View Single Post
      11-30-2006, 02:18 PM   #15
Brookside
Major
244
Rep
1,136
Posts

Drives: 2016 228i M-Sport
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: KCMO

iTrader: (0)

Originally Posted on GCZ.com Thursday, November 30/2006 by AdvEvo
"But why oh why do we see no spy pics at all of the 1er or 2er coupe. What so secret about that car which the m3 doesn t have."

EniLab- "Because cabrio will be the first of two 2ers to be launched. Also it needs much more testing time due cabrio construction and related issues: folding roof reliability & stability, and body rigidity.

2er coupe will have almost the same chassis & body structure (expect roof from B-pillar on) as E81 1er 3dr hatch. And right now all the chassis, drive train & other essential testings were done with 3dr 1er hatch. All that is needed is putting an original 2er copue body & sheet metal on the finally developed chassis & do some additional tests & fine tuning to suspension, steering & brakes.

Earliest time we will start to see camouflaged 2er coupe with original design when E81 ends its FEP phases & chassis is production ready.

We are talking about a few weeks here."
Appreciate 0