BMW M235i Revealed - Live Pics! [Updated With Rear and Interior]

vinny84 · 10-22-2013, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GFK007

How many potential purchasers intend on de badging?

I'm not. Might debadge the side M emblems but I need to see the car in person to make that decision...I'll probably keep them on too

waitwhat · 10-22-2013, 09:58 PM

by the way, enough with this "M2/non-M2" stuff guys. it's so snob!

GFK007 · 10-22-2013, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by vinny84

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Originally Posted by GFK007

How many potential purchasers intend on de badging?

I'm not. Might debadge the side M emblems but I need to see the car in person to make that decision...I'll probably keep them on too

I agree. The M with the 235i behind it, looks kinda cluttered though.

I'm thinking maybe just an M license plate frame.

I like the trunk lid spoiler.

dreamspeed · 10-22-2013, 10:00 PM

Isn't it a bit of an insult to Infiniti by saying the competitors are the CLA, A3 and Q60?

I always thought the q60 was targeted as a 3 series (4 series) competitor

Ramos · 10-22-2013, 10:04 PM

a) Estoril blue on black interior
b) Mineral gray on red interior

It's gonna be a tough choice !!
At least 6MT over 8AT is a no brainer.. I'm one of few people glad there are no DCT option. Makes my decision to stick with 6MT that much easier

black335isport · 10-22-2013, 10:08 PM

Is it only me or the trunk will look really weird when it is open... like the tail lights are eating it?

Aust350z · 10-22-2013, 10:08 PM

I wish it was DCT would have made it so easy.

dmboone25 · 10-22-2013, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Snig

Yeah, I suspect that date might have shifted, since the article was written a few months ago.

My production date is confirmed to be the second week of December, with an estimated arrival date of late January in Baltimore.

Now, I too have raised the question of whether or not the production schedule will be altered - they aren't announcing pricing or options on Friday. Just pics of the car. If they are to start building this thing in a few weeks, how in the world can all of that be true.

Makes no sense to me - I'm trying to be cautiously optimistic.

ki__ · 10-22-2013, 10:17 PM

Anyone else notice the #newBMWX5?.. I thought it was a M235i

And are they even making a M2 or will this be it? (Sort of like the Z4is)

dmboone25 · 10-22-2013, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by KEYON

Anyone else notice the #newBMWX5?.. I thought it was a M235i

And are they even making a M2 or will this be it? (Sort of like the Z4is)

No confirmation of the M2 yet. If it does happen, it will be a few years away, according to SCOTT26...but he has been wrong before

631twentyeighteye · 10-22-2013, 10:32 PM

the freakin hood line kills it.

Bam226 · 10-22-2013, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 631twentyeighteye

the freakin hood line kills it.

What's wrong with it? Sorry but I'm just not getting all the hate. The car looks sweet so far

pkimM3r · 10-22-2013, 10:40 PM

I still cant believe the ///M badge on this car.

Oh you drive an m3? I have an m235. (Then the m6 owner laughs out loud).

Would make for a great commercial

tony20009 · 10-22-2013, 10:41 PM

TY for the pics. Nice to see.

Can someone tell me who stages an event where the car is stuck under a tent so nobody can see it, and then lets people take pics that end up on the web?

Am I just being too, too cynical?

pikcachu · 10-22-2013, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BMOEW

Hmm might just get a 135is then or a z4 sdrive 35is with the n54

Reason is the ZF8 is almost as fast as the DCT and lighter so no case for the DCT...at least not for non-full M cars

IS3andME · 10-22-2013, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by dmboone25

No confirmation of the M2 yet. If it does happen, it will be a few years away, according to SCOTT26...but he has been wrong before

Apparently, an interview witht he head of M said that he would like to, as they already have the engine, and that they already have the suspension...so, hhhhhmmm what does that mean?

AlexTek · 10-22-2013, 11:02 PM

I just HATE seeing BMW branding now ///M to any model now.

Just like AMG that brands every MB crap they do, just because has a body kit or wheels.

BMW should keep ///M exclusive to 1M, M3, M4, M5, M6, X5M, X6M and maybe an M2. But for te love of God NO M235 :-/

ORIGIN M. · 10-22-2013, 11:09 PM

Well I like the car so far...

But w/dental-floss in hand I will be taking all that BS off the trunk

This is like a damn strip tease

e92_m3 · 10-22-2013, 11:35 PM

I definitely need to see the 4-door version of this!

M12Power · 10-22-2013, 11:50 PM

If this thing really is going to be available early next year, it's decision time between this or the 2014 FR-S Monogram Series.

Too bad this isn't the M2; that would have made the decision much easier...

ozinaldo · 10-22-2013, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Nantucket

What are the design themes introduced by the 1M that you are talking about?I respect the fact that you love your car but that statement is ridiculous.The designs of the 2 series and M4 don't look anything like the 1M.

Front bumper including the air curtain technology totally repeated in the new M4, and at least inspired the 2 series front to a lesser extend.

The side gills/creases (which was originally designed to be open like the air curtains but left unopen due to technical problems and lack of time), rear bumper with fake vents also mimicing the previous themes.

And finally, in the case of M4/M3 and if there will be a M2 I am sure in M2 too, the significantly wide fenders that give the 1M its particular and athletic stance.

Interesting thing is I needed to (am asked to) list down and remind these stuff. Aren't these obvious? They are discussed widely when the M4 prototype was made public as far as I remember.

Of course, these cars don't look like 1M by the way, they are brand new platforms. I just said and meant that there are "some" design themes either repeated or merely re-interpreted in these new models. There is nothing wrong that BMW re-uses certain elements that worked well and received well before.

Despite its old school looks I believe 1M is going to age well because it also introduced a few cool elements that become common now and also because it has a great, aggresive stance, like a pitbull terrier which is not at all a bad thing for a small M car. M cars do not need to be elegant or pretty or classy looking, I really think that they should just look simple, clean and aggressive, the same way that all little M coupes (Z3, Z4 -also pretty Z4- and 1M) looked.

They can make a very good looking M2 out of this though, preferably with a simpler interior with exclusive details. It really is going to be a huge mistake not to offer a M2, that is the bottomline for me.

positiveions · 10-23-2013, 12:02 AM

Now that I keep looking at it, it looks as an E30 325is reincarnate.

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tony20009 Major General 1045 Rep 5,660 Posts Drives: BMW 335i - Coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Washington, DC iTrader: (0)	TY for the pics. Nice to see. Can someone tell me who stages an event where the car is stuck under a tent so nobody can see it, and then lets people take pics that end up on the web? Am I just being too, too cynical? __________________ Cheers, Tony ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ '07, e92 335i, *Sparkling Graphite, Coral Leather, Aluminum, 6-speed*
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