Whereas Mercedes will drop the Mercedes A-Class and thus the tremendous sporty AMG A forty five s 4Matic model, BMW unveiled the facelift of the BMW M2, which now has 480 PS, 20 PS greater than earlier than.
Solely a yr and a half after its launch, BMW additionally operates a facelift on its smallest M mannequin. Below the hood is similar S58 3-liter inline-6 engine that has been tweaked. Energy has elevated from 460 to 480 PS, and the utmost torque is 550 Nm within the 6-speed handbook transmission model, the identical as earlier than the facelift, and 600 Nm within the 8-speed automated transmission model (+50 Nm).
Within the handbook transmission model, out there as an possibility, most torque is accessible over a wider vary, from 2,650 to six,130 rpm, in comparison with 2,650-5,870 rpm earlier than the facelift. Energy is transmitted to the rear wheels, with no all-wheel drive model out there. The BMW M2 is constructed on the platform of the BMW M3/M4 and is, due to this fact, neither a lot lighter nor less expensive.
Mercedes doesn’t have an identical model of the A-Class, with the sedan model solely out there within the AMG A 35 with 306 hp. The extra highly effective 421 hp engine is barely out there within the AMG A forty five 4Matic, which gained’t have a successor.
With the brand new extra highly effective engine, the BMW M2 accelerates from 0 to 100 kph in 4.0 seconds (automated transmission) and 4.2 seconds (handbook transmission), 0.1 seconds quicker than earlier than. The dash to 200 kph is 0.6 seconds faster: 12.9 seconds with automated transmission and 13.7 seconds with handbook transmission. The highest velocity is 250 kph however could be elevated to 285 kph should you go for the M Driver bundle.
Normal tools has been upgraded to incorporate three-zone automated local weather management, ambient lighting, a HiFi speaker system, a wi-fi charging tray, and the BMW Stay Cockpit Plus with BMW Maps navigation system.
The multimedia system with a 14.9-inch show acquired BMW OS 8.5 with touch-screen local weather controls included within the multimedia system menu. The inside trim parts within the instrument panel and heart console come customary in darkish graphite matt with Aluminium Rhombicle Anthracite, M Carbon Fibre, or new Advantageous Brushed Aluminium out there as an possibility.
The leather-wrapped M steering wheel has a flat-bottomed rim and exactly modified spokes and an optionally available Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel is accessible. The M Vernasca leather-trimmed sports activities seats could be ordered in crimson/black upholstery, and M Carbon bucket seats can be found. A number of new colours are additionally out there, similar to Sao Paulo Yellow strong, Fireplace Purple metallic, Portimao Blue metallic, and Skyscraper Gray metallic. M alloy wheels in double-spoke design and with a Jet Black end of 19-inch entrance and 20-inch rear are customary.
The BMW M2 facelift is produced alongside the BMW 2 Collection Coupe at BMW’s San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico.
