{"id":34859,"date":"2022-10-30T03:36:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T07:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34859"},"modified":"2022-10-30T03:36:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T07:36:48","slug":"2023-bmw-m2-canada-debut-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34859","title":{"rendered":"2023 BMW M2 Debuts In Canada At Special Event Celebrating 50 Years Of M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/10\/30\/2023-bmw-m2-canada-debut-video\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_video\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BMW M2 G87 Reveal at Toronto M 50th Anniversary Event!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KaJaw9dGDM4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bmwad\">\n<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"64.574585635359\">\n<p>The \u201cmost powerful letter in the world\u201d is 50 years old this year and BMW has been celebrating the M performance division\u2019s anniversary throughout 2022. Special events have been held all over the world in recent months and the automaker\u2019s Canadian branch couldn\u2019t miss the opportunity to mark the milestone. At the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex in Toronto, the new M2 took center stage.<\/p>\n<p>A new video puts the spotlight on the G87, which was presented locally in the new Zandvoort Blue paint job available exclusively <em>(at least for now)<\/em> on the sports coupe. BMW decided to showcase the baby M car with the optional carbon fiber roof and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/10\/23\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-two-tone-wheels\/\">two-tone wheels<\/a> (930 M). Naturally, the second-generation M2 had the classic Motorsport roundel the German automaker has been offering all year for M Sport and M cars.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_437514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-437514\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-437514\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12-830x468.jpg\" alt=\"2023 bmw m2 zandvoort blue 12 830x468\" width=\"830\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12-830x468.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12-1817x1024.jpg 1817w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2023 bmw m2 zandvoort blue 12 830x468\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-437514\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20468%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12-830x468.jpg\" alt=\"2023 bmw m2 zandvoort blue 12 830x468\" width=\"830\" height=\"468\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12-830x468.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12-1817x1024.jpg 1817w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue-12.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2023 bmw m2 zandvoort blue 12 830x468\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-437514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Brad Devendorf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps a bit surprisingly, BMW Canada brought a pre-production prototype fitted with the eight-speed automatic transmission even though other local unveilings of the M2 had the car equipped with a six-speed manual. As we\u2019ve seen before on numerous occasions, the smallest M car was fitted with the carbon bucket seats that are going to cost you extra over the standard M Sport seats and will shave off 11 kilograms.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t easily tell the high-performance coupe has grown in size by looking at the photos and videos but we\u2019ll remind you the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/10\/15\/2023-bmw-m2-g87-m-performance-parts\/\">G87<\/a> is a substantial 104 mm longer and 33 mm wider than its predecessor. It\u2019s also 7 mm lower to the ground while the front and rear track widths have increased by 38 mm and 4 mm, respectively, thus matching those of the M4.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian launch is slated to take place in early Q2 2023 and BMW is charging 76,500 CAD for the base model before options. M2 production will take place much closer than before as assembly has been moved to the San Luis Potos\u00ed plant in Mexico rather than remaining at home in Leipzig, Germany as was the case with the F87 generation.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KaJaw9dGDM4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Downshift \/ YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] ADVERTISEMENT The \u201cmost powerful letter in the world\u201d is 50 years old this year and BMW has been celebrating the M performance division\u2019s anniversary throughout 2022. Special events have been held all over the world in recent months and the automaker\u2019s Canadian branch couldn\u2019t miss the opportunity to mark the milestone. 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