Forget about greenlighting it, BMW is already testing the M2
 

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One week ago, we reported, with some skepticism, that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/01/bmw-m2-2-series-green-lit/">had greenlit</a> a car we've been waiting for since the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+1m+coupe/">1 Series M Coupe</a> was discontinued - the M2. Now, we have the first images of that new hotshot underoing testing in Germany.<br />
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What's our reasoning here? After all, this just looks like an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/2+series/">M235i</a>. Well, that camo is disguising swollen fenders designed to conceal wider tires. Now, these aren't production changes, and it's very likely that the eventual M2's fenders will look quite a bit different. According to our spy, the front fenders have been borrowed from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/17/bmw-m235i-racing-official-details/">M235i Racing</a>, while the rears are from an unknown source.<br />
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Our spies are also quick to point out a few other high-performance items on this mule. The cross-drilled brakes and blue M calipers are one such item, although we aren't sure how much they differ from the optional stoppers on the production M235i. The black wheels are borrowed from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/m3/">M3</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/m4/">M4</a>, and are shod in what look like a sticky set of Michelin tires.<br />
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Of course, we're in the very earliest stages of testing here. We can expect to find out much more about the latest M car, though, in the coming months. Take a look <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m2-spy-shots/">up top</a> to see what our spies were able to capture of the first M2.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/08/bmw-m2-spy-shots/">Forget about greenlighting it, BMW is already testing the M2</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 08 May 2014 16:54:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/08/bmw-m2-spy-shots/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20882677/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/08/bmw-m2-spy-shots/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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