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BMW Unveils 2002 Turbo-Inspired M2
BMW has revealed the M2 Turbo Design Edition, a new limited-edition model that pays homage to the iconic 2002 turbo.
Recently, BMW South Africa whipped the wraps off limited-run M240i- and M2-based Homage editions, each paying tribute to iconic SA-built E30 3 Series models, the 325iS ‘Gusheshe’ and 333i, the latter of which we sampled for a Classic Drive in 2025, respectively. Now, revealed in Atlanta, the German marque’s US arm has announced a 2002 turbo-inspired M2.
Based on the current-generation M2, the M2 Turbo Design’s bodywork is finished in Alpine White, contrasted by hand-painted M Motorsport stripes and a black bonnet decal – the latter featuring (mirrored) ‘turbo’ lettering. M Motorsport stripes also feature on the carbon-fibre roof. Gold-bronze alloy wheels are available at additional cost.
Stepping inside, the M2 Turbo Design features M Sport seats, several carbon-fibre trim elements, and ‘turbo’ badging on the door sills and carbon-fibre centre console. Customers have the option of specifying M Carbon bucket seats.
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BMW has revealed the M2 Turbo Design Edition, a new limited-edition model that pays homage to the iconic 2002 turbo.
Recently, BMW South Africa whipped the wraps off limited-run M240i- and M2-based Homage editions, each paying tribute to iconic SA-built E30 3 Series models, the 325iS ‘Gusheshe’ and 333i, the latter of which we sampled for a Classic Drive in 2025, respectively. Now, revealed in Atlanta, the German marque’s US arm has announced a 2002 turbo-inspired M2.
Based on the current-generation M2, the M2 Turbo Design’s bodywork is finished in Alpine White, contrasted by hand-painted M Motorsport stripes and a black bonnet decal – the latter featuring (mirrored) ‘turbo’ lettering. M Motorsport stripes also feature on the carbon-fibre roof. Gold-bronze alloy wheels are available at additional cost.
Stepping inside, the M2 Turbo Design features M Sport seats, several carbon-fibre trim elements, and ‘turbo’ badging on the door sills and carbon-fibre centre console. Customers have the option of specifying M Carbon bucket seats.
BMW Unveils 2002 Turbo-Inspired M2
BMW has revealed the M2 Turbo Design Edition, a new limited-edition model that pays homage to the iconic 2002 turbo...
www.carmag.co.za
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Watch this doorless, 1,085bhp single-seat M2 drift through the BMW factory
Certainly one way of getting around the factory floor
“The vehicles shown do not correspond to the standard BMW M series vehicles,” explains BMW in a fairly obvious statement. Chiefly because the vehicles shown are stripped out, hardcore BMW M2 drift machines. Going forwards in a straight line is not a speciality.
Going sideways around BMW’s Munich factory floor however, rather is. It’s been built by the Red Bull Driftbrothers to use in competition, who figured a lairy hotride around the HQ would be the perfect test.
Top Gear is inclined to agree. Because, explains BMW in another fairly obvious statement, the factory floor is “an environment that is actually the complete opposite of a race track: instead of well-trodden kerbs and gravel beds, the track is surrounded by precisely calibrated robots and state-of-the-art equipment”.
For the drift brother tasked with wrestling the mad M2 around Munich – Elias Hountondji – that means no run off, and “zero tolerance for errors”. Cue the smokey stuff.
Certainly one way of getting around the factory floor
“The vehicles shown do not correspond to the standard BMW M series vehicles,” explains BMW in a fairly obvious statement. Chiefly because the vehicles shown are stripped out, hardcore BMW M2 drift machines. Going forwards in a straight line is not a speciality.
Going sideways around BMW’s Munich factory floor however, rather is. It’s been built by the Red Bull Driftbrothers to use in competition, who figured a lairy hotride around the HQ would be the perfect test.
Top Gear is inclined to agree. Because, explains BMW in another fairly obvious statement, the factory floor is “an environment that is actually the complete opposite of a race track: instead of well-trodden kerbs and gravel beds, the track is surrounded by precisely calibrated robots and state-of-the-art equipment”.
For the drift brother tasked with wrestling the mad M2 around Munich – Elias Hountondji – that means no run off, and “zero tolerance for errors”. Cue the smokey stuff.
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BMW M2 CS vs Porsche Cayman GTS - CAR Magazine (UK)
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Top Gear review of the M2 CS
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TheStraightPipes review of the M2 CS
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Harry's garage review of the M2 Manual LCI
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Redline Reviews review of the M2 CS
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TFLnow review of the M2 CS
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The New BMW M2 - It's Not The Car I Expected... - JayEmm on Cars
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BMW M2 CS vs Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS: Drag Race - Carwow
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BMW M2 CS (2025) Price & Specs
Wondering how much the new BMW M2 CS will cost when it touches down in South Africa next year? Well, we have pricing for this 390 kW special-edition coupé…
- BMW SA releases local pricing for upcoming M2 CS
- Set to command R700k premium over standard M2
- Uprated straight-6 mill makes 390 kW and 650 Nm
Revealed in May 2025, the new BMW M2 CS is scheduled to arrive in South Africa only in the 2nd quarter of 2026, likely in very limited numbers. However, we can already share how much this 390 kW special-edition coupé will cost you.
Yes, thanks to the sharp-eyed vehicle-information specialists over duoporta.com, we can confirm the M2 CS has been quietly added to BMW Group South Africa’s price list and will retail from R2 291 827. For the record, that makes this apex version of the 2 Series coupé a considerable R708 839 more expensive than the standard auto-equipped M2.
The CS-badged M2 flagship derivative is also R310 839 pricier than the recently launched M2 333i Homage, a limited-run tribute to the likewise SA-only E30-generation 333i. Not only that, the new M2 CS is R53 825 more expensive than even the M4 Competition M xDrive (which currently kicks off at R 2 238 002).
So, what do you get for all that cash? Well, the M2’s standard twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre straight-6 petrol engine has been suitably massaged to generate peak outputs of 390 kW and 650 Nm, respective increases of 37 kW and 50 Nm.
What does the BMW M2 CS cost in South Africa?
DERIVATIVE PRICE
BMW M2 8AT R1 582 988
BMW M2 6MT R1 593 334
BMW M2 333i Homage 8AT R1 980 988
BMW M2 CS 8AT R2 291 827
The prices above include a 2-year/unlimited kilometre warranty and a 5-year/100 000 km maintenance plan.
Wondering how much the new BMW M2 CS will cost when it touches down in South Africa next year? Well, we have pricing for this 390 kW special-edition coupé…
- BMW SA releases local pricing for upcoming M2 CS
- Set to command R700k premium over standard M2
- Uprated straight-6 mill makes 390 kW and 650 Nm
Revealed in May 2025, the new BMW M2 CS is scheduled to arrive in South Africa only in the 2nd quarter of 2026, likely in very limited numbers. However, we can already share how much this 390 kW special-edition coupé will cost you.
Yes, thanks to the sharp-eyed vehicle-information specialists over duoporta.com, we can confirm the M2 CS has been quietly added to BMW Group South Africa’s price list and will retail from R2 291 827. For the record, that makes this apex version of the 2 Series coupé a considerable R708 839 more expensive than the standard auto-equipped M2.
The CS-badged M2 flagship derivative is also R310 839 pricier than the recently launched M2 333i Homage, a limited-run tribute to the likewise SA-only E30-generation 333i. Not only that, the new M2 CS is R53 825 more expensive than even the M4 Competition M xDrive (which currently kicks off at R 2 238 002).
So, what do you get for all that cash? Well, the M2’s standard twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre straight-6 petrol engine has been suitably massaged to generate peak outputs of 390 kW and 650 Nm, respective increases of 37 kW and 50 Nm.
What does the BMW M2 CS cost in South Africa?
DERIVATIVE PRICE
BMW M2 8AT R1 582 988
BMW M2 6MT R1 593 334
BMW M2 333i Homage 8AT R1 980 988
BMW M2 CS 8AT R2 291 827
The prices above include a 2-year/unlimited kilometre warranty and a 5-year/100 000 km maintenance plan.
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New BMW M2 CS: SA Price & Specs
Scheduled to arrive in South Africa from the second quarter of 2026, we’ve unearthed pricing for the new BMW M2 CS.
The new BMW M2 CS is headed to South Africa, with BMW’s local arm having confirmed the most powerful iteration of the current-generation M2 will arrive in our marker from the second quarter of 2026.
Based on the second-generation M2 – which received a timely update, including an injection of power, in November 2024 – the CS-badged model ups the ante on the “standard” model. For the M2 CS, the German marque uprated the 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six to produce a whopping 390 kW and 650 N.m of torque. The M2 CS’s M3/M4 Competition xDrive-matching figures signifies increases of 37 kW and 50 N.m over the “standard” derivative equipped with BMW’s M Steptronic eight-speed automatic transmission. In addition, while its power outputs matches its larger siblings’, the M2 CS retains a rear-wheel-drive layout.
According to BMW, these figures allow the M2 CS to dispatch the 0-100 km/h dash in 3.8 seconds, two-tenths of a second quicker than the “standard” model, before breaching the 200 km/h marker 7.9 seconds later, at 11.7 seconds – an improvement of 1.2 seconds over the non-CS variant. The top speed has also increased, from 285 to 302 km/h. Stopping power is provided by an M Compound braking system.
New BMW M2 CS Price in SA
Thanks to the folks at duoporta, we can confirm the new M2 CS is priced from R2 291 827, making the special edition around R708 000 more expensive than the “standard” M2 M Steptronic. Pricing includes a two-year/unlimited km warranty and five-year/100 000 km maintenance plan. BMW South Africa has yet to confirm how many units have been earmarked for our market. (Only 28 examples of the previous generation were set aside for South Africa.)
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Scheduled to arrive in South Africa from the second quarter of 2026, we’ve unearthed pricing for the new BMW M2 CS.
The new BMW M2 CS is headed to South Africa, with BMW’s local arm having confirmed the most powerful iteration of the current-generation M2 will arrive in our marker from the second quarter of 2026.
Based on the second-generation M2 – which received a timely update, including an injection of power, in November 2024 – the CS-badged model ups the ante on the “standard” model. For the M2 CS, the German marque uprated the 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six to produce a whopping 390 kW and 650 N.m of torque. The M2 CS’s M3/M4 Competition xDrive-matching figures signifies increases of 37 kW and 50 N.m over the “standard” derivative equipped with BMW’s M Steptronic eight-speed automatic transmission. In addition, while its power outputs matches its larger siblings’, the M2 CS retains a rear-wheel-drive layout.
According to BMW, these figures allow the M2 CS to dispatch the 0-100 km/h dash in 3.8 seconds, two-tenths of a second quicker than the “standard” model, before breaching the 200 km/h marker 7.9 seconds later, at 11.7 seconds – an improvement of 1.2 seconds over the non-CS variant. The top speed has also increased, from 285 to 302 km/h. Stopping power is provided by an M Compound braking system.
New BMW M2 CS Price in SA
Thanks to the folks at duoporta, we can confirm the new M2 CS is priced from R2 291 827, making the special edition around R708 000 more expensive than the “standard” M2 M Steptronic. Pricing includes a two-year/unlimited km warranty and five-year/100 000 km maintenance plan. BMW South Africa has yet to confirm how many units have been earmarked for our market. (Only 28 examples of the previous generation were set aside for South Africa.)
New BMW M2 CS: SA Price & Specs
Scheduled to arrive in South Africa from the second quarter of 2026, we’ve unearthed pricing for the new BMW M2 CS...
www.carmag.co.za