Breaking: First BMW 2 Series Spied! F23 Convertible Spotted in Munich

atha · 11-29-2012, 10:04 AM

sorry , ugly , not for me

Antares · 11-29-2012, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by brio

Thank goodness they addressed those hideous headlights.

Humanity be praised somebody took an axe at those headlights.

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Originally Posted by SCOTT26

None. The only people who have negative reactions to the lights are people on forums, never actually seen the car and outspoken media who a majority have yes, never seen the car in real life.

The F20 1er is actually proving to successful...
The car was chosen by the BMW board because of its distinctive appearance. I was recently pointed out a new Golf on the streets of Munich but you would never know because it is completely anonyomus.
The 1er is in no way anonyomus.

The same only-people who preorded more Mercedes A class than the mass market Golf VII? at VW they almost got a stroke...
and at BMW somebody very high up was thinking how a "distinctive" 1er design can do wonders for the competition (that has a technically very inferior car)

you probably remember what happened to Herr Panke,.... after Susane had a go at him

chriscecc914 · 11-29-2012, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by atha

sorry , ugly , not for me

Sorry but I have to laugh at reactions like this. Always at least one of these even though its still so camouflaged.

bimmerjph · 11-29-2012, 10:11 AM

Any word on how much longer the wheelbase will be on the coupe and convertible?

Also will there still be an inline 6 option? I know the M2 will probably be a 4 banger, but there was a 6 cylinder 3er when the E30 M3 was out.

JasonCSU · 11-29-2012, 10:12 AM

It's nice to finally see a 2 series prototype, though I didn't expect to see the convertible first.

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Originally Posted by atha

sorry , ugly , not for me

Because you can tell exactly what it looks like under all that camouflage?

E90Mario · 11-29-2012, 10:16 AM

"Son, when I was your age the BMW 2 series didn't exist"

evolution80 · 11-29-2012, 10:30 AM

i dont like these new tiny exhaust tips - just like on the new 3series - they yell: look at how green we are

TunedM2C · 11-29-2012, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SCOTT26

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I wonder how much the negative reaction to the headlights of the F20 1-series influenced the design of these lights.

None. The only people who have negative reactions to the lights are people on forums, never actually seen the car and outspoken media who a majority have yes, never seen the car in real life.

The F20 1er is actually proving to be as successful if not more so than the
E87. The car was chosen by the BMW board because of its distinctive appearance. I was recently pointed out a new Golf on the streets of Munich but you would never know because it is completely anonyomus.
The 1er is in no way anonyomus.

The F22/F23/F24 are the 2er. The bloodline is there with the 1er but it heads in a more sportier direction than before with different front end and rear end styling to distinguish the 2er from the 1er just as the 4er will be distinctive from the 3er.

The Coupe will be seen shortly as it is heading to Sweden in a truck soon for winter testing.

Will the M2 variants be more mass produced then the previous 1M?

TheOne · 11-29-2012, 10:44 AM

From the camo I have a feeling that the 2 series would be more appealing to hardcore BMW design fanatics when compared with the current 1 series.
Yours truly included 😉

advantage20 · 11-29-2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bimmerjph

Also will there still be an inline 6 option? I know the M2 will probably be a 4 banger, but there was a 6 cylinder 3er when the E30 M3 was out.

Yeah, M235i

kensington · 11-29-2012, 11:07 AM

So are we going to create a new website called 2addicts?

TMR013 · 11-29-2012, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by kensington

So are we going to create a new website called 2addicts?

Good question. And will we now have to keep track of original 1Addicts vs 2Addicts? So as not to be confused by potential new FWD 1Addicts???
I see, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria coming.

Antares · 11-29-2012, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TMR013

Good question. And will we now have to keep track of original 1Addicts vs 2Addicts? So as not to be confused by potential new FWD 1Addicts???
I see, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria coming.

The ending of the world as the South-american cultures predicted

remmib · 11-29-2012, 12:40 PM

Looks promising.

SCOTT26 · 11-29-2012, 12:41 PM

It's the 4er that will start the mass hysteria. Then it will be known...

Diver · 11-29-2012, 12:55 PM

It looks promising. The M235i should be a hit in the US.

dmboone25 · 11-29-2012, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuned1M

Will the M2 variants be more mass produced then the previous 1M?

That's what I want to know as well--the 1M was difficult to get a hold of, but I really wanted one. Couldn't find one that wasn't spoken for or had a 10K premium added.

I doubt they will ever produce them on an M3/4 scale, but it would be nice if there were enough that a normal dealer might have one to check out.

LemonOne · 11-29-2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by atha

sorry , ugly , not for me

o rly? A typical Bimmerpost member

atl_1M · 11-29-2012, 01:09 PM

Any chance the M235 coupe will be available for delivery by November 2013 in the US?

That's when my lease expires. I can't figure out what to get!

Jason · 11-29-2012, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ssiddiq1

Any chance the M235 coupe will be available for delivery by November 2013 in the US?

That's when my lease expires. I can't figure out what to get!

Definitely not.

atl_1M · 11-29-2012, 01:35 PM

Looks like I'm gonna have to look for a used E90 M3 until the M2 GC comes out then!

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Definitely not.

SCOTT26 · 11-29-2012, 01:51 PM

Remember this?

If you look closer you can start to see the details.

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