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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) is a German automobile and motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1916. BMW owns Mini, as well as Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. They made their series debut in Gran Turismo 2.
In Gran Turismo 2, BMWs are blocked from entering the Wheel Shop due to a hard-coded blacklist,[1] preventing players from changing their wheels. This has historically been speculated to be a requirement from the manufacturer as no other cars are blacklisted, but has never been proven.
A regular (non-compact) version of an E36 3-Series appears in some GT2 demo builds, internally named gb3cn and with replay name BMW E36 323i Coupe. The car has a complete body, but with no rims and the rear-left wheels popping out of the rear bumper.[2] Ultimately, the car was cut from the final game.
The replay name files found in the GT2 demos also mentioned a BMW E36 320i Coupe (with internal name gb0in). While having no body of its own (defaulting to a Toyota Altezza placeholder body), it would have likely used the same body as the 323i.[2]
An entry for an M235i M Performance can be found in GT Sport's files, albeit without a string name; the car itself never appeared in the game.[3]
