New M2?

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New M2?

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I was a little hasty in judging the M4 (which has definitely grown on me) but I have to say - this rear ended is an absolute shocker!

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I'll await the official reveal before making my actual opinions, but so far - not great! 😬

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This rendering looks ok though, so there is hope:

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I hope that rear bumper is still in disguise.
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That’s what happens when you get lip fillers.
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Adds to the list of BMWs I hated at first, but slowly grew on me and I ended up buying half of them. :lol:
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I saw that all over Twatter and genuinely thought it was some horrendous Barry-Boy* halfords special.

* Sorry, Baz.
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tim wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 2:22 pm I saw that all over Twatter and genuinely thought it was some horrendous Barry-Boy* halfords special.

* Sorry, Baz.
WTAF is that?!

@tim - my thoughts exactly.
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The proportions in the last pic look great but I’m not sold on the grille. At least it’s not been beavered though.

The rear: no words.
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Oh my god that looks hilariously bad.
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I don't think trabant blue is helping it but I cannot say the 2 series latest efforts have appealed, there is a 4 door droopy saloon that is also particularly ugly.
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I think the rear photo above is as a result of a particularly unflattering combo of angle and colour.

Albeit a render, I think the rear looks pretty good here.

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I’m guessing they’ve gone for the vertical reflectors to try and visually widen it, as I’m sure I read somewhere that the body itself is the same as the standard 2 series coupe.

I prefer the front of the standard car to those square intakes.
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The rear is quite different in the render though. Different reflectors and lines around it.
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The new ones I've seen (non-M2 obviously) look a mess from the rear. Lights are too small and look cheap. The whole thing lacks substance.
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Maurice wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:36 pm I think the rear photo above is as a result of a particularly unflattering combo of angle and colour.

Albeit a render, I think the rear looks pretty good here.

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I’m guessing they’ve gone for the vertical reflectors to try and visually widen it, as I’m sure I read somewhere that the body itself is the same as the standard 2 series coupe.

I prefer the front of the standard car to those square intakes.
well that's a little more hope, though no wide arches would be a hard no from me.
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Nope, no better from this angle...

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They should have got that russian site to design it! It's basically the same, but just slightly different.
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No sign of that cool front arch vent...
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It’s got more rake on its arse and greater ride height than most of the smaller X models :lol:
Good departure angle for speed bumps I guess.
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Shame as it’s probably the last rwd, manual ice bmw. Hopefully they are giving themselves room for improvement when the csl is released.
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There is talk of a 2wd manual M240i.

That M2 looks awkward 😂
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They’ve pumped up the standard 2-series coupe to make it look like a successor to the M2, but it hasn’t left them anywhere to go visually. Shame.
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That's really unfortunate. The whole thing gives the impression of a car restyled to avoid having to pay a license fee for an advert.
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