World Premier: The 2025 BMW M2 Gets More Power & Improved tech
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The 2025 BMW M2 is here with more power, technology and optional upgrades. But be warned, there are some caveats. This LCI is an interesting one on the face of it. There’s no material styling updates but BMW has upgraded the technology and upped the power and in certain models, the torque. But best of all, this revised M2 is still available with a manual transmission.
2025 BMW M2 Performance
For 2025 BMW has added 20 hp added to its high-revving inline 6-cylinder S58 bringing the total to 473 hp at 6,250 rpm (revs topout at 7,200 rpm). This matches now matches the base M3 and M4.
Like the M3 and M4 the the torque figure now differs depending on your choice of transmission. Because the Getrag manual BMW offers can only handle so much torque, BMW has continued to limit the torque to 406 ft lbs (between 2,650 and 6,130 rpm) on the manual M2. On the 8-speed M Steptronic transmission M2 the figure rises to 443 lb-ft between 2,700 and 5,620 rpm.
As before the Drivelogic button integrated into the selector lever for the 8-speed M Steptronic transmission makes it possible to alter the shift characteristics, with a choice of three different settings. Naturally our choice would be the manual which features Gear Shift Assistant. This option uses rev-matching control to ensure slip-free operation when downshifting.
With the increased output, the manual M2 shaves 0.1 second off its 0 to 60 mph time, with an official BMW time of 4.1 seconds. The M Steptronic transmission cuts that time to 3.9 seconds but is likely much less satisfying along the way. Top speed is electronically limited to 155 mph, or 177 mph with the optional M Driver’s Package. Not changes is the M-specific exhaust system which uses electrically controlled flaps to increase sound at key moments of acceleration.
2025 BMW M2 Design
BMW has added new design accents inside and out. They’ve also broadened exterior color range. The M2 will offer three solid colors, seven metallic shades, and four BMW Individual paint finishes. The expanded range now offers Sao Paulo Yellow, Vegas Red metallic, Portimao Blue metallic, Skyscraper Grey metallic, Frozen Pure Grey metallic, and Frozen Portimao Blue II metallic. The new selection of BMW Individual paint finishes for the new BMW M2 includes Java Green metallic, Voodoo Blue, Grigio Telesto Pearl Effect metallic and Twilight Purple Pearl Effect metallic.
BMW has also tweaked the wheel offerings. The 2025 BMW M2 is fitted as standard with M alloy wheels Style 930M in a double-spoke design with a Jet Black finish, 19-inch at the front and 20-inch at the rear. These same wheels are also available in a bi-color finish or, new for 2025, a bright silver finish.
The signature M quad tailpipes are now finished in black as standard. The model designation badges on the trunk lid and grille are now black, bordered in sliver.
2025 BMW M2 Interior
The headline inside (beyond the updated iDrive) is the new steering wheel. It’s been redesigned, and now has a flat-bottomed rim, a new design for the spokes and a red center marker in the 12 o’clock position, An M Alcantara steering wheel is now also available as a factory option in the same design. A heating function is offered as an option for both steering wheel designs.
The M Sport seats in Vernasca leather can now be ordered in Black with a Red highlight. Also, the weight-saving M Carbon bucket seats for the new BMW M2 are now available as a standalone option as well as part of the optional pricey Carbon Package. With surfaces in Merino leather, electric adjustment and heating, removable head restraints, and facility for adding a multi-point harness, they’re designed for both comfort and track duty.
BMW Operating System 8.5, digital control for the climate functions.
The M-specific content in the BMW Curved Display and optional BMW Head-Up Display enhances the cockpit’s tech-forward sports car aura. The fully digital screen grouping, made up of a 12.3-inch information display and a 14.9-inch control display, now provides the stage for the latest evolution of the BMW iDrive system based on BMW Operating System 8.5. The functions of the climate control system are now also operated digitally. The temperature and ventilation settings as well as the seat heating and – if specified – steering wheel heating in the new BMW M2 can be controlled either by touch using a special menu option in the lower area of the control display or by voice command with the help of the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant.
This broad adoption of digitalization leads to a further reduction in the number of buttons and controls in the cockpit and is accompanied by a redesign of the instrument panel. New adjustment controls for the air vent grilles in the center of the instrument panel and on the driver’s and front passenger side of the cockpit allow the airflow direction to be adjusted using rotating and tilting movements.
The interior trim elements on the instrument panel and center console of the new BMW M2 come as standard in new M Fine Brushed Aluminium. Interior finishes in Aluminium Rhombicle Anthracite, M Carbon Fiber are available as options.
M-specific operating concept, extensive standard equipment.
At the heart of the M-specific operating concept is the Setup button on the center console. This provides direct access to the settings options for the engine, the standard adaptive M suspension, the M Servotronic steering, the integrated braking system working in conjunction with the M Compound brakes, and the M Traction Control function, which allows drivers to set individual intervention thresholds for wheel slip limitation. The 6-speed’s Gear Shift Assistant is also activated and deactivated via the M Setup menu.
Standard equipment for the new BMW M2 also includes three-zone automatic climate control, ambient lighting, a Harman Kardon surround sound system, and the BMW Live Cockpit Plus with BMW Maps navigation system. The standard smartphone integration enables use of Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™. Among the optional items available are Active Cruise Control with Stop&Go function and the Parking Assistant with Reversing Assistant.
Also on the options list is the BMW Live Cockpit Professional in the new BMW M2 now also includes Augmented View on the control display. This supplements the navigation system’s map display by showing a live video stream of the driver’s view on the information display or control display and augmenting it with contextual real-time information. At confusing junctions, for instance, an animated directional arrow is integrated into the video image to help the driver take the best turn-off for the planned route.
2025 BMW M2 – Pricing and Availability
The 2025 BMW M2 will have a base MSRP $64,900 + $1,175 destination and handling. The worldwide launch will commence in August 2024 with cars hitting dealers in September.
2025 BMW M2 Gallery
