As with the rest of the range, backlit door panels feature, but instead of the traditional white light, this now glows in the blue, violet and red colours of BMW’s M division. New, more tactile paddles sit just behind those buttons, while the shifter on the centre console is a more traditional lever in place of the small rocker selector switch that’s fitted to other models in the 2 Series family. There’s extra carbon fibre, and it also gains a pair of red M switches above the horizontal spokes each can be programmed to store the driver’s preferred powertrain, chassis and exhaust settings. The most obvious upgrade from the standard 2 Series to the M2 is the steering wheel. The front scuttle, and therefore the dashboard top, is quite high, so forward visibility could be slightly better, but we’re nit-picking. The standard 2 Series cabin is a fundamentally solid starting point from which to apply M upgrades build quality is superb, the layout is neat and functional, and even though the climate controls are operated via the touchscreen, the system is among the more intuitive of its type to use. A safety-assist score of 64 per cent is its lowest rating, with its lane-keep tech not proactive enough for NCAP’s assessors– although we would argue that it’s not as intrusive as some systems. Surprisingly by BMW’s high standards, it only achieved a four-star rating. Safety: The M2 hasn’t been assessed by Euro NCAP, but the wider 2 Series Coupe range has.
The manual costs £1,200 more, while it has a slower 0-62mph time (4.3 seconds to the auto’s 4.1) and poorer economy and emissions figures. And with the 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged straight-six producing a hefty 454bhp and 550Nm, that’s a lot for the 285mm-section Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S rubber to handle.įurther differentiation from the M4 comes with the transmission, because while in the UK the M4 is auto only, M2 buyers get to choose from an eight-speed automatic gearbox or a six-speed manual.
However, while the M4 is also available with four-wheel drive (which adds an extra 50kg), the M2 sends everything to the back tyres alone. The chassis is a little shorter, with 110mm less distance between the front and rear axles, but BMW quotes the same 1,800kg kerbweight for the M2 as it does for the rear-wheel-drive M4.
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