The BMW M2 G87 is widely considered as a great performance coupe but its styling is rather controversial, especially when we compare it to its F87 predecessor. Wanting to fix the looks of his sportscar, a designer gave it a visual makeover by applying duct tape on the front and rear ends.
The California-based owner of the specific M2 is Davis Yongwon Lee, chief designer in the Adro tuning firm, who has previously worked as a designer for Mercedes, Maybach, Hyundai, and Rivian. The unconventional practice wasn’t intended to be a permanent solution, but a part of the ideation process for a new set of visual upgrades that might be offered by the tuner sometime in the future. Bear in mind that Davis is the man behind Adro’s extensive redesign of the BMW M3 and M4.
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Photos and Illustrations: Davis Yongwon Lee
The designer used red and black duct tape to fix the controversial bits of the BMW M2. Most of the sticky material was applied to the front, altering the shape of the boxy bumper intakes and slightly tweaking the outline of the headlights. Despite the rough surfacing, the result looks quite interesting, giving a sportier and more pronounced chin to the BMW.
At the back, the designer focused his efforts on the taillights, extending the clusters towards the middle. Thanks to this treatment, the M2 looks more like the larger and admittedly sexier M4, without any changes on the sculpted rear bumper, the wide fenders, and the integrated ducktail spoiler. After exploring his options in the real-life mockup, Davis created a couple of digital renderings, proposing similar changes to the design with the addition of a new grille and digging deeper into the details of the bumper intakes.
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Chances are that Adro’s next bodykit for the M2 will integrate at least some of these features. While a new front bumper is quite easy to produce, a new tailgate with extensions for the lighting units could prove difficult to accomplish in a cost-efficient manner. In any case, we expect Davis to be among the first to apply the tuner’s future bodykit on his car and we’ll be closely watching his Instagram profile for updates.
Adro won’t be the first tuner trying to fix the M2, with plenty of aftermarket options already available in the market from the likes of AC Schnitzer, Manhart, Vorsteiner, TRE, and others.