Electrification could also be across the nook, however there’s nonetheless time to purchase a three-pedal sports activities automobile from BMW M. It may be both new resembling this 2023 M2 G87, or a barely used first-generation model. Not simply any F87, however the limited-run CS model on this case. We’ve determined to line them up for a drag race on the BMW Efficiency Driving Faculty in South Carolina to see whether or not the brand new base model can sustain with the warmer previous-gen automobile.
To even the chances, each vehicles have a six-speed guide gearbox, so the drivers’ expertise are a significant factor. With 453 horsepower and 405 pound-feet (550 Newton-meters), the brand new M2 has an additional 9 hp whereas the torque determine is similar. Nonetheless, what the 2020 M2 CS lacks in horsepower definitely makes up in lightness because it weighs almost 300 lbs lower than the brand new M2.
Our personal Horatiu selected to get behind the wheel of the M2 CS whereas driving the brand new M2 was Jeff Schatz who’s a Press Fleet & Efficiency Heart Communications Specialist on the BMW Group. On paper, the 2 vehicles are virtually evenly matched as BMW says the M2 CS does 0 to 60 mph in 4.0 seconds whereas the most recent M2 takes 4.1 seconds to finish the identical activity supplied each have the six-speed guide. Their equal automatic-equipped fashions are a tad faster.
The M2 G87 was declared the general winner after a number of drag races, and you’ll relaxation assured the upcoming M2 CS will probably be even faster. If our sources are correct, and so they often are, the S58 engine will probably be dialed to someplace within the area of 518 hp. Nonetheless, it will likely be offered strictly with an automated transmission. Considering a possible M2 xDrive arriving later this decade, BMW is certain to extract each final drop of efficiency from its child M automobile earlier than the inevitable electrification.
