Bitauto Guangzhou report Starting from the BMW 1M born in 2011, a pure and fanatical German pure-blood steel cannon has become the representative of the "extreme sports" of BMW brand mass-produced cars. At this Guangzhou Auto Show, BMW has brought a substantial successor to the 1M spirit. The debut of the new 2023 BMW M2 has become the "traffic password" of the "Blue Sky and White Clouds Propeller" booth at this auto show.
First of all, it is gratifying that the new-generation M2, code-named G87, does not "collaborate" with the controversial (Hao Wu) upturned nose and squinting family appearance. This shows that BMW's M department still has the right to speak. The new front face shape can be simply described as follows: 1. The parts that should be exposed are exposed - the intercooling grille and aerodynamic kit are not concealed, changing the ambiguity of the F87 era and completely drawing a clear line with the 2 Series. ; 2. The hard parts are hard - in addition to being big, the nostrils can also be sharp and angular. Sometimes attitude is more important than size!
Unsurprisingly, the car logo uses the new style launched on the "Mass" commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the BMW M division, adding three semicircular color bars representing the M family, namely red, blue and dark blue. The blue represents BMW, the red represents motorsport, and the dark blue represents the close connection between the two.
In terms of size, the length of the new generation M2 has increased by 119mm (4580mm), the width has increased by 16mm (1887mm), and the height of the vehicle has continued to be "stable" reduced by 11mm (1403mm), but this may be taken into account in the F87 era. The rear row of the M2 is too miserable, so the wheelbase was lengthened by 54mm to 2747mm. This is probably out of the M department's sympathy for the car owner's family.
The rims adopt a new multi-stripe style, and use unified 275/35 ZR19 size Pirelli P-ZERO high-performance sports tires at the front and rear to ensure that it starts faster, has higher cornering limits, and is more cost-effective in drifting Outrageous. By the way, the new M2 is also equipped with an M Drive Professional on-board performance analyzer suite similar to the M4, which can record track lap results and drift data to encourage car owners to replace new tires as soon as possible and improve daily driving safety.
The rear of the car maintains the characteristics that M2 should have: simple and fierce. The taillight section has become smaller and extended to both sides than the previous model, which enhances the visual width. The shape of the fog lights and reflective strips has not changed much compared to the F87, but there are two more small canards on the aerodynamic kit, whose purpose is unknown. . In addition, the shape of the exhaust tail section has changed significantly, which can only be said to be more "street car" style than before.
The show car this time was sprayed with Zandvoort Blue Metallic, which is one of the 13 car paints launched by BMW named after the track (the paint factory has solid evidence). ZanderFord Circuit is a 4.259 km F1 circuit located in Zandvoort, the Netherlands, close to the North Sea coastline. It returns to Formula 1 in 2021 as the venue for the revitalized Dutch Grand Prix. In addition, the G87 M2 is also the first model to use this color.
The most intuitive change in the car is that mechanical instruments have completely gone into history, replaced by the iD8 car machine and an integrated curved screen. The size of the LCD instrument panel and central control screen are 12.3 and 14.9 inches respectively, and they are highly inclined to driving. direction, this is undoubtedly the correct operation. Because no one wants to enjoy the excitement of the autumn mountain road while the passenger is watching short videos in the car.
In addition, the G87 also provides carbon fiber bucket chairs for the first time, further emphasizing lightweight and deep-rooted obesity discrimination. A new three-color light strip is also added to the door, allowing the car owner and co-driver to clearly know that they are driving a speed machine that can go fast every second, day or night.
The touch of red in front of the paddle is M SETUP, which first appeared on the M2 model. This function was previously only equipped on M3/M4 and above models. This function can be customized to implement shortcut functions related to driving, such as one-click "battle mode".
In terms of power, it is full of sincerity. It directly uses the same S58 3.0 in-line 6-cylinder twin-turbocharged engine as the M4 that was equipped with the previous Thunder version. The maximum power is 338 kilowatts (460 horsepower) and the peak torque is 550N·m. Matched with an 8-speed M Steptronic automatic transmission, it accelerates from 0 to 0-100 seconds in 4.1 seconds. It also has "fun features" such as 50:50 front and rear axle weight distribution, electronically adjustable adaptive M suspension, M electronic steering system with variable transmission ratio, and active M sports differential. However, the curb weight of the new car has reached 1725kg, which is 150kg heavier than the 1575kg of the previous Thunder version. I don’t know why.
Additional information: 1. The BMW M2, code-named G87, will be produced at the San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico, which has only been in operation for two years. It seems that the previous rumors that the plant only produces new energy vehicles have been disproven. 2. What is currently known is that the new generation M2 is expected to be released globally in April next year, and a more radical Thunder version may be launched later.
Editor's comment: The most stubborn department of the BMW brand is probably "M-Divison". This almost paranoid pursuit of performance maintains every Bimmer's impulse towards this brand, and M2 is the product most likely to realize this impulse. .
Editor: Wu Shuang