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We’ve known for some time now that BMW is cooking up an even hotter version of the M2 Competition. Rumors have suggested the new hardcore M2 will be either be called the CS or bring back the fabled CSL moniker. While the name hasn’t officially been confirmed, a reliable source from Bimmerpost claims it will adopt the CS badge. New technical details about the M2 CS have also emerged, suggesting the hardcore sports coupe will be even more powerful than we thought.
One particularly interesting bit regarded the shooting brake, which Nurnberger said, "we sort of started it and then realized to make a really good shooting brake we had to do a lot more engineering." Thus, the long-roof Vanquish actually has a longer wheelbase than the rest of the cars. According to Nunberger, the rear of the car is taken from a modular platform and is essentially a rear of a Rapide that has been added on. Of course, that required total reengineering, retesting, as well as re-crashing to bring it to production......
Kia and Dodge tied as the best in the annual J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, each averaging just 136 problems in the first 90 days of ownership per 100 cars....