Tuesday 13th October 2015

BMW M2 specs leaked

Full story to follow; 369hp, Active M Differential, manual gearbox and £44K starting price seemingly confirmed

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Worst kept secrets and all that... We knew the BMW M2 was coming and the wraps are still - tenuously - on for a full reveal later on today that we're currently playing good boys and not blowing. Tempting as it is.

Someone has got hold of (and scanned) a magazine that reveals some key stats about the M2 though and it'd be remiss of us not to tease you with what's now out there. So, in short for a starting price of £44,070 the M2 has a 369hp 3.0-litre six-cylinder single turbo engine with a choice of manual or M DCT dual-clutch transmissions driving through a fully active, electronically controlled locking diff. Sounds good, right?

In the current BMW style the engine sounds like a proper torque monster too, delivering a quoted 465Nm (343lb ft in old money) from just 1,450rpm with a 35Nm (26lb ft) overboost function for good measure. The 1 M Coupe the M2 so closely resembles had a similar feature and - ta-da - identical maximum torque figure of 369lb ft.

This would appear to be good enough for a 0-62 time of 4.5 seconds with the manual or 4.3 seconds with the DCT gearbox. Top speed is apparently limited to 155mph. Weight is quoted at 1,495kg, seemingly 35kg less than a DCT-equipped M235i.

Check back later on this evening for the full story. Unless our trigger fingers get itchy before then.

[Images: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien]

[MrBarry123]

The fenders don't look wide or beefy enough; was hoping for something resembling the stance of the 1M.

[lestiq]

yes I can see this but only further bolstering second hand values of 1Ms, it could be considerably beefier.. now I'll never be able to afford a 1M !!

[Crusoe]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Toonshorty]

> seemingly 35kg less than a DCT-equipped M235i

But the M235i is an ZF 8-Speed Auto, not a DCT?

[EricE]

Obligatory picture of the leaked magazine / final car design:

Edited by EricE on Tuesday 13th October 19:50

[Baryonyx]

The stats are nice but it looks so lame. It's no 1M.

[Evolved]

MrBarry123 said:

The fenders don't look wide or beefy enough; was hoping for something resembling the stance of the 1M.

Fenders? Yeehaw

[kambites]

EricE said:

Obligatory picture of the leaked magazine / final car design:

Ooh, that's nasty. I really hope it's not the real car.

[Evolved]

kambites said:

Ooh, that's nasty. I really hope it's not the real car.

Is it auto car? If so and I assume it is, it looks like one of their ste photoshop 'spy shots'

[Amirhussain]

Can't wait, is it going to be made in limited numbers like the 1M?

[CraigyMc]

Can't you just quote the torque in newton metres?

369 lb/ft = 500Nm.

[Vee12V]

These turbocharged cars just don't do it for me. M-cars have bespoke NA engines.

[GroundEffect]

CraigyMc said:

Can't you just quote the torque in newton metres?

369 lb/ft = 500Nm.

Agreed. Nm is a much better unit. Lb.ft is so archaic!

My E92 is only 400Nm. It really does make the car quite highly strung.

[MrBarry123]

Evolved said:

MrBarry123 said:

The fenders don't look wide or beefy enough; was hoping for something resembling the stance of the 1M.

Fenders? Yeehaw

Reading that back, I agree.

Should have put wings.

[andrewparker]

Certainly doesn't have the visual clout of the 1M.

[Skylinecrazy]

Are you all blind? That looks ace!

[unsprung]

Happy to have the torque figure in lb-ft, thank you very much.

This looks to be a good car -- and an important product for the BMW portfolio. But it also seems a wee bit overpriced. Especially if there will be accessories / options to add.