Another aspect regarding widened width: production facility limitations.
It has been already reported over here that the USA-spec G87 M2 ('xxx3' = USA-spec LHD) will be built at the state-of-the-art plant of BMW San Luis Potosí in Mexico (see
here and
here).
For building the EUR-spec G87 M2 ('xxx1' = EUR-spec LHD | 'xxx2' = EUR-spec RHD) I guess that a 'collision check' will have been performed again at the BMW Leipzig plant, this time using a G42 2er prototype. See picture below: March 2014 'collision check' during development of the F87 M2, using an F22 M235i: "can it safely pass through the production facility ?":
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Originally Posted by Artemis
Keep in mind that the infrastructure at the Leipzig factory also plays a key role: prior to building the M2, a 'collision check' through the production facilities was performed (see the picture below: " Störkantendurchlauf" = interfering edges run-through - source: this video (11:21-11:40)).
If an M2 variant fails that test (too wide), it's either back to the drawing board or build the car (partially) elsewhere, or work with 'add-on' body parts. I cannot see BMW restructuring the Leipzig production facility merely for building an M2 variant.
Conclusion: M2 variant fenders can only become as wide as the "Störkantendurchlauf" test allows. Likely there's still some margin compared to the current M2, but it might be getting tight.
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