BMW Teases M2 CS Nürburgring Lap Time. How Fast Is It?

It’s solely been slightly over a month because the M2 CS broke cowl, however the Competitors Sport is already making headlines once more. BMW is teasing an official Nürburgring lap time for the most well liked G87 variant thus far. We’ll have to attend till tomorrow to learn how quick the rear-wheel-drive sports activities coupe lapped the Inexperienced Hell.

Judging by the video beneath, the recent lap was carried out with a near-production prototype. The camouflaged automobile suggests the M2 CS raced towards the clock earlier than its official debut on the finish of Could. So, how briskly was it? An informed guess places the time underneath 7 minutes and 38.7 seconds. The common M2 set a lap in 2023 when it claimed the compact class report for the monitor’s longer 20.8-kilometer (12.9-mile) format.

Since then, the Audi RS3 has taken that crown, clocking a 7:33.1 lap in 2024. We’ll quickly see whether or not the M2 CS can reclaim the title for BMW. M Head of Improvement Dirk Häcker lately instructed us that the automobile is nearly as fast as the M4 CS.

The key phrase is “practically.” It wouldn’t make sense for the M2 CS to outperform its greater sibling, so its time is probably going slower than the M4 CS’s 7:21.9. It is going to additionally path the M4 CSL, which managed a fair higher 7:18.1. The actual goal isn’t in BMW’s personal steady, however from Audi Sport. In any case, it wouldn’t look good if the M2 CS had been slower than the RS3, wouldn’t it?

To beat Ingolstadt’s inline-five compact sedan, the M2 CS must erase the 5.6-second hole between the common M2 and the RS3. That appears inside attain, contemplating the CS packs an additional 50 hp and 36 lb-ft (50 Nm) over the usual mannequin. It’s additionally lighter by 30 kilograms in Europe and 97 kilos within the U.S. BMW has confirmed that the automobile will probably be supplied with “ultra-track” tires, which ought to additional improve its efficiency across the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

Examine again tomorrow for the official lap time. Within the meantime, we’re betting it’ll land someplace within the 7:30 to 7:32 vary. If the M2 CSL turns into actuality, it would even dip beneath the 7:30 mark. Until that already occurred with the CS.

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