BMW M is all the time cooking. Bavaria’s go-faster division is relentless in its quest to extract extra efficiency from the M2. Though the “G87” method has already been elevated a few occasions, there’s nonetheless extra to return. 2026 will probably be a giant yr for the sports activities coupe, and never simply due to a extremely possible xDrive model.
Till Munich confirms an all-paw M2, one factor is definite: a Monitor Bundle is coming subsequent yr. It’s already been officially announced, although BMW M stays tight-lipped about specifics. New spy photographs shot at and across the Nürburgring present the identical automotive featured within the teaser photos.
However there’s a twist. For the primary time, the check car sports activities massive entrance canards, aka aero wings, aka dive planes, aka aero flics. These are a part of a broader aerodynamic physique package that includes a outstanding rear wing and a refined entrance spoiler lip. Elsewhere, the Sao Paulo Yellow prototype rides on the acquainted 827M wheels.
Though BMW already gives M Performance Parts for the M2, the upgrades seen on this partially camouflaged automotive aren’t at the moment accessible. The prevailing catalog features a coilover suspension that lowers the entrance/rear axles by 20 mm/25 mm, respectively. Nevertheless, it wouldn’t be shocking if a special setup is being developed particularly for the Monitor Bundle.
Because the upgrades are described as a “street-legal observe day package deal,” BMW may provide them as retrofits for present vehicles quite than proscribing the pack to newly constructed ones. Both method, using the phrase “package deal” suggests it gained’t be a standalone mannequin. As an alternative, it’d find yourself as an optionally available package for the common M2. By the point the Monitor Bundle arrives, the spicy M2 CS will doubtless have accomplished its restricted manufacturing run, leaving solely the usual automotive.
It’ll be fascinating to see whether or not a non-CS M2 with the Monitor Bundle can beat the Competitors Sport’s Nürburgring lap time. To take action, it will must lap the Inexperienced Hell in below 7 minutes and 25.5 seconds, however with 50 fewer horses and a bit of additional weight. Maybe BMW doesn’t need to upset M2 CS homeowners. Regardless of the case, a hardcore CSL would rule all of them, supplied it occurs.
Within the meantime, the Monitor Bundle must be appropriate with each guide and automated M2s, as its focus will probably be on aerodynamics and suspension. For these trying to go all-in and lose the road-legal standing within the course of, there’s the M2 Racing. It’s a track-only machine priced just below €100,000. As a reminder, the race automotive swaps the inline-six for the smaller B48 to scale back operating prices and minimize weight.
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