{"id":33101,"date":"2022-10-06T13:07:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T17:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=33101"},"modified":"2022-10-06T13:07:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T17:07:52","slug":"bmw-m2-xm-to-be-unveiled-in-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=33101","title":{"rendered":"New BMW M2 and XM to be displayed this month in Spartanburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

After its web debut on the evening of October 11th, the new BMW M2 will make its world debut in South Africa at the M Festival<\/a>. Concurrently, the new BMW M2 and XM will make their U.S. public debut in South Carolina. From October 14 through 16, BMW of North America will host a series of events as part of the M Anniversary Celebrations. There will be M track driving experiences with professional instruction, charity rides in historic BMW M race cars, and BMW celebrity guests and speakers.<\/p>\n

Friday, October 14: The Ultimate Driving Museum and BMW Zentrum<\/h2>\n

The weekend kicks off Friday, October 14, at the BMW CCA Foundation \u2013 home of The Ultimate Driving Museum. From 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM ticket holders receive admission to the museum\u2019s \u201cThe Power of M: Celebrating 50 Years\u201d exhibit featuring over 25 vehicles spanning the history of BMW M including the 1972 3.0 CSL Batmobile, the mythical 2012 M3 CRT<\/a>, and the 2018 M8 GTE race car. While there, visitors can pre-purchase Jackie Jouret\u2019s soft-cover exhibit book and have it signed by the author from 11:00-11:30 AM and 1:00-1:30 PM.<\/p>\n

Guests will check-in at the museum and collect a registration badge that will gain them access to an evening event featuring cocktails and appetizers at the BMW Zentrum from 6:00-9:00 PM. The event will honor Jochen Neerpasch, BMW\u2019s first Director of Motorsport and the creator of BMW M who, sadly, is unable to attend. Head of BMW Product Communications Tom Plucinsky will moderate a discussion with Eddie Cheever, star of Neerpasch\u2019s first BMW Junior Team driver development program, and IMSA legend Bill Auberlen. Door prizes include a set of tires from Continental, driving experiences at the BMW Performance Center, and memorabilia signed by Eddie Cheever and Bill Auberlen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the VIP Reception cost $195 per person. Information and registration available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 15: The BMW Performance Center<\/h2>\n

The day will kick off at the BMW Performance Center with guests getting behind the wheel of high-performance M cars.\u00a0Two 2-hour sessions will be offered from 8:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM. Visitors can also purchase a spot in the passenger\u2019s seat of a classic BMW M race car for the ride of a lifetime, with the proceeds benefitting the BMW CCA Foundation.\u00a0The day will continue with the public unveil of the 2023 BMW M2 and the XM.<\/p>\n

A Bavarian\u00a0Mittagessen<\/em>\u00a0(lunch!) of brats, pretzels, and beer will be available for purchase from 12:00-2:00 PM. Bill Auberlen and other BMW celebrities will be there for questions, conversation, and photo ops. The Ultimate Driving Museum will be open from 2:00-5:00 PM, where Bill will be among the featured guest speakers.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the driving event are $135 per person and include the afternoon activities, or $35 for the afternoon events alone. Tickets and more information are available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 16: Cars and Coffee with the BMW M Chapter<\/h2>\n

The weekend winds up at the BMW CCA headquarters with a Cars and Coffee car show hosted by the BMW M Chapter. The show is expected to attract dozens of new and classic M vehicles, plus a few very special vehicles from BMWUSA Classic Collection. Also, for those who missed them on Saturday, the all-new 2023 BMW M2 and the first-ever BMW XM will also be on display in the BMW CCA headquarters garage.<\/p>\n

The Cars and Coffee will run from 8:00-11:00 AM. Starting at noon, the M Chapter will host an exclusive drive along some of South Carolina\u2019s best backroads.<\/p>\n

Guests wishing to go on the drive must register\u00a0here<\/a>. Admission to the Cars and Coffee is free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After its web debut on the evening of October 11th, the new BMW M2 will make its world debut in South Africa at the M Festival. Concurrently, the new BMW M2 and XM will make their U.S. public debut in South Carolina. From October 14 through 16, BMW of North America will host a series […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":33102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}