{"id":33105,"date":"2022-10-06T15:49:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T19:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=33105"},"modified":"2022-10-06T15:49:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T19:49:56","slug":"bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=33105","title":{"rendered":"SPIED: BMW M2 Spy Photo Shows Off Zandvoort Blue Paint Color"},"content":{"rendered":"

When BMW finally officially unveils the new M2, it\u2019s going to be met with mixed reactions, as do all new M cars. That\u2019s because BMW\u2019s taken the 2 Series, a car whose design a great many people like, and given it a far different front end. If you\u2019re asking this humble writer, the M2 is far worse looking than the very handsome 2 Series<\/a>. At least it\u2019s going to come in interesting colors, though, as an M2 was recently caught teasing its baby blue \u201cZandvoort\u201d paint. (We don\u2019t own the spy photos but you can see them here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The BMW M2 in these photos is mostly covered by a sheet, hiding the vast majority of its design. It\u2019s clearly not a test mule, and a final production car (unsurprisingly given how close it is to release) and was seemingly about to be loaded onto a trailer when the photo was take. The sheet exposed some of the paint work and you can clearly see a very bright shade of blue that\u2019s apparently called Zandvoort.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a nice color, honestly. Not only is it different, as you don\u2019t see many baby blue cars on the road, but it also sort of matches the lighter blue in BMW\u2019s M colors. There\u2019s really not much to see of the car, so it\u2019s hard to tell if the BMW M2<\/a> looks good in the color, but it\u2019s a nice color in general. I guess you can say its door handles look good in it?<\/p>\n

Despite BMW\u2019s controversial designs lately, it\u2019s been putting out some very good colors. Tons of purples, greens, oranges, and unique blues and I\u2019m very much here for it. I\u2019m not sure Zandvoort would be my choice for such an angry little car, as the color is quite soft and tame, like what you\u2019d paint a baby\u2019s room, but I also like the incongruity of it on the M2. There\u2019s something fun about a light, happy color on such a beastly car.<\/p>\n

When the BMW M2 finally hits driveways, it\u2019s going to pack a 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six\u2014the same S58 engine that\u2019s found in the M3\u2014making 444 horsepower. It will also come with either a six-speed manual transmission or an eight-speed automatic. However, rear-wheel drive will be the only option. For now. It\u2019s a porky little car, weighing closer to 4,000 lbs than 3,500 lbs, but it should still be a fun little car to drive. We can\u2019t wait to finally see it on October 11.<\/p>\n