[Hegge]

Originally Posted by advantage20

Not bad.

[steve457]

I wish they would get rid of the vent underneath the headlight, and just give us the double lights from the M3/M4 (or any other model for that matter).

[Germanauto]

Originally Posted by sk8funk

is it just me or some people just seem to come here not to add anything of value but to have a dig at the F87 as if intentionally Worse is when someone own an M2/M2C and then find all the wrong design about it and yet surely before they buy it, they clearly can see what it looks like.
I own a F87 M2C and love the look otherwise i wouldn't have but i'm also very much looking forward to the G87 and likely to get it anyway. I don't hate, i just wait with an open mind until it's fully revealed.

That's the fun part of automotive forums and has been since the advent of the internet. Us grown men acting like children, arguing in circles and not changing one another's minds on matters. Good times.

[///M TOWN]

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[buckybadger]

Originally Posted by Cortexiphan

I'm not kidding you at all.
It looks old and dated and too 90s TO ME.
It looks great TO YOU.

Can you understand that people like different things?

You are a minority. Good luck to you riding modern cars.

Well I do plan to keep the M2C and add the G series M2 CS to my stable. Those will be the last 2 BMWs I plan to keep forever and move on to better things and toys.

Here's a decent review of the M2C for those who don't know much about the car:

Some picture for the enthusiasts who appreciate this car. Enjoy!

[OSee]

Originally Posted by Poochie

I'm not sure how to articulate it into words but I'm not a fan of this exaggerated tacked-on looking widebody rear quarter panel..

I like some smooth creases with a subtle hit of muscles.. ��

The BMW designers are doing too much..

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The M2 is BMW's boy racer car. Regardless of what this enthusiast community thinks that's the demographic they are targeting. And they've been telling you that since the F87. Every BMW OEM M-Performance sticker/part/add-on/kit for that car screamed boy racer.

You are all chasing that high you got as a young man watching/admiring/driving/lusting after your first bmw 3/m3/e39 M5/e38 M-Sport.

Design and marketing choices don't resonate with a lot of the folk here because BMW is telling you - it's probably time for you to buy an M5.

[Tag]

Originally Posted by OSee

The M2 is BMW's boy racer car. Regardless of what this enthusiast community thinks that's the demographic they are targeting. And they've been telling you that since the F87. Every BMW OEM part/add-on/kit for that car screamed boy racer.

You are all chasing that high you got as a young man watching/admiring/driving/lusting after your first bmw 3/m3/e39 M5/e38 M-Sport.

Design and marketing choices don't resonate with a lot of the folk here because BMW is telling you - it's probably time for you to buy an M5.

I have to disagree with this sentiment. What boy racers can afford at ~$65k+ M car? I personally don't see anything to date that looks boy racer on the car. It's more aggressive with bigger intakes, etc. and they gave the rear a boxy design to carry over the boxy front. If that's boy racer then I guess I'm a boy in a grown mans body.

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by OSee

The M2 is BMW's boy racer car. Regardless of what this enthusiast community thinks that's the demographic they are targeting. And they've been telling you that since the F87. Every BMW OEM M-Performance sticker/part/add-on/kit for that car screamed boy racer.

You are all chasing that high you got as a young man watching/admiring/driving/lusting after your first bmw 3/m3/e39 M5/e38 M-Sport.

Design and marketing choices don't resonate with a lot of the folk here because BMW is telling you - it's probably time for you to buy an M5.

Interesting psychoanalysis on just my screen name but to add a little perspective; as a single male under 40, I simply want a smallish, stately looking vehicle with a manual transmission, that hovers under 60k, which doesn't resemble a Fisher Price toy.

BMW started this trend in 2008 by offering affordable, pocket-rockets to my target demographic, with advent of the 135i starting at a relatively reasonable price of 38k and they got me hooked. However, now that it's inherent successor, the G87 M2 is threatening to exceed over 65k MSRP, it's certainly not marketed to the entry-level or "boy racers" crowd anymore but more so those young at heart, with deeper pockets.

As I mentioned before, had BMW no longer offer a manual option, I would not sneeze on one. I feel like my love affair with this brand has run its course and I no longer appreciate where they are headed, for various reasons.

[EXE46]

M5 Lol, as good as the M5CS is, I wouldn't buy one, simply too large for my needs. My G20 is the biggest car I could ever have a need for. And as times passes me by I'm realizing I maybe destined to never have a nuclear family of my own so I am already leaning towards the G42/G87.

In the G42 fora, there are members in their 70's rocking the 2'er, age doesn't define what cars we should be buying. Besides some of us (read Poochie) never grow up, he's had that handle since he was a baby.

[as7920]

Originally Posted by OSee

The M2 is BMW's boy racer car. Regardless of what this enthusiast community thinks that's the demographic they are targeting. And they've been telling you that since the F87. Every BMW OEM M-Performance sticker/part/add-on/kit for that car screamed boy racer.

You are all chasing that high you got as a young man watching/admiring/driving/lusting after your first bmw 3/m3/e39 M5/e38 M-Sport.

Design and marketing choices don't resonate with a lot of the folk here because BMW is telling you - it's probably time for you to buy an M5.

Really, and the M4 is not? Better lump me in (51 yo) boy racer category too.

Same stick on M performance parts, they've even made it to the M3 Touring which I saw in the flesh at Goodwood today and add no "performance" value at all. Just cosmetic.

Originally Posted by Tag

I have to disagree with this sentiment. What boy racers can afford at ~$65k+ M car? I personally don't see anything to date that looks boy racer on the car. It's more aggressive with bigger intakes, etc. and they gave the rear a boxy design to carry over the boxy front. If that's boy racer then I guess I'm a boy in a grown mans body.

Somehow boy racers seem to have more money or better finance offers than they used to.

Was a point it used to be 10 year old BMW bangers, now its 10 day old ones.

[JustinHEMI]

Originally Posted by OSee

The M2 is BMW's boy racer car. Regardless of what this enthusiast community thinks that's the demographic they are targeting. And they've been telling you that since the F87. Every BMW OEM M-Performance sticker/part/add-on/kit for that car screamed boy racer.

You are all chasing that high you got as a young man watching/admiring/driving/lusting after your first bmw 3/m3/e39 M5/e38 M-Sport.

Design and marketing choices don't resonate with a lot of the folk here because BMW is telling you - it's probably time for you to buy an M5.

*laugh react*

[M2PDX]

Originally Posted by ///M TOWN

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This is not an accurate render. The back end, for instance, is slimmer than the M240i.

And the front misses a lot of what we saw in the colorful camouflaged track tests last week.

And..the proportions are all out of whack.

Plus, we can't even see the SEATS (kidding....lol).

[Karmic Man]

To call the M2 a 'Boy Racer' car is selling the car short and quite off the mark

The M2 is the embodiment of the essence of M, it is the one in BMW's line-up with the least amount of constraints in being a driver's car. It is (currently) the simplest and the most faithful M to the root of BMW M GmbH. The design language allows one to trace its M lineage fairly easily

[pissclams]

Originally Posted by advantage20

this front end is far too domesticated for an m car. hopefully they upped the aggressiveness of the front in the real vehicle

[Skooba1231]

Originally Posted by pissclams

this front end is far too domesticated for an m car. hopefully they upped the aggressiveness of the front in the real vehicle

Spoke to a sales rep who confirmed that the front looks pretty much like the rendering. Also said it looked good in person. (Was at the M training)

[bromudez]

Originally Posted by buckybadger

You are a minority. Good luck to you riding modern cars.

Well I do plan to keep the M2C and add the G series M2 CS to my stable. Those will be the last 2 BMWs I plan to keep forever and move on to better things and toys.

Here's a decent review of the M2C for those who don't know much about the car:

Some picture for the enthusiasts who appreciate this car. Enjoy!

Nothing wrong in people have different opinions on something as subjective as looks

That being said, it certainly seems that the opinion that the F87 is somehow an ugly or dated looking car is likely in the extreme minority.

It's nowhere near a perfect car but looks never seemed to be a point of contention whether it's regular people who see the car, enthusiasts, F87 dickriders on this forum, or any of the media reviewers. It's almost universally praised in the looks department.

[Tag]

Originally Posted by bromudez

Nothing wrong in people have different opinions on something as subjective as looks

That being said, it certainly seems that the opinion that the F87 is somehow an ugly or dated looking car is likely in the extreme minority.

It's nowhere near a perfect car but looks never seemed to be a point of contention whether it's regular people who see the car, enthusiasts, F87 dickriders on this forum, or any of the media reviewers. It's almost universally praised in the looks department.

To me this is an easy call. The vast majority love the looks of the F87. The vast majority hate the looks of the G80/2. You'll never find something that everyone loves or hates, those are unrealistic expectations. We'll see how the G87 is received once it's revealed, but at a minimum what it's got going for it is "normal" sized grilles.

[buckybadger]

Originally Posted by Karmic Man

To call the M2 a 'Boy Racer' car is selling the car short and quite off the mark

The M2 is the embodiment of the essence of M, it is the one in BMW's line-up with the least amount of constraints in being a driver's car. It is (currently) the simplest and the most faithful M to the root of BMW M GmbH. The design language allows one to trace its M lineage fairly easily

Amazing!! Great pictures, now I wanna grab my M2C keys and go for a random drive.

[NickyC]

Being honest as a potential buyer here, these renders are extremely boring and the front end is yawn inducing. It doesn't look horrific like the G80/82, but it doesn't give me any sort of urge to buy it.

The F87 front end is worlds better than those renders, but the rear on the new car blows away the F87 rear. I always thought the F87 rear looked terrible/stunted and was the weak point of the car.

Between the F87 and those renders however, the F87 is a better looking car.