Following a brief teaser marketing campaign however a protracted sequence of spy photographs, the brand new M2 CS is lastly official. Properly, that’s solely half true. BMW reveals the automobile’s design, making us wait barely longer for the technical specs. That’s not a lot of a difficulty since complete particulars surfaced earlier this week in a massive leak. The specs are principally an open ebook by now, so let’s deal with the design.
This M2 CS in Brooklyn Gray appears precisely as anticipated, minus the daytime operating lights. They’re white as an alternative of yellow, leaving us questioning why the race car-inspired DRLs are lacking. Till BMW responds to our inquiry later this weekend, we should speak about a much more putting change: the ducktail spoiler. It instantly units the CS aside from the common G87. Scorching take: it’s only a smidge bigger than needed. Even so, it forges a visible hyperlink between the M2 CS and particular fashions from the previous.
Whereas the automobile’s look could also be predictable, that doesn’t make it any much less thrilling. Tuners received’t take lengthy to develop mods replicating the ducktail spoiler. A brand new M automobile, even a spinoff of an present mannequin, all the time sparks creativity within the aftermarket scene. When you concentrate on it, the CS itself is basically simply an M2 with in-house tuning.
Particular editions usually have restricted customization choices, however BMW nonetheless finds methods to cost extra money. For example, the rumored Velvet Blue Metallic paint will value an additional $3,500. Add carbon-ceramic brakes, and also you’re an $8,500 surcharge. These add-ons will push the M2 CS into six-figure territory. However actually, what’s just a few additional thousand {dollars} when the bottom worth is already nearing $100,000? It’s going to be much more costly in Europe, the place value-added tax (VAT) dramatically will increase a automobile’s closing worth.
Is the CS the final word G87? Not fairly. We’ve good purpose to consider an xDrive version is coming subsequent 12 months. The second-generation M2 nonetheless has a number of years of life left, giving BMW loads of time to boost the bar even larger. We will solely dream of a full-blown M2 CSL, although there may be precedent. M engineers secretly constructed an F87-based prototype just a few years in the past, nevertheless it by no means reached manufacturing. May it occur this time round? It’s too early to say, however we’re assured BMW hasn’t totally tapped the G87’s potential.
The M2 CS makes its debut this weekend on the 2025 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este alongside an much more particular M automobile. Whereas it doesn’t carry the “world’s strongest letter,” the beautiful Speedtop may also be proven as a taking pictures brake based mostly on the M8. BMW is unveiling the idea right here, however a 70-unit manufacturing run is deliberate.
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