{"id":295302,"date":"2017-07-11T19:06:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T19:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=295302"},"modified":"2024-02-27T18:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T18:18:38","slug":"this-bmw-m2-is-showing-off-at-the-thunderhill-raceway-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/this-bmw-m2-is-showing-off-at-the-thunderhill-raceway-park\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: This BMW M2 is Showing Off at the Thunderhill Raceway Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O5b3T07jYKQ\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O5b3T07jYKQ\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/good-problem-ten-sports-cars-less-100000\/\">BMW M2<\/a> proves to be a bargain for its selling price of just $52,000. The M2, when placed alongside E46 M3s, is almost identical in dimensions \u2013 a testament to the growing size of cars over the years. M2 is arguably the more focused car of the Munich manufacturer\u2019s current offering, doing away with some of the weight of its big brother and returning more smiles-per-mile as a result.<\/p>\n<p>The video features a BMW M2 being tested at the\u00a0Thunderhill Raceway Park.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BMW M2 proves to be a bargain for its selling price of just $52,000. The M2, when placed alongside E46 M3s, is almost identical in dimensions \u2013 a testament to the growing size of cars over the years. M2 is arguably the more focused car of the Munich manufacturer\u2019s current offering, doing away with some of the weight of its big brother and returning more smiles-per-mile as a result. 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