Although the M4 edition of China, Nürburgring, is the main attraction on the car Shanghai display of BMW M, the brand also brought a fleet of other performance models. Apart from the fact that these cars carry the “most world’s most world’s letter”, they share another outstanding feature: greasy, striking colors. From the compact M2 to the massive XM, the BMW set -up is in full power at the show.
BMWblog Is on the floor in Auto Shanghai and captures the M fleet in photos. Not every car is new because BMW also brought an original 3 Series. This makes sense to consider that the E21 celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Randnote: There is also a 50-year edition of only 50 years in China at the show. However, this is not your average vintage 3 Series. It is a group 5 racing car, which was introduced in 1977 as the successor to the legendary 3.0 CSL E9. And no, there is definitely no road legal.
Nevertheless, the most striking M is not the racing car. This honor is likely to go to the M2, which is equipped with the complete installation of the M -performance parts. BMW added almost everything: an exhaust gas eye with stacked tips, rear wings, side pain, front spoiler lip and much more. Is it exaggerated? Maybe, but the beauty of M -Performance parts is that you can choose your favorites. To be honest, the car has the need for the speed of underground atmosphere.
BMW also brought the new M5 to Shanghai, although only in a limousine form, since the touring is not sold in China. The same applies to the M3, which is only available in G80 sedans. While BMW builds different versions of the 3 and 5 on site, the M3 and M5 are imported from Germany. As a result, there are no long-wheel versions of one of the two M model, although there are stretched variants stretched for the regular limousines to improve the hind leg freedom.
The XM looks just as dramatic as at BMW in November 2021. For the good or bad, the production version kept a large part of this brave design. While BMW reports on updates for its dedicated M -SUV, a second generation seems increasingly unlikely. Nevertheless, fans of V8 SUVs do not have to worry, BMW continues to develop successors for the eight-cylinder X5, X6 and X7 with an alpina variant for the latter.
