Corporate April Fools' jokes tend to be terrible. Automakers have been responsible for some of the worst. We're still cringing a bit from the great Voltswagen debacle of 2021. BMW got in on the act ...

BMW has dropped a set of images of an off-road-ready M2 Dakar. The coupe gets extra ground clearance and big rear wheelarch vents. Sadly, the go-anywhere Dakar is just a BMW April Fool’s Day prank.

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