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Originally Posted by Poochie

Meh, BMW is obviously a heavy-ass street vehicle, not some 8 second racecar. I still say your money is better spent on some lightweight wheels, where unsprung makes more of an impact on the handling, than a 1,900 (Canadian) piece of carbon fiber on top.

M wheels are forged, but I don't have the weight of the G87 wheels. I'd get other wheels regardless, not a fan of the 930M design in either color.

[86zccrx]

Originally Posted by Tag

M wheels are forged, but I don't have the weight of the G87 wheels. I'd get other wheels regardless, not a fan of the 930M design in either color.

Are these definitely forged? Considering the design is the same as the M3 wheels but with a different code I wonder if they aren’t the same construction.

[spool twice]

Originally Posted by M3WC

To me that reads like sunroof and carbon roof will be options. Not sunroof is standard with a carbon roof option.

"There will be two optional roofs..."


Although below from press release seem to suggest sunroof is standard.

"There are two roof variants for the new BMW M2: an electrically operated glass slide/tilt moonroof offering a glass surface now larger by nearly 20 percent compared with the outgoing model is standard equipment. A weight-reducing M Carbon roof panel is optional and deletes the moonroof."

To me, variants are just that, variants of the original form a.k.a. steel roof without sunroof.

So I agree, steel no-sunroof is standard, and the variants are CF or steel w/sunroof.

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Originally Posted by KevinC

Interesting that the January build car detailed by option breakdown has a VIN starting with W, which SHOULD mean it was built in Germany, which wouldn't be surprising for a super early pre-production build - yet in the breakdown it says it was built at SLP. That doesn't make sense.

That list shows H/K surround system - is that the base or only system? Or is it an upgrade? No way to know from that. M240i has optional h/k which by all accounts is a big upgrade from the F87 h/k system we got standard here (not a difficult achievement!). Nice to see "full" Merino leather available. And the optional CF trim isn't that "dry" stuff in the F87. But it won't come cheap either, partly because it will include CF trim on the steering wheel, and CF paddles for the ZF8.

It's great to have all these options available - only downside is that "checking all the boxes" is gonna shoot the price into the stratosphere.

The G20 330i made-in-Mexico in my garage starts with a W, so does my Hungarian made TTRS

[IM2C]

Originally Posted by Poochie

For the record, when you opt for the manual option, you are restricted from adding Active Cruise Control or Remote Engine Start..

Good

[Amsgarage]

Anyone know when allocations for these will be out?

[Sethhboii]

Originally Posted by Amsgarage

Anyone know when allocations for these will be out?

I'm assuming mid November

[BMWGirlFL]

Originally Posted by KevinC

Interesting that the January build car detailed by option breakdown has a VIN starting with W, which SHOULD mean it was built in Germany, which wouldn't be surprising for a super early pre-production build - yet in the breakdown it says it was built at SLP. That doesn't make sense.

Noticed that too. Maybe explained by 11DM Type Code?? Factory is 11th position and 8 is SLP.




Source:
https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/mid/home/...1-9578a64dade9

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by M0011

Good

What's your beef with ACC or remote start?

I can take or leave ACC, although it is hella cool to see in action (plus is safer than Tesla's system) and remote start is God sent in the fall/winter season.. I hope I could figure a way to jailbreak and code in the latter feature..

[BMWGirlFL]

Originally Posted by moodyhank82

Rear camera is a federal mandate on all new cars here in the US, not sure how that is going to be part of an optional package...

Explained PDF Page 33 (numbered 29):
https://g29.bimmerpost.com/forums/at...4&d=1569377335

[BMWGirlFL]

Originally Posted by T_U_D

Anyone fluent in German?

Copy, paste & use Google to translate?

[T_U_D]

Originally Posted by BMWGirlFL

Copy, paste & use Google to translate?

I attempted that. The iPad did not want to do it. All good now.

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by BMWGirlFL

Explained PDF Page 33 (numbered 29):
https://g29.bimmerpost.com/forums/at...8;d=1569377335

Allow me help out to those who don't pay for Adobe reader:

This is what you get on the G87 with Parking Assistance:

[themnmd]

Originally Posted by abdulisraddd

I wonder if full leather means you get leather on the dash/ upper doors too like my g80.

Would be great but on a 2 series 🤔

[r3dbimmer89]

Originally Posted by BMWGirlFL

Noticed that too. Maybe explained by 11DM Type Code?? Factory is 11th position and 8 is SLP.
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Source:
https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/mid/home/...1-9578a64dade9

BMW only uses 3MW in NA....Mexican built vehicles use the WB* designation for the rest of the world. Only the NHTSA is anal about the VIN world manufacturing designation matching the exact country of origin...most other countries could care less.

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by r3dbimmer89

BMW only uses 3MW in NA....Mexican built vehicles use the WB* designation for the rest of the world. Only the NHTSA is anal about the VIN world manufacturing designation matching the exact country of origin...most other countries could care less.

Cool nerdy info, I love it..

So thanks to the US regulations, the North American M2 get exclusive an VIN designation, a slightly different front bumper (mandatory amber side reflector) & taillights (red turn signals), side impact airbags & and emergency trunk release (US requirement only).

BMW must love the fact that they are forced to spend the extra resources to keep up with the man's rules.

[ROBM2C]

The seats are outstanding , will they fit in the f87c hmmmm 🤔

[JustinHEMI]

Originally Posted by Poochie

Cool nerdy info, I love it..

So thanks to the US regulations, the North American M2 get exclusive an VIN designation, a slightly different front bumper (mandatory amber side reflector) & taillights (red turn signals), side impact airbags & and emergency trunk release (US requirement only).

BMW must love the fact that they are forced to spend the extra resources to keep up with the man's rules.

Is that balanced with the EUs emissions restrictions?

[PackPride85]

Originally Posted by Poochie

The manual option will never be an up-charge in the US.. Not because BMW are not greedy bastards but they would get annihilated in the presses and the bad publicity would not be worth the few bucks they make in the process.

All the media outlets, even late night comedians, picked up on when BMW was proposing charging a subscription fee for heated seats and turned it into a dumpster fire. BMW spent weeks on damage control in the US market.

Over the last few month when everyone was crying about inflation, it was expected that major companies such as Apple and Sony was going increase the prices of their products, which they did in every single region except the US. Not because they love North America but they understand fully well that the court of public opinion runs the show here and so they'll just find some other sly way to pad the bill.

https://youtube.com/shorts/FkPa2MDNFQI?feature=share

US companies like Apple only increase their prices over seas because they are a U.S. based company and the dollar is super strong right now killing the value of other currencies. It wasn't a PR decision.

[PackPride85]

Originally Posted by Poochie

Cool nerdy info, I love it..

So thanks to the US regulations, the North American M2 get exclusive an VIN designation, a slightly different front bumper (mandatory amber side reflector) & taillights (red turn signals), side impact airbags & and emergency trunk release (US requirement only).

BMW must love the fact that they are forced to spend the extra resources to keep up with the man's rules.

I'd say the EU emissions requirements give BMW way more headaches than a few bumper and reflector mods.

[T_U_D]

Alpine White

[BMWGirlFL]