The M2 Futura is the BMW M2 Competition reimagined by American graffiti legend Futura 2000, a limited run of 500 hand-touched coupes where no two interiors are alike. It is the latest chapter in BMW's long art car tradition, blending raw M-car performance with collectible street-art credibility.
Herve Poulain was the first to start the tradition of BMW's art cars, and it brought some of the biggest names in the art scene into the automotive world. Names like Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein and many more have each had their own take on an art car based on a BMW of the time.
Who is Futura 2000 and why does the BMW M2 art car matter?
Born Leonard Hilton McGurr, Futura 2000 rose to fame when graffiti met the formal gallery world in the 1980s, alongside peers like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. For this collaboration the famous American graffiti artist gave his own take on the BMW M2 Competition Coupe. As BMW M details, the design layers sparkling white dots and lightning-like lines over a black base, with a recurring circular saw blade motif that is one of his signatures.
What makes each BMW M2 Futura 2000 unique?
BMW confirmed it would build 500 of these cars, with the interior of every single one painted by Futura 2000, so no two interiors are the same. Each car keeps the two-tone leather seats typical of M-series cars, and Futura 2000 signs the door sill trims and numbers each example. That individual hand finishing is exactly what turns the futura 2000 m2 from a fast coupe into a genuine collector's piece.
Where was the BMW M2 Competition Futura 2000 revealed?
BMW unveiled the first cars of the collaboration at Frieze Los Angeles, giving collectors and art fans the chance to appreciate the eccentric fine line work of Futura 2000 in person. As covered by designboom, the reveal cemented the M2's place in the BMW art car lineage.
Where to find art cars and BMW machines like this
If the bmw futura 2000 speaks to you, explore more collectible machinery in our cars collection and the artist-led builds in our gallery artpieces. For another art car where automotive design meets contemporary art, see the Renault AIR4 concept art car. BMW fans drawn to one-off craftsmanship will also appreciate custom builds like the BMW R100RT "Prinz".
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