Solely a novel form of particular person is keen to spend 2.5 occasions the value of a base mannequin automotive for a particularly high-performance model of it. However that form of particular person is aware of the place to go. And their native BMW dealership all the time has a solution for them.
Immediately, the automaker debuted a brand new M2 Competitors Sport for mannequin 12 months 2026.
BMW hasn’t mentioned what number of it plans to construct, however we belief they’ll be uncommon sights on the street. In spite of everything, you will get a regular 2026 2 Sequence for $40,775 (together with supply price), however an M2 CS will set you again $99,775.
The High of a Efficiency Ladder
BMW has a ladder of efficiency 2 Sequence fashions, with the M2 CS on the prime. Surprisingly, it has launched 2026 pricing just for the top-of-the-line. So we’ve got to check 2025 and 2026 costs to offer you perspective on the automotive.
That 2 Sequence coupe with its roughly $41,000 value has a 255-horsepower turbocharged 4-cylinder engine.
An M2 from the model’s M efficiency store makes use of the identical physique and chassis, however a 3.0-liter turbo inline 6-cylinder unit growing 473 hp. The 2025 model begins at $69,375 with supply charges.
The practically six-figure M2 CS relies on that automotive however is lighter and extra highly effective. It makes use of an upgraded model of that very same engine, this time making 523 horsepower. It’s additionally about 100 kilos lighter because of “even handed use of light-weight supplies, akin to exterior and inside elements made out of carbon fiber bolstered plastic” and lighter alloy wheels.
Observe Tuning All Round
It’s only accessible in rear-wheel drive (RWD). BMW followers will word that the M3 Competitors makes use of the identical engine however is simply accessible in all-wheel drive (AWD). So, the M2 CS is at present probably the most highly effective rear-wheel-drive M automotive.
There’s no handbook transmission choice. The one gearbox accessible is an 8-speed computerized with paddle shifters.
A brand new cooling system exhibits that BMW assumes you’ll use your M2 CS on the observe, operating it sizzling for hours. “The oil circuit is designed to deal with excessive dynamic driving conditions,” BMW says, whereas “a map-controlled oil pump ensures dependable oil provide even beneath excessive acceleration.”
It sits 0.2 inches decrease than an already-low M2, “with distinctive tuning of the springs, dampers, and chassis management programs” for onerous cornering. A retuned suspension and stability management system are additionally designed for observe use. Stopping energy comes from M compound brakes, however heat-dissipating carbon ceramic brakes are an $8,500 choice.
A matte black entrance splitter, black M kidney grille, and ducktail spoiler make it simple to identify a CS. M Carbon bucket seats are customary, with detachable headrest for helmet clearance.
BMW will construct the M2 CS in Mexico, however its value displays that it received’t escape tariffs that almost all Mexico-built vehicles dodge. BMW builds the engine in Europe, that means that an excessive amount of of the automotive comes from outdoors North America to qualify for tariff exceptions.