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Originally Posted by The English Guy
1M replacement could feature a detuned M4 engine and styling cues from the M235i Racing
At the international media launch of BMW's new 2 Series, company insiders hinted heavily at a full M division version of the two-door coupe. A spokesman confirmed that the 2 Series had been "configured to accept a [more powerful] engine."
The M235i, a halfway house between a standard BMW production model and a full M division product, has a 326hp turbocharged six-cylinder engine, suggesting that a more powerful 2 Series could have as much as 380hp. The M2, which wouldn't arrive before 2016, would likely use a detuned version of the forthcoming M3 and M4 twin-turbocharged engine, which develops 430hp in those applications.
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I guarantee you that was written by some copy-writer at Piston Heads. Note all the weasel words: "could use", "would likely use", "suggesting that". They don't know shit.