Lighter, decrease, more durable variations of M coupe pair will take completely different approaches to delivering driving thrills
by Chris Chilton
March 8, 2024 at 07:04
Back within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineties we had been fortunate to get one new automobile out of BMW’s M division each couple of years. But in 2024 BMW’s efficiency arm will unleash half a dozen new autos and particular editions, together with the hybrid M5 sedan and wagon.
The M guys haven’t forgotten their coupe followers, although. The base M2 will get a light refresh and energy hike this yr, and as these photos present, the R&D staff has been busy cooking up CS variations of each the M2 and M4, and just lately let the pair unfastened on a frozen Scandinavian lake. The M2 hasn’t bought the deep entrance splitter seen in earlier spy pictures, in all probability as a result of it could possibly be simply broken by a snow financial institution, however there’s no mistaking the reshaped trunk spoiler.
Though the M2 CS and M4 CS each characteristic two-door our bodies and use variations of the identical 3.0-liter inline six, they’re prone to attraction to completely different clients, and never solely as a result of the M4 is round 9 inches (230 mm) longer and can put on a a lot greater price ticket.
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The M2 CS shall be pitched because the purist’s alternative, be provided with a alternative of guide or automated transmissions, and ship its energy completely to the rear wheels. The M4 CS, alternatively, if it follows the template laid down by final yr’s M3 CS sedan, will solely be available with xDrive all-wheel drive and the ZF eight-speed auto.
Intel suggests the bottom M2’s engine is in line for an upgrade from the present inventory automobile’s 453 hp (460 PS) to the 473 hp (480 PS) delivered by the non-Competition M3 and M4. Which should imply the M2 CS will get the M3/M4 Competition’s 503 hp (510 PS) mill. And the because the M3 CS arrived packing the identical 543 hp (550 PS) because the M4 CSL, it is sensible that the M4 CS will take pleasure in the identical increase.
But even when the 2 new CS coupes have some essential variations below the pores and skin, they’ll even have loads in frequent. Expect to see weight saving tips in each, maybe higher use of carbon fiber, and suspension tweaks that can make every one sharper to drive than its donor. And anticipate to need to battle off hundreds of different BMW followers to get one.
