We live in a world where the focus is on the electrification of our cars and where we should be impressed by more and more self-driving cars. And while self-driving sedans may reluctantly be the future, there are still manufacturers who allow themselves to build the exact opposite. Few are better at this than BMW. BMW's smallest coupe, the M2 follow the sales success that was the 1M had a difficult task and at launch it felt like a forced second act of something that might not have had a sequel. But as is so often the case, the market for the car softened and saw it not as a direct sequel, but rather as a model in its own right. In 2018, we got a sharpened variant in the form of the Competition variant, which i.a. got a toned-down version of the M4an's drive package but BMW were far from ready and two years after the Competition we got this model, marked with two simple but important letters. CS.
The recipe is on paper quite simple. The angry little bulldog of BMW became lighter. Big brother M4 has had to donate its adaptive chassis as well as its full drive package. The result is a car that feels like it has more in common with the M4...just lighter and shorter. 2200 cars were produced with the option of a gearbox between DCT and a traditional six-speed manual, where the majority of cars sold got the DCT box, which simplifies driving and gives you a marginally faster 0-100 time. But a few owners dared... dared to see the car for what it really is and weigh the manual box. A tribute to the driving experience. From the brand that once pioneered just that.
The car in front of us is a Misano blue specimen, a unique color that was not found on other M2 models in combination with high-gloss polished rims in gold color. Carbon fiber details highlight exterior details in the front splitter. wing but most tangible. The ceiling. Grille and side emblems are found in black to tie the exterior together. The color highlights the car's shapes and is felt to sit firmly and aggressively over its golden rims. Under the hood, it looks more like the M4 than the M2. Here is the S55 engine with its well-known carbon fiber cradle, the underside of the hood has also been left unpainted as a small reminder. The inside gives us the seats from the M4, but of course here with the M2 emblem, background lighting in the backrests and the M colors in the headrest. Alcantara dresses the dashboard decor with a die-cut CS emblem on the passenger side. In the center console you will find the most important things. The manual lever.
The M2 CS is one of the most important BMW cars of our time and an obvious part of an enthusiast's garage. This example with the right box, the right color and with noticeably frugal miles and with one actual user makes it hard to say otherwise.
Sonderausstattung:
Adaptives Fahrwerk M-Technic, Außenausstattung: Shadow-Line Hochglanz, DAB-Tuner (Radioempfang digital), M Driver´s Package, Metallic-Lackierung, Sound-System Harman-Kardon
Weitere Ausstattung:
Ablage-Paket, Airbag Beifahrerseite abschaltbar, Airbag Fahrer-/Beifahrerseite, Außenausstattung: Shadow-Line Hochglanz (erweiterter Umfang), Außenspiegel elektr. verstell- und heizbar, Außenspiegel heizbar, Außentemperaturanzeige, Blinkleuchte in Außenspiegel integriert, Blinkleuchten LED, Bordcomputer, Bremsanlage: Compound - Hochleistungs-Bremssystem (Bremssättel Blau), Bremsassistent, Check-Control-System, Dachhimmel Anthrazit (BMW Individual), Dynamische Bremsleuchte, Dynamische Tractions Control (DTC), Elektron. Sperrdifferential, Erste Hilfe-Kasten / Verbandkasten, Fahrassistenz-System: Fahrerlebnisschalter, Fahrassistenz-System: Fernlichtassistent, Freisprecheinrichtung Bluetooth mit USB-/Audio-Schnittstelle, Fußmatten Velours, Heckleuchten LED, Heckspoiler (M-Technic), Innenausstattung: Interieurleisten schwarz hochglänzend mit Akzentleiste, Innenspiegel mit Abblendautomatik, Instrumentenkombination (erweiterter Umfang), Isofix-Aufnahmen für Kindersitz an Rücksitz, Karosserie: 2-türig, Klimaautomatik 2-Zonen mit autom. Umluft-Control, Kopf-Airbag-System hinten, Kopf-Airbag-System vorn, Kopfstützen hinten klappbar, Licht-Paket, LM-Felgen, M Competition, Modellpflege, Motor 3,0 Ltr. - 302 kW 24V, Navigations-Paket ConnectedDrive, Nichtraucher-Paket, Otto-Partikelfilter (OPF), Park-Distance-Control (PDC) vorn und hinten, Personalisierungssystem (Personal Profile), Reifendruck-Kontrollsystem, Schadstoffarm nach Abgasnorm Euro 6d-TEMP, Scheibenwaschdüsen heizbar, Seitenairbag vorn, Service-System: Gesetzlicher Notruf, Service-System: Intelligenter Notruf inkl. TeleServices, Servolenkung Servotronic M-Technic, Sicherheitsgurte M, Sitzausstattung: 4-Sitzer, Sitzbezug / Polsterung: Leder Dakota mit Farbnaht, Sitze vorn mechanisch verstellbar, Sitzheizung vorn, Sport-Fahrwerk (M-Technic), Sportsitze vorn, Start-Stop-Knopf, Start/Stop-Anlage (Funktion), Vorrüstung Mobiltelefon/Handy mit Bluetooth-Schnittstelle, Warndreieck, Wärmeschutzverglasung getönt