{"id":38801,"date":"2022-12-21T17:19:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T22:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=38801"},"modified":"2022-12-21T17:19:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T22:19:21","slug":"bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-hits-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=38801","title":{"rendered":"2023 BMW M2 in Brooklyn Grey Hits the Track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn Grey seems to be among BMW\u2019s favorite colors at the moment, as it uses it on everything. Admittedly, it\u2019s a good color. Not many greys have much character but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/11\/21\/brooklyn-grey-color-choice-bmw-m340i\/\">Brooklyn Grey<\/a> does. And it\u2019s one of the better choices for the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/11\/15\/2023-bmw-m2-zandvoort-blue\/\">BMW M2<\/a>, which you can see lapping the track in these new photos.<\/p>\n<p>These photos were taken at the Petrolhead Trackday back in November, at the Circuit Zolder, for BMW Belux. The car in question was a pre-production M2 with a six-speed manual, instead of the eight-speed auto. Thankfully, power output is the same for the G87 BMW M2, regardless of which transmission you choose. So this pre-pro car makes 453 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque. All of which is sent to the rear wheels, of course.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_442091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-442091\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04.jpg\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-442091\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"2023 bmw m2 brooklyn grey 04 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-1537x1024.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2023 bmw m2 brooklyn grey 04 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-442091\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"2023 bmw m2 brooklyn grey 04 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-1537x1024.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-04.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2023 bmw m2 brooklyn grey 04 830x553\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-442091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by instagram.com\/msmedia.social | instagram.com\/ivantarantsovphoto\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Production of the BMW M2 will happen at the San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico and it\u2019s set to hit dealerships sometime next year. BMW unfortunately didn\u2019t give the M2 many good color options, unlike the M3 and M4, which have quite a few. However, Brooklyn Grey is one of the better options for it. For a grey, it really does change quite a bit. In bright light, it almost looks white but it also looks almost charcoal in darker lights. It\u2019s surprisingly versatile. It also shows off the BMW M2\u2019s lines well, which make it look its best.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_442106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-442106\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-442106\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-553x830.jpg\" alt=\"2023 bmw m2 brooklyn grey g87 00 553x830\" width=\"553\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-553x830.jpg 553w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" title=\"image of 2023 bmw m2 brooklyn grey g87 00 553x830\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-442106\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20553%20830%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-553x830.jpg\" alt=\"2023 bmw m2 brooklyn grey g87 00 553x830\" width=\"553\" height=\"830\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-553x830.jpg 553w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2023-bmw-m2-brooklyn-grey-g87-00-scaled.jpg 1707w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" title=\"image of 2023 bmw m2 brooklyn grey g87 00 553x830\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-442106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by instagram.com\/msmedia.social | instagram.com\/ivantarantsovphoto\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I would personally normally prefer an interesting color, like a red, blue, or yellow, rather than grey. I\u2019m sick of grey, black, and white cars. However, of all the M2 color options I\u2019d choose, it\u2019d either be Zandvoort Blue or this Brooklyn Grey. What do you think?<\/p>\n<p>[Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/msmedia.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram.com\/msmedia.social<\/a> | | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msmedia.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.msmedia.social<\/a>\u00a0|<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ivantarantsovphoto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram.com\/ivantarantsovphoto<\/a>] @petrolheaddays \/ www.petrolheaddays.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn Grey seems to be among BMW\u2019s favorite colors at the moment, as it uses it on everything. Admittedly, it\u2019s a good color. Not many greys have much character but Brooklyn Grey does. And it\u2019s one of the better choices for the new BMW M2, which you can see lapping the track in these new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":38802,"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-38801","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\/38801","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}