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Let's hope BMW learned their lesson with some of these slow F80/82 CS sales, and price the M2 CS in a more appropriate manner...
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Unless they can reduce the weight below ~3300 lbs wet and power bumped to around 430 HP, I would pass. The M4 CS weighs the same as a normal M4 w/ Competition package (3483 lbs), so wouldn’t be suprised if the M2 CS comes with minimal weight reduction besides the CF roof and CCBs.
For $85k-$90k USD, that’s 718 GT4 money. Plus, this model is rumored to arrive in 2020, which is disappointing for buyers who are ready to buy one now. BMW should offer all trims to consumers when a new platform is announced, similar to Porsche. |
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The 1M is a great pocket rocket. "Basically a truncated [E92] M3 Competition Package with a manual" dixit former BMW M boss Dr. Kay Segler. Affordable, at-arms-length, for a lot of car enthusiasts' budgets. But also not cheap for a 1-Series BMW car. I owned a new one for 66K kms and can genuinely go on record to state that it's worth its salt. This Summer a British car enthusiast vlogger drove a 1M for the first time ever: his hands-on impressions did not surprise me at all (see the video here). M4 GTS: check what competing brands have on offer for the solid price-tag, it got some peculiar quirky design elements (oversized front lip, big wing and orange accents), there is the horsing around with bottles of distilled water to regularly refill the water injection tank and, last but not least, it got a spiky, squirrelly road behavior reputation (especially being a handful in the rain). Dubbing the orange details 'Acid Orange Accents' almost seems to be a pars pro toto: acids usually taste sour.
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For crying out loud: timing right amid the forthcoming new economic crisis.
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I don't want to let mine go but can't afford to keep too many cars The 1M looks more aggressive when comparing side by side. I also like the lines of the 1M better than the M2. The front fenders is a non contest. The M2 front fenders look flat in comparison to the 1M's flared front. The rear view of the 1M looks very distinctive as well. After getting back into the 1M after driving a GT4, the feeling I got was...so glad to be back The torque, the playfulness of the chassis, the versatility all hold me back from craving for anything else for fun and DD. It has it all. |
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My guess would be M8, then M4.
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I've been tracking my car since I bought it in 2015... I've just replaced a set of front pads in about 50 track days and 40,000 plus km. Yes, they cost a pretty penny, but worth every one of them. Before you go spouting off about something, you really ought to know a little bit about it first. |
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BMW will also likely use the X3/4M launch to make sure they get the S58 “right” for the M3/4. Just my $.02 anyway.
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All I know is, Evan is on his 3rd set of CCBs already. Did you know that? Hmm...maybe you should talk to someone who actually tracks it more than you (or at least drives it harder than you), before you start imparting your experience as the official gospel.
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I don’t think the M4 CS or GTS were available for Euro Delivery. Don’t plan on it.
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Ha! That got a chuckle out of me.
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The price and all those childish wings and bumps!
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The other issue is that there are MANY enthusiasts who would buy these cars if they came with a proper 6MT transmission. There is so much demand for a good manual tranny that Porsche brought it back in the GT3. I wish BMW understood this. As for the M2 CSL, I'm all for it. I've been first on the list now for two years, as soon as the rumor first started. But the question is will how limited it will be. And if it will be numbered. I fear many folks in this thread are excited for a car they will never even see, let alone have a real chance of buying. |
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