The M3 CS Touring shouldn’t be the one Competitors Sport mannequin BMW is displaying this weekend on the Goodwood Competition of Pace. Bavaria’s tremendous wagon is sharing the highlight with the brand new M2 CS, dressed to impress in Particular person Velvet Blue. The corporate’s UK department is taking us on a tour of the meanest G87 (to date) to indicate what’s modified over an everyday mannequin.
The carbon ducktail spoiler isn’t the one modification BMW has made to the physique, because the entrance splitter can be unique to the M2 CS. Not like the F87-generation automotive, which featured a carbon fiber splitter, this one is made out of a mix of plastic and rubber. Why? In response to Dirk Häcker, head of engineering at M, it’s not a cost-cutting measure. The brand new splitter’s development is a results of the automotive’s decrease nostril, which makes it extra inclined to scraping on uneven roads.
Whereas another CS-badged automobiles supplied patrons a selection of various wheel finishes, that’s not the case right here. The M2 Competitors Sport comes solely with matte Gold Bronze cast alloys. Fitted with Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS tires, the M2 CS is the quickest compact automotive across the Nürburgring.
Not like its predecessor, which got here with a handbook gearbox, the brand new mannequin is an automatic-only affair. The six-speed handbook wouldn’t have been capable of deal with the additional energy delivered by the upgraded S58 engine. The eight-speed Steptronic’s gear lever is located inside a carbon fiber heart tunnel, which isn’t obtainable on a typical M2. The carbon fiber bucket seats, elective on the common automotive, are normal on the CS. BMW contains an Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel with a flat-bottom design, however costs additional for a heated model.
Because the Goodwood FoS takes place within the UK, it’s price noting the M2 CS prices £92,475 regionally. That’s practically £24,000 greater than the bottom model, sufficient to purchase a brand new MINI Cooper 3-Door with the distinction. The worth hole is partially justified by the extra normal tools and further energy. Nonetheless, it’s a large premium that many will discover exhausting to justify, particularly given the dearth of a handbook possibility.
Towards all odds, the M2 CS is already proving to be a industrial hit. Sylvia Neubauer, Vice President of Buyer, Model, and Gross sales at M, instructed us there’s “large demand.” For some markets, BMW has allotted a major variety of additional construct slots. On the time of writing, the US is the main area by way of gross sales, adopted by Germany and China.
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