BMW’s compact rear-wheel-drive sports activities coupe, and some of the enjoyable BMWs to drive right now – the two Collection (codename G42), has already acquired its mid-cycle facelift—however you’d be hard-pressed to identify the adjustments. Even the newest technical replace, which raised the M240i xDrive’s output to 386 horsepower, leaves the outside almost untouched. And whereas the present mannequin stays one among BMW’s most participating driver’s automobiles, the way forward for the two Collection lineup is something however sure.
Neue Klasse Affect and Digital Redesigns
Current design renderings by Theo Throttle reimagine the G42 by way of the lens of BMW’s Neue Klasse design language. The Photoshopped ideas mix the compact coupe’s athletic proportions with cues borrowed from the brand new BMW iX3 (NA5)—the primary manufacturing mannequin to embody BMW’s next-generation styling path. We’ve already heard from BMW that the Neue Klasse design language will trickle up and down throughout the lineup, not just for new fashions, but additionally for facelifts.
Whereas the iX3’s upright SUV type isn’t a direct template for low-slung fashions like the two Collection, the design train reveals how the identical visible philosophy might translate superbly right into a sporty coupe. A small kidney grille built-in right into a black horizontal band, paired with clear surfacing and upright proportions, recollects the E30 3 Collection of the Nineteen Eighties—a automotive that when served the identical youthful, fanatic viewers as right now’s 2 Collection.
On the rear, the idea repositions the license plate into the bumper to make room for large, horizontal taillights that span the automotive’s width, interrupted solely by the BMW roundel. Regardless of the trendy gentle signature, the coupe retains its signature built-in trunk spoiler, whereas a re-sculpted diffuser adapts to the Neue Klasse’s visible language, emphasizing width and sportiness.
An Unsure Future For the two Collection Coupe
Past hypothesis, BMW’s official plans for the two Collection stay unclear. In response to sources, manufacturing of the G42 is predicted to proceed till July 2029, however no combustion-powered successor has been accredited. There are rumors of a possible i2 mannequin constructed on the Neue Klasse structure, tentatively scheduled for 2028, however insiders counsel it might take the type of a four-door fastback relatively than a standard coupe. We must also needless to say by having a versatile structure – CLAR – BMW can definitely bridge the hole between merchandise by merely refreshing the design on the identical platform and giving the ICE fashions a brand new life. For now, BMW has not confirmed any of those prospects.
Till then, the refreshed M240i, and its M2 counterpart, continues to fly the flag for BMW’s conventional driving values—rear-wheel-drive proportions, inline-six energy, and a steadiness of analog appeal and fashionable efficiency. Whether or not its eventual substitute will protect that spirit—or reinvent it for the electrical period—stays one of many model’s most intriguing open questions.
[Photos by theottle]
