[argentic]

I covered my M2 today with e46 m3 cover , rear is loose but at the front is very tight. I guess M2 is the new M3. What do you guys think?

[DanG]

Looks good to me. The M2 is almost the same size as an E46 M3.

[flybigjet]

e46 M3:
Weight: 3296 lbs.
Height:54.02"
Width: 70.08"
Length: 176.85"

f87 M2C:
Weight: 3417 lbs. (121 lbs. heavier)
Height:55.51" (1.49" higher)
Width: 72.99" (2.91" wider)
Length: 175.63" (1.22" shorter)

Source: auto-data.net

[argentic]

Originally Posted by flybigjet

e46 M3:
Weight: 3296 lbs.
Height:54.02"
Width: 70.08"
Length: 176.85"

f87 M2C:
Weight: 3417 lbs. (121 lbs. heavier)
Height:55.51" (1.49" higher)
Width: 72.99" (2.91" wider)
Length: 175.63" (1.22" shorter)

Source: auto-data.net

[Moflow]

Originally Posted by flybigjet

e46 M3:
Weight: 3296 lbs.
Height:54.02"
Width: 70.08"
Length: 176.85"

f87 M2C:
Weight: 3417 lbs. (121 lbs. heavier)
Height:55.51" (1.49" higher)
Width: 72.99" (2.91" wider)
Length: 175.63" (1.22" shorter)

Source: auto-data.net

These are probably correct, but as someone who used to professionally comb the internet for car data, auto-data.net is super unreliable as a general rule. I don’t think a human being compiles their numbers, pretty sure it’s an automated script that searches for numbers from other websites and then puts them on auto-data.net

[flybigjet]

Originally Posted by Moflow

These are probably correct, but as someone who used to professionally comb the internet for car data, auto-data.net is super unreliable as a general rule. I don’t think a human being compiles their numbers, pretty sure it’s an automated script that searches for numbers from other websites and then puts them on auto-data.net

Probably true-- but they're close enough for government work.

When I was researching the M2C before purchase, I ran numbers from a bunch of sites referencing the e46 M3 and I remember being struck by how similar they were-- I went down the rabbit hole when someone said "The M2C is the old M3."

These numbers might be off a quarter inch here and there, but they're close enough to show that the f87 M2C and e46 M3 are very, very close dimensionally.

R.

[kt22cliffjumper]

I have both. According to owner's manuals, below are dimensions of E46M3 and F87M2. Even though numbers say the biggest difference is the width between them but the part I notice more is the height. My M3 is lowered than stock though.

2005 m3 54.0h 176.9l 70.1w 75.7w with mirror
2018 m2 55.5h 176.2l 73.0w 78.1w with mirror

[switzerr]

It’s the height I notice most. But those sexy hips make up for it

[asciimike]

An E36 cover works as well!