2018 BMW M2 First Drive Review | Lightly Changed And Every Bit As Appealing
BMW has an excellent record when it comes to compact performance coupes. The first M3 of the 1980s set the gold standard for the segment when it arrived, and now over 30 years later the BMW M2 carries that flame.
In fact the M2 has been so successful that it quickly became the brand’s top-selling M car in Australia, with local love for the fast-paced coupe helping BMW Australia claim the highest percentage of M sales of any market in the world.
With that kind of success on its shoulders it comes as no surprise that BMW has been measured with its updates to the M2.
Vehicle Style: Prestige performance coupe
Price: $93,900 - $99,900 plus on-road costs
Engine/trans: 272kW/475Nm 3.0 6cyl turbo petrol | 6sp manual, 7sp automatic
Fuel Economy Claimed: 7.9-8.5 l/100km
OVERVIEW
The 2018 BMW M2 update (life cycle impulse in BMW-speak) is a subtle one. BMW has left the M2’s pro bodybuilder-esque bulging bodywork untouched, and instead concentrated on the finer details.
There’s new LED lights front and rear, and a new ‘iDrive 6’ infotainment system that adds touchscreen functionality. BMW has also (finally!) gone back to regular indicator and windscreen wiper stalks that click into position in place of the infuriating ‘return to home’ stalks that have blighted the brand for so long.
BMW M2 - Prices, Features, and Specifications