2026 BMW M2 CS unleashed with 390kW and ducktail spoiler

UPDATE, 28/05/2025: BMW Australia has priced the 2025 M2 CS from $172,900 plus on-road costs, with deliveries set to start at the end of the year.

Headline equipment on the halo compact coupe includes dual-zone climate control, Comfort Access, a Harman Kardon surround sound system, BMW Live Cockpit Professional, a head-up display, heated and power-adjustable M carbon bucket seats, an Alcantara steering wheel, M Driver’s Package (302km/h limiter, BMW M Advance 2 Driving Experience) and ambient lighting,

Transmission duties are handled exclusively by an eight-speed automatic with drive shipped only to the rear wheels, netting a 3.8-second 0-100km/h time and 0-200km/h time of 11.7 seconds.

Aussie cars will be produced at BMW's San Luis Potosí production plant (Mexico) and offered in four colours: Black Sapphire metallic, BMW Individual Velvet Blue metallic, M Brooklyn Grey metallic and M Portimao Blue metallic.

How much does the 2025 BMW M2 cost?
M2 (m) – $126,300
M2 – $126,300
CS – $172,900
* Prices exclude on-road costs

ORIGINAL, 26/05/2025: The 2025 BMW M2 CS has been revealed at this year’s Villa d’Este Concours classic car festival, revealing an even hotter take on the junior M car that now adopts an aggressive new body kit and a wider stance.

Full technical details will be released on May 28, but our first look at the BMW M2 CS tells us plenty.

Sitting on a set of wider gold wheels, the M2 CS appears to feature a broader front and rear track, while a peek through the cross-spoke alloy wheel is said to reveal BMW M’s latest-generation carbon-ceramic brakes.

At the rear, the CS gets an all-new boot lid that is thought to have been made using carbon-fibre and incorporates a ducktail spoiler that generates more downforce at high speed.

Other changes are said to include a revised rear diffuser, which hints at significant work beneath the body to channel air to improve high-speed stability.

Under the bonnet the twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre inline-six gets boosted from 353kW and 600Nm of torque to a far healthier 390kW and 649Nm, which should shave a few tenths off the 4.1 second 0-100km/h dash (4.3sec for the manual).

Set to be up to 20kg lighter than the M2 Competition version, the M2 CS should come with a titanium exhaust and other kilo-cutting bolt-on components.

Like the M4 CS and the M3 CS, it’s thought the six-speed manual will be dropped for the fastest version and for volumes to be limited to around 2200 units globally – the same volume cap placed on the previous-gen M2 CS.

Stay tuned as full details for the 2025 BMW M2 CS will be revealed later this week.