2025 BMW M2 CS is a supercar hunter

BMW M is building the anticipation for its new 2025 BMW M2 CS ahead of its Australian launch late this year by unleashing the junior M car on the fearsome Nürburgring Nordschleife where it clocked the tortuous 20.8km circuit in just 7:25.5 minutes.

The hot lap, driven with Jörg Weidinger behind the wheel, is an incredible 13 seconds quicker than the 2023 lap he completed in the second gen (G87) BMW M2, which the latest CS is based on.

The latest time sees the junior M car come close to the 7:18.1 minute lap that was set by the BMW M4 CSL and means the new M2 CS is now as quick around the Nordschleife as pedigree supercars like the Ferrari Enzo (2002-2004) and the Lamborghini Aventador (2011-2022) that both set 7:25 minutes laps.

Claimed to be the fastest “compact car” to ever lap the Nordschleife, the latest M2 CS comes with an uprated twin-turbo 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder engine that produces 390kW and 650Nm – which signifies a 37kW and 50Nm gain on the M2.

Combined with an eight-speed automatic transmission, the rear-drive M2 CS is claimed to take 3.8 seconds to launch from 0-100km/h, with 0-200km/h arriving in just 11.7 seconds, with the small coupe topping out at 302km/h.

As well as more power, the M2 CS introduces a carbon-fibre roof, mirror caps and diffuser that shaves about 30kg off the kerb weight.

Riding on a set of new forged alloy wheels, the M2 CS sits lower to the ground and gets new springs and dampers. Other mechanical changes include BMW M brakes, BMW M engine mounts and a revised M Sports differential.

In Australia the BMW M2 CS has been priced from $172,900 (plus on-roads), a considerable $46,600 premium over an M2 auto.

Headline equipment for the most extreme M2 CS includes dual-zone climate control, keyless entry, a premium Harman Kardon surround sound system, BMW Live Cockpit Professional, head-up display, heated and power-adjustable M carbon bucket seats, an Alcantara steering wheel, ambient lighting and the M Driver’s Package (that adds a 302km/h limiter).

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