Rumor has it that a fully-fledged M variant of the 2-Series coupe, an M2, could hit the global market in 2016. In theory, the recipe is simple: take the already sporty and sharp M235i, make it lighter, wider and more focused, then bestow it with the same or similar engine as the one under the bonnet of the M3/M4 duo, albeit in a detuned guise (with between 360 – 400 hp).
Look-wise, this rather nice rendering by BMW Blog is good enough for more than just a preliminary impression – if we’d seen this “leak” just ahead of an official launch date, the web would have been full of posts debating whether or not it showed the real thing.
It takes strong inspiration from the unique 1M coupe, the image of which is juxtaposed over the shape of the 2-Series – it’s even given an orange lick of paint to make the reference to the old model even clearer.
The only way this would be negated is if BMW all of a sudden decides to style its M cars differently, and that seems very unlikely to happen until 2016, so as far as we’re concerned, it looks spot on.
By Andrei Nedelea
Rendering via Bmwblog
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