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Let's speculate on the GranCoupe variant....will it be able to haul adults in the rear?? Lol. This will be the deciding factor as to whether I can get a 2er over a 3er.
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05-17-2013, 04:53 AM | #222 |
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VERY nice. Nobody can touch BMW's effortless and timeless design strategy right now, IMO.
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05-17-2013, 06:03 AM | #223 |
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This is my new favorite BMW contemporary design. Looks better than anything in the BMW lineup (short of the M6 and M6 Gran Coupe).
Finally BMW does not ruin the design of a small car in order to favor the larger ones in sales. This looks better than the F30 3-series front-end by miles. I wonder what will be the weight difference between this and the 3/4 series. If it's like 250lbs the M2 will be a legend . |
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05-17-2013, 07:14 AM | #225 |
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I'm highly anticipating the M2 now
The 2 series will become the new 3 series and will redefine the brand and become the momentum Even an M235i w manual will be a blast and the GC version will depreciate the 3 saloons Could be some excited times ahead - enjoy what you can while in control of the human machine interface; soon automation will rob us of tactility and haptics |
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05-17-2013, 07:45 AM | #226 |
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Looks great. Te,putting to switch to from the f20 on release....A shooting brake version would be a splendid addition, but presume a bigger market for a four door and the x2 will accommodate those looking for greater practicality.
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05-17-2013, 07:59 AM | #227 |
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Patiently waiting for photoshop gurus to drop the car and throw some BBS or HRE's on there.
This is the M2 would compliment my E92 M3 very very nicely.
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05-17-2013, 08:04 AM | #228 |
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One thing to keep in mind here is that the telephoto lens used will "flatten out" the perspective and therefore makes the proportions look strange in some shots. Particularly, the front and rear quarter shots. In the front quarter shot, the front of the car looks very small and the back looks huge in comparison. That's just an illusion.
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05-17-2013, 08:37 AM | #230 |
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not sure if srs
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Using the 6-series Gran Coupe as a guide, I'd say it's going to be tight. The kind of car you can fit adults in the back of, but not somewhere you'd want to be for extended periods. Then again, I think we'll see the same of the 3-series, so it may be moot.
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05-17-2013, 09:24 AM | #233 |
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RIGHT ON. the fact the headlights do not tough the grill is a wonderful thing... as an E92 driver... this is looking quite good.... the F32 has proportionally nicer curves... but im dying to see these next to each other
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Someone above mentioned the Zagato - esque grill. I agree with you entirely. This is looking fantastic...
This coupe is amazingly enticing, cant wait to see it in hte sheet metal / resin / CFRP
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..I have that same opinion on the "Garmin" look... this philosophy (which I believe (IMHO) is a transition to a dock your iPad in dash future) looks poorly integrated...
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are we sure about there being no 6MT ?
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No, that's speculation based on an incomplete listing of models someone was able to pull up. The person who uncovered those models even stated that there would likely be other models, they just hadn't found them in whatever database they were searching yet. The tester cars in some of the spy photos are 6MT, and I can't imagine BMW offering a manual on 3ers but not on the 2er, arguably the new "true enthusiast" car.
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thank you ... I'm VERY desirous of a 6MT 6-cyl version of this. If I can get a NA engine (a stretch) even better
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