New kid on the block: the BMW M235i Racing - BMW Motorsport.

[SPMNDK]

I have high hopes for this 2 series. Hopefully it wins back some of the doubters who have been griping ever since the E46 went out of production. That being said, this particular M235i looks more like a spiritual successor to the E36 M3 lightweight.

[adammccartan-mooney]

I went around Thruxton in this yesterday with Andy Priaulx driving. Absolutely incredible!

[SouthPaw]

On paper and by definition, DCT's are manual transmissions. Just because you're not controlling the actual clutch doesn't mean its an automatic. DCT's make conventional manuals obsolete. They shift faster and more accurately than most professional race car drivers. They are also the main choice in many race cars today.

[brimstonehd]

Oh Lordy! I'll take two. One for me and one for Jamie MacDonald.

[alphanuevo]

Hopefully BMW will return to making lightweight M cars!

[WCHHUNDi]

Alter Geil! Den Film haben die in meiner Heimatstadt auf dem Flugplatz gedreht :D

[Levente]

so you will be able to buy this car later on? if the retail version looks anything like this then it could be a follow up to the m3 csl. it looks stripped like the csl, i love it

[Andy]

i hope there WILL be a manual-gearbox version too, RIGHT?

[cd]

I'll take mine in bright pink, green, doesn't matter what colour
JUST GIMMI GIMMI

[HanginwithMikeC]

I just want to know when and where can I put my name on the list to buy one.

[LuWeiHuang]

BMW this is a question for your engineers. As far as my understanding of the basic concepts of racing, wider track = fatter tires = more grip = cornering entrance, grip, and exit, which is why you guys installed the flared wheel arches. What I don't get is why the wheels are still so small, they're not wide enough to fit the wheel arches of the car. Anyone wanna explain?

[MTerkait]

New kid on the block: the BMW M235i Racing - BMW Motorsport.

[SwPiotrek]

For sure it's bigger than previous 135M :(

[Goncalopb]

Looks very good. Surprising, since the 1 series looks like a pile of...

[syrgrad]

Sorry BMW, I love your cars and the new 2-series is going to be awesome, but an automatic in a race car? Seriously? That is a cop out of the highest degree if I've ever seen one. Stop pandering to boy racers with deep pockets who don't know the first thing about how a car really operates. I don't care how good the ZF 8-speed automatic is, it doesn't make it suitable for racing. And just because a car has a flappy paddle gearbox (whether automatic or DCT) doesn't make it a proper race car. You were right on the mark with the now discontinued 1M. Perhaps you should look to that car and the E30 M3 for inspiration. There was a time when all M cars were manual only. Those were special cars that required at least some skill to drive properly. Now, anyone can own and drive an M car, and now a race car too?

[charjohnnie]

BMWs although nice they all look tha same