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Originally Posted by Mr. Maboomba
This may be an F87 test mule - an F87 chassis modified to fit the G87 wheelbase and track. If not, those extra front fenders are absurd (absurdly awesome).
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To host 19" and 20" wheels, you need some room.
Furthermore, mere guess: go wider and BMW may eventually equally avoid using plastic add-on extenders to comply with regulations in some markets.
"7. Wheel arch extenders
You might have noticed the last few weeks that existing models within the BMW model lineup are being outfitted with plastic strips at the top of the wheel arch. These new wheel arch stripes were introduced because of homologation guidelines.
About 70 countries across the world are introducing new regulations when it comes to noise and road / wheel noise. The regulations state that the tires have to be “within” the arches and therefore the extenders were installed. There is no general guideline across all these countries, but many different ones. The extenders are there to make sure all new guidelines are covered."
(source: here)
For the record: track & body width of the M2 Competition and M2 CS are identical. Difference: the M2 CS (EURO-spec) features add-on fender extensions on both sides (2 x 8.5mm) (I believe that those were also added to the M2C from Spring 2020 onwards). So technically speaking, the M2 CS is 'wider' if you don't remove the fender extensions (some owners did that for aesthetic reasons).
F87 M2 Competition:
F87 M2 CS:
E82 1M:
2002 Hommage:
G87 M2:
