent with the windows up. Upgraded Brakes sound good, as does the colour. Let's see...I have one coming for myself in Sept, but trading in my tuned M2 with Fabspeed and MPE for it...what to do, what to do......

Agreed. Im coming from a tuned Golf R. This has me a little worried, but its the first review. Its not broken in yet. Maybe hes not taking it past 4500rpm?

[Lotus99]

Originally Posted by heavyD^2

The nice thing about his pics is that there's a white SUV so you can clearly see it's a shade darker than white. It's a bit of a polarizing color but HS is a unique color where it straddles the line between white and silver. It's going to stand out.

I'd say it's got grey in it for sure. Not just between silver and white.

[Lotus99]

Originally Posted by Spritztour

Congrats! Watch out for those speed check cameras all over the place in Europe. Enjoy!

Yeah... In Austria, they're every freaking quarter of a mile on their autobahn. I'm not joking. Between the mobile speed boxes, cameras at every tunnel entrance and exit, and these metal bars that go over the highways with cameras, it was no fun driving there.

I had the cameras loaded as POI's in my GPS, and with a radar, and they were constantly going off.

And even their cops... Got checked by laser twice! No ticket, luckily!

[Lotus99]

Originally Posted by Artemis

OP doesn't need to spend time behind a keyboard of a laptop or phone right now. His place as we speak is his M Sport Seat behind the wheel of his M2C, tearing up the Autobahn, Alps twisties and eventually the Nürburgring.

Actually it's rather "M2 Boss" than "M2 Competition", simply because that car is and will remain the #1 delivery worldwide. Extremely rare bird freely flying on the public road. No Ascari circuit restrictions. Will turn lots of heads everywhere it roams. Others will also take delivery in the near future but will never be that very #1. Congrats, Lotus99. Enjoy !

Thank you sir. It's been tough getting into the cities early evening, then going off to dinner, and putting the little kid to bed.

Been a blast. Saw Bayern Munich play a friendly game in Austria against Paris St Germaine (without Neymar though). That's why Austria was a detour for us.

Looking forward to getting back onto the German Autobahns.

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by hellrotm

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Lookin good!

It is quite different from a regular silver.

It's a light gray. The name is silver.

Just like LBB is really teal and the name is blue.

[Lotus99]

Originally Posted by BishUK

Hmmm! Don't know how I feel after reading that.. think I'm a little bit disappointed. Doesn't feel faster than his GolfR on WOT, and sounds silent with the windows up. Upgraded Brakes sound good, as does the colour. Let's see...I have one coming for myself in Sept, but trading in my tuned M2 with Fabspeed and MPE for it...what to do, what to do......

I knew I'm going to take some sh!t for that comment... The lack of zippiness of the car is the only thing that has surprised me, to be honest. Those who know and review cars for a living will probably describe this as a normally aspirated engine curve, or one that is quite linear and predictable. Which is not a bad thing necessarily.

It can't be that BMW couldn't make it drive like the R. I'm sure they could have just mapped the throttle curve steeper. It's got way more power, so that's not the problem. Perhaps with the R, being AWD, they can get away with it.

The fact the car is sound proofed well is nothing to whine about. As you can hear from my vid, the exhaust does make plenty of noise. If you expect it to be that loud with your windows up, you'll need to get yourself an aftermarket one. I used to drive with my windows cracked open to hear my exhaust.