Photo: YouTube screenshot
The past few months have been loaded with unofficial news that continues to cause a stir among BMW M2 fans and we're here to try and shed a bit of light on the matter with the help of the latest forum talk.
Earlier this year, we've seen a pumped-up M2 prototype flying on the Nurburgring, which lead to speculation on the M2 CS topic. Missing the expected L (for Lightweight) at the end of its designation, the Club Sport M2 should be a track-focused version of the sporscar.
This is rumored to get a detuned version of the S55 engine animating the M3 and M4. And Bimmerpost forum member ynguldyn, whose predictions have mostly been accurate in the past, now claims the M2 CS will be powered by a 400 hp incarnation of the twin-turbocharged S55 unit, with this detail matching previous rumor mill talk.
However, the same forum member talks about the M2 CS being a 2019 model year, which would only come to confirm our expectations. You see, it wouldn't make sense for the Bavarian automaker to add a CS version without first doing something for the "regular" M2.
As such, the non-CS M2 LCI (Life Cycle Impulse or mid-cycle revamp), which will land next year as a 2018 model, will pack its fair share of upgrades, albeit without the twin-turbo switch. And some extra power is now a must, since the new B48 single-turbo straight-six of the 2017 BMW M240i brings the warm model to 340 hp and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) of twist.
Not only does the M240i pack the same torque as the M2, while sitting 30 hp below, but the two seem to deliver similar straight-line performance, as we've recently shown you in a acceleration test.
With BMW preparing the mid-cycle revamp of the 2-Series for next year (MY2018), it seems we'll have to wait and see what happens to the "standard" M2 before we can talk CS matters.
Oh, and by the way, M4 fans shouldn't fret, since next year will also bring the 2018 facelift for the vehicle, which should also expand the range with an M4 CS model.
This is rumored to get a detuned version of the S55 engine animating the M3 and M4. And Bimmerpost forum member ynguldyn, whose predictions have mostly been accurate in the past, now claims the M2 CS will be powered by a 400 hp incarnation of the twin-turbocharged S55 unit, with this detail matching previous rumor mill talk.
However, the same forum member talks about the M2 CS being a 2019 model year, which would only come to confirm our expectations. You see, it wouldn't make sense for the Bavarian automaker to add a CS version without first doing something for the "regular" M2.
As such, the non-CS M2 LCI (Life Cycle Impulse or mid-cycle revamp), which will land next year as a 2018 model, will pack its fair share of upgrades, albeit without the twin-turbo switch. And some extra power is now a must, since the new B48 single-turbo straight-six of the 2017 BMW M240i brings the warm model to 340 hp and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) of twist.
Not only does the M240i pack the same torque as the M2, while sitting 30 hp below, but the two seem to deliver similar straight-line performance, as we've recently shown you in a acceleration test.
With BMW preparing the mid-cycle revamp of the 2-Series for next year (MY2018), it seems we'll have to wait and see what happens to the "standard" M2 before we can talk CS matters.
Oh, and by the way, M4 fans shouldn't fret, since next year will also bring the 2018 facelift for the vehicle, which should also expand the range with an M4 CS model.
Google News