It’s been practically two years since Bmwblog completely reported that there was a robust risk of an M2 xDrive. The rumor mill has continued to churn ever since, however no official affirmation has surfaced, no less than not but. Whereas we nonetheless don’t have a proper inexperienced mild, we now have the following smartest thing. A senior govt advised us over the weekend that an all-wheel-drive G87 M2 may occur sometime, with emphasis on “may.”
In an interview over the previous weekend at Le Mans, BMW M’s head of analysis and growth, Dirk Häcker, recommended that an AWD M2 is a risk. Nonetheless, he clarified that no last resolution has been made. Häcker defined that the G87 continues to be a comparatively new mannequin, having been available on the market for simply over two years. That provides BMW loads of time to degree up its compact M automotive past the not too long ago launched M2 CS.
Once we requested why the bigger Competitors Sport fashions (just like the M3 CS and M4 cs) function xDrive whereas the M2 CS doesn’t, Häcker responded:
“I feel the M3 and M4 CS are in a later stage. We launched the M2 about two years in the past, so we’ve began with rear-wheel drive. We now supply the M2 CS, and we’ve a whole lot of time to the EOP (finish of manufacturing) of the automotive. So there may very well be additionally concepts to supply for the long run an xDrive system, however there isn’t a last resolution.”
So, there you’ve gotten it: an M2 xDrive is a particular possibly.
Based on our sources, the twin-turbo inline-six may begin powering the entrance axle in simply over a yr. BMW is reportedly planning to start manufacturing in August 2026. If that occurs, it gained’t mark the tip of the present rear-wheel-drive mannequin. Lovers will nonetheless be capable to purchase the RWD model with a handbook transmission. As you possibly can think about, the xDrive variant could be automatic-only.
Trying additional forward, the second-generation M2 is anticipated to stay round till mid-2029. If the xDrive taste does arrive subsequent yr, BMW will nonetheless have time to introduce further variants. That is speculative on our half, however we definitely wouldn’t say no to an M2 CSL. Let’s not neglect that there’s a precedent, contemplating M secretly constructed an F87-generation M2 CSL as a one-off prototype.
We is likely to be getting forward of ourselves, however logic means that an M2 xDrive gained’t be the final spicy tackle the G87.
