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Also test-drove Giulia QF the other day. While the car feels very light and sturdy I can't see a ZF car ever replacing any of the DCT cars I have. It simply lacks feedback and is clunkier when driven in manual mode.
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06-09-2021, 10:17 PM | #310 |
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Slowly reverting back to the days of Altezza tail lights
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I was thinking that too. At this stage I'm not a fan based on what I've seen of the X3M but I'd like to see it in person first
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front fender flares are nice
hood power dome as well. smaller headlights make the car looks chunky `` will it have a smiley face, similar to '22 X3M? can't wait
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The picture of a G42 M240i that leaked in April 2020 shows most of the front end and rear end without camo (you can spot an ///M logo on the lower front intake, but it's no G87 M2). Unfortunately, because of the angle and distance of the picture, the real proportions are not properly represented. For sure, it looks more proportionate and muscular in reality. As said before: we will need to get used to the new head lights & tail lights design, which will also feature on the 2023 G87 M2. As usual, on the G87 M2 the front end design will be different (featuring /---\ lower intake design instead of \---/ design).
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this may have been covered, but if not.
As a result of being built on BMW’s new CLAR (Cluster Architecture) platform, the new 2 Series will provide a 40 percent increase in body rigidity compared with the structure used by the current model. Suspension setup will comprise of a heavily reworked MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear suspension. According to BMW M engineers, one advantage of this new setup is its ability to support increased front camber. It will be available with the choice of either lift-related or variable dampers. https://www.autocarindia.com/car-new...xt-year-421047 |
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Has anyone else pondered the remote but distinct possibility the G87 manual will be built exclusively in Leipzig? I don't believe the Mexico plant turns out any US/Canadian manual cars. That's my logic.
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There was a British publication that posted last year that M2 production for the UK would still be done at Leipzig. https://drive-my.com/bmw-m2-coupe-fo...pe-m-1-series/ With regard to the manual transmission i don’t think it is difficult for the production line in any plant to be set up to install two different transmissions in a car.It would be great though if the manual was only manufactured at Leipzig. |
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Haha, no. I meant it as in I'll actually buy the car. I won't buy the one made in Mexico just like I won't buy German tequila.
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So the Carbon Fiber roof will be "optional"…
Does that mean it will be a paid option or one of those zero cost swap options (painted with sunroof or you can get the solid CF version)? If it's a paid option, any ideas what it might add to the price? Also, what is meant by "first 4 months will be BMW 50th anniversary"… does that mean those first 4 months of production will be more expensive and highly optioned models? I want to get an early allocation but the only "option" I want is a CF roof. I don't care about anything else other than the powertrain (which better have an S58), 6spd manual, and CF roof. I hope I don't have to wait for that because first 4 months worth of them have special 50th anniversary badging and $10K worth of options. Any new insights on all this? We are almost 1yr out from SOP. |
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Everyone that comes in asking about the m2 at the dealership I work at has high expectations for this. Hoping this one will be as special as the F87
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Personally, the G8X platform hasn't felt special to me compared to the F8x platform those just had a presence to them especially the F80 M3 And F87 M2 Comp
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Yeah, I've had the very first of the last three iterations of the M3/M4 Coupes ('01, '08 & current '15) When the G82 came out I did not have the same drive to preorder. Looking seriously at the G42 as an alternative.
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