BMW M2 – Review, Specs, Pricing, Features, Videos and More

The BMW M2 is the brand’s entry level sports coupe. It features 453 hp coming from a turbocharged inline-six engine. Unlike a lot of M cars, the M2 is not offered with all-wheel drive; it’s rear-wheel drive only for this little two-door. The M2 is also one of the few BMWs left that has a manual transmission option.

Arguably the most engaging car BMW currently makes, the M2 is an enthusiast’s favorite. Surprisingly, the rear seat is quite usable as well for passengers.

The 2025 BMW M2 refines its position as a compact, high-performance sports coupe, with updates to power, design, and technology. Its 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine now delivers 473 horsepower, paired with either a six-speed manual or an eight-speed automatic transmission. Torque ranges between 406 and 443 lb-ft, depending on the transmission, with a 0–60 mph time of 4.1 seconds for the manual and 3.9 seconds for the automatic. The electronically limited top speed can be raised to 177 mph with the optional M Driver’s Package.

Visually, the 2025 M2 introduces new exterior color options, updated badging, and redesigned alloy wheels. The cabin features a refreshed M steering wheel, new seat materials, and optional carbon bucket seats for improved comfort and support. BMW’s Operating System 8.5 powers the updated curved display, combining a 12.3-inch information panel and a 14.9-inch control screen, with climate controls now fully digitized.

Performance enhancements include an adaptive M suspension, M-specific traction control, and advanced cooling systems for track-ready reliability. Standard features include adaptive climate control, a Harman Kardon audio system, and smartphone integration. Production begins in August 2024 at BMW’s San Luis Potosí plant, with a starting price of $64,900 plus destination charges.

This is the end of an era.

The 2023 BMW M2 is the last M car that will come with a manual transmission. BMW hasn’t confirmed it yet, but this could be the last to launch without all-wheel drive, too. Thus, this should be the truest enthusiast model in the lineup, a back-to-basics coupe dropping a muscular powertrain in a tidy package with the driver central to the experience.

The result is something a little softer. The increased commonality between 2 and 3 Series results in the M2 being a nine-tenths scale M4. Depending on your view, that's either a step forward or back.

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M’s smallest deserves a track to truly shine.

One of the best things in this job—or in life, really—is to be wrong. A mistake is a learning opportunity.

I didn’t love the 2023 BMW M2 when I drove it this past summer. Sure it was quick, but it was never as involving or as communicative as I’d hoped. Fast forward a few months and I’m once again behind that thick leather steering wheel.

Only this time there’s no third pedal tucked under it, and the regular seats have made way for those ridiculous thigh-spreader dealies.

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The spicy new BMW M2 enters its second generation for model-year 2023, riding a new platform that’s longer, lower and wider than that of its predecessor.

With a wheelbase that’s 4.3 inches (109 millimeters) shorter than that of the BMW M4 but 2.1 inches (53 mm) longer than the previous-generation M2, drivers upgrading to the latest unit can expect a more stable ride and increased rear-seat legroom, too.

The BMW M2 is one of the most-searched sports cars in its segment. Below, we’re answering some of the internet’s most common search questions about it.

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Paved in a continuous pass, there aren’t even any seams in the asphalt—not on the half-mile straight, not on the 357 feet of elevation change per lap, and not on any of the 16 corners. One of those corners is a tricky double-apex deal (one apex is blind!) with a quick undulation separating the two and offering to rapidly lighten the rear of your car mid-corner to giggle-eliciting effect.

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