BMW 2 Series design sketches tease new M2’s aggressive look 

The 2022 BMW 2 Series was unveiled just a day ago, and its looks aren’t sitting right with everyone.

This tweet from motoring Journo Chris Harris, seen below, comparing the compact sports coupe’s rear end to Sid the Sloth from the animated movie Ice Age, is particularly damning.

Harris ponders the rear’s aesthetic, saying, “what in the name of arse cracks happened there?”.

But while the car’s posterior has been a point of consternation for some, others are praising the front fascia and its distinct lack of massive, vertical kidney grilles.

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All-in-all, the new 2 Series Coupe, like most modern BMWs, is a divisive-looking automobile.

But something else we learned yesterday from the sports coupe’s launch is just how good it could have looked, and how good the yet-to-be-revealed G87 M2 may still look.

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In a series of initial sketches penned by BMW’s in-house design team, we got a glimpse into the ruminations of how the new 2 Series was conceived, with visual themes exploring BMW’s original 2002 from the late 60s, as well as the more recent 2002 hommage, first unveiled in 2016.

The sketches paint a picture of a squat, tough-looking two-door with classic M proportions, and if we didn’t know better, we’d swear they were of the new M2.

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The box-flared wheel arches, swollen rear hips, squat stance, and short overhangs both front and rear all scream M2.

Just look at the two photos below. The first is a sketch of the new 2 Series; the second is a spy shot of the M2. See what we mean?

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Granted, visual sketches always accentuate the things which naturally appeal to the eye, and these cues seldom make it to the final product.

But the drawings do show that, done right, the next ‘baby M car’ could still be a very good looking piece of automotive design and a worthy successor to the unquestionably brilliant F87 M2.