{"id":49594,"date":"2023-05-13T13:51:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=49594"},"modified":"2023-05-13T13:51:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T17:51:53","slug":"this-frankenstein-f21-bmw-m2-v8-hatchback-is-the-stuff-of-bmw-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=49594","title":{"rendered":"This Frankenstein F21 BMW M2 V8 Hatchback Is the Stuff of BMW Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve seen countless hot-rod builds over the years, with enthusiasts taking small, inexpensive cars and stuffing them with larger, much more powerful powertrains. It\u2019s the classic hot-rodding recipe. This one, though, might be one of the coolest we\u2019ve ever seen, as Mr. Saugmotoren took an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/09\/19\/bmw-m135i-f21-tuned-430-hp-flat-out-autobahn\/\">F21-generation<\/a> BMW 116i and turned it into a Frankenstein monster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/05\/11\/g87-bmw-m2-knysna-simola-hillclimb-in-south-africa\/\">BMW M2<\/a> hatchback monster.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Saugmotoren took a simple, lowly, BMW 116i, something that its previous owner likely used as a daily commuter. It was silver and quite plane. Then, he completely gutted it, changed its looks entire, gave it an engine, suspension, brakes, and an interior from various different M cars and ended up with quite possibly the coolest BMW hatchback ever.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_451454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-451454\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f21-bmw-m2-v8-7.jpg\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-451454\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f21-bmw-m2-v8-7-623x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f21-bmw-m2-v8-7-623x830.jpg 623w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f21-bmw-m2-v8-7-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f21-bmw-m2-v8-7.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-451454\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20623%20830%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f21-bmw-m2-v8-7-623x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"830\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f21-bmw-m2-v8-7-623x830.jpg 623w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f21-bmw-m2-v8-7-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/f21-bmw-m2-v8-7.jpg 810w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-451454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo | Mr. Saugmotoren<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the looks because they belie its underpinnings. On the outside, this F21 looks like a BMW<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/12\/20\/m2-cs-e46-m3-csl-e30-m3\/\"> M2 CS<\/a> hatchback. It has the front end\u2014bumper, grilles, headlights, hood, and swollen front fenders\u2014from the M2 CS. It also has the gold M2 CS wheels. However, it has the same Frozen Deep Green paint as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/11\/24\/bmw-m5-cs-manhart-tuning-debut\/\">M5 CS<\/a>. At the back, it has swollen rear fenders, too, giving it a proper M car look, but its rear bumper is from an M140i. Though, it has quad exhausts, not the M140i\u2019s dual exhausts.<\/p>\n<p>Judging by its looks, you might think that Mr. Saugmotoren just turned it into an M2 CS hatchback. However, it isn\u2019t an M2 CS under the skin. In fact, it\u2019s a mishmash of some of BMW\u2019s best parts. Under the hood lies the 4.0-liter naturally aspirated V8 from the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/04\/04\/bmw-m-dual-clutch-transmission-was-initiated-e92-m3\/\"> E92 BMW M3<\/a>. That\u2019s paired with a six-speed manual. It has the front and rear subframes, axles, and brakes from a BMW M4.\u00a0Inside, it has the new carbon buckets from cars like the G87 M2 and G80 M3, just re-trimmed with a brownish leather.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkgOng_KBza\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-8.037037037037\"\/>\n<p>This build could have virtually any BMW engine but using the E92\u2019s V8 was smart. It gets the V8 punch you want but in a more linear, higher-revving manner, which helps to not overwhelm the rear tires in such a short wheelbase car. So it\u2019s fun and more thrilling than before but safer than one of BMW\u2019s more modern turbocharged engines, with their sudden tidal wave of torque.<\/p>\n<p>As a BMW fan, this has to be one of the coolest builds of them all. It looks awesome, it\u2019s still a practical hatchback, it uses one of BMW\u2019s all-time great engines, and still has a six-speed manual. It\u2019s the stuff of BMW fan dreams.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkgOng_KBza\/\">Mr. Saugmotoren<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve seen countless hot-rod builds over the years, with enthusiasts taking small, inexpensive cars and stuffing them with larger, much more powerful powertrains. It\u2019s the classic hot-rodding recipe. This one, though, might be one of the coolest we\u2019ve ever seen, as Mr. Saugmotoren took an F21-generation BMW 116i and turned it into a Frankenstein monster [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49595,"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-49594","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\/49594","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/49595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}