BMW significantly upgraded the M2 when it launched
the M2 Competition earlier this year, with more power coming from a new engine,
plus other work carried beneath the skin. Now, a report coming from
BMWBlog, which is quoting anonymous sources within the German brand, claims that
BMW is planning a CS version of the M2.
Said to arrive next year aimed exclusively at the
United States, the M2 CS will apparently be manufactured in limited numbers.
However, the carmaker is still undecided on the production run and, even more
important, whether it will make any sense from a sales standpoint.
The publication goes on saying that this version
will probably shed some weight and even offer a bit more power from the
twin-turbo 3.0-liter six-cylinder that makes 405 hp and 550 Nm of torque in the M2 Competition.
The latter is capable of reaching 96 km/h in
4.6 sec with the standard six-speed manual gearbox, or 4.0s ec dead with the
optional seven-speed dual-clutch. Top speed is limited to 250k m/h in
both versions, or 280 km/h with the M Driver’s Package.
Development of the M2 won’t allegedly end with the
rumored CS, as BMW is also expected to drop a CSL version, probably in 2020.
Unlike the CS, the CSL will be offered worldwide and could remain on sale for
exactly one year.
It seems that this will be BMW’s approach for future
M cars, with the regular models launched at first, followed by the CS and then
the CSL derivatives. However, we’ll have to wait and see if BMW officials
actually greenlight those projects or not.
