The new BMW M2 is shaping up to be one of the most successful M cars for the Bavarians. Ever since its launch in the Spring of 2016, the U.S. market received nearly 1,200 M2 units while production continues to ramp up. Beginning at the end of August, BMW kicked off the production for the 2017 M2s, at a rate of around 130 units per week.
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Once believed to be a limited edition, the M2 is – according to the company – only limited by the production plans in Leipzig. The M wizards will continue to produce as many M2s as the market demands and the factory allows to build, considering the German plant is one of the busiest in the world. The BMW i3 and i8 are built there, along with a series of front-wheel drive vehicles destined for the European markets.
The current MY2017 M2s will continue to be manufactured through the end of 2017 when the company is rumored to introduce a more hardcore variant of the popular sports coupe.
The M2 could be the best looking BMW on the market today. It looks positively aggressive and it can successfully compete on any track in the world. Being based on the 2 Series, the M2 has a beautiful profile an gorgeous lines. But, being a proper M car, it also has aggressive flared wheel arches and a mean stance. It’s wide, low and angry looking.
And as we’ve experienced, it’s a track monster as well.
In the U.S., the M2 is priced at $51,700, excluding destination and handling fees.
M2 is a track monster? Are you drunk? M2 is an easy breakfast for track monsters. Even Nissan Leaf is more fun to drive than the pathetic M2. I wouldn’t take this crap even for free.
Exactly my thoughts. Ride over a slightly uneven road, and it will break down. Then you’ll have to empty your wallet on repairing that crap just as it is with any BMW starting from the foolish 1 series and ending with the crappy 7 series. I would take a 1990 Tatra rather than the latest rough riding crap called 7 series.
What’s even more funny is that the so-called “fastest” BMW (M4 GTS if I remember the name of that misery correctly) is easily asskicked on the track by mediocre cars. Recently I watched a drag race. There were bunch of cars, and that crappy M4 GTS came to the finish the last. Another testimony to BMW’s stupid engineers.
I watched that video too. I think that even my 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350 will easily eat for breakfast that crap called M4 GTS. As soon as you reach the speed limit of 20 kph, BMWs fly off the road. Such a poor engineering. I was reading an article recently and I was laughing like a crazy. The Polish president was riding in that crappy 7 series at a speed of 20 kph, and the tire blew off. He was surprised and said that such things shouldn’t happen in such a car. 100% agreed. You just mustn’t buy a BMW, otherwise you risk your life and the lives o your passengers.
These comments remind me why I stopped reading this site.
Everyone can disagree on things, right? Yes, we could certainly delete all negative comments towards BMW, but would that be fair? Would that be fanboyism? We need to let people speak up and delete – if possible – all derogatory comments.
Discourse is the reason I read comment pages, to try & learn, these comments are rubber stamped frequently name calling hate. The article is about the M2, the response is the superiority of the Nissan Leaf?! That’s not even reality. Congratulations on your traffic, this brand deserves better.
We’re not in the business to police comments, but rather do reporting. If we do say hate, we delete it.
I’m not sure what you meant by this brand deserves better. We put in a lot of work to produce content.
Incidentally, BMW have earned their fanboyism, not groundless slander. But according to the 1st comment the author is drunk, so why am I trying?