The BMW M2 & M2 Competition Thread

Surprise! Here's your very first look at the fighty new BMW M2 CS

And we know absolutely nothing about it. Fire up the ReSpeculator Machine!

This is the new BMW M2 CS, revealed in a rather surprise announcement as the company unfurls its very lavish tent at the 2025 Villa d'Este concours. And in even more surprising news, it'll feature a reworked 3.2-litre naturally-aspirated straight-six from an E46 M3, get a proper six-speed manual and limited slip diff, and weigh less than 1,200kg.

No, scratch that. It'll get a new V8, free of turbos and full of nat-asp song, redlining right up to 9,000rpm. No, even better. It'll feature a V12 in the middle, a carbon fibre tub and a prayer book.

We jest, of course. Because we know absolutely nothing about the new BMW M2 CS, revealed in a rather surprise announcement. Because BMW itself is only showcasing the 'design' of the incoming new super coupe - all the gory details on its powertrain, performance and price will be revealed on 28 May, so head back for the full story.

In the meantime, it's fairly obvious what they've done to that design. Because no factory M2 has ever looked this steroidal. It'll likely feature an angrier tune to that 3.0-litre turbo sixer and lots of lightweighting. Should be quite punchy and pointy.


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It’s nice. and I have to hand it to BMW they do build great cars.

It’s just never gonna be as awesome as an Audi tho :cool:
 
Holy moly, this is the new, £87k BMW M2 CS, and it returns with 526bhp

BMW’s baby M car isn’t really a baby anymore

BMW has given its baby M car a helluva lot of horsepower. Meet the brand new and not-really-a-baby-anymore M2 CS: a two-door, rear-wheel-drive German sports coupe with 526bhp. Five hundred and twenty six!.

That’s 82bhp more than the old M2 CS, a car which precisely nobody got out of and thought ‘hmm, bit underpowered, that, could use a little more wahey’. And hoo boy is there plenty of wahey.

Like 0-62mph in 3.8s – two tenths faster than the regular M2 Comp – 50-75mph in 3.4s, and 0-124mph in 11.7s. Because it comes with the M Driver’s Pack as standard, top speed is a ‘bahn-storming 188mph.

Such copious amounts of schnell come courtesy of the M2’s familiar S58 3.0-litre turbocharged straight-six, sending those 526 horsies and 479 torques to the rear wheels via an eight-speed auto ‘box (no manual here, boo). The engine itself is of course home to lots of motorsport tech – rigid crankcase, forged crank, iron-coated cylinder bores, that sort of thing. Can take some punishment, basically.

Punishment broadcast through an M Performance exhaust designed specifically for this CS (a titanium setup is optional). The chassis too has been tweaked: the CS sits 8mm lower than the regular M2, and BMW has given the springs, dampers and chassis control systems a bespoke tune.

Ditto the DSC, steering, diff and brakes. And speaking of brakes, the CS gets red calipers as standard, with the option of carbon ceramics for those looking for cold, squeaky morning starts. And better stopping power of course.


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