The all-new BMW M2 remains one of our favourite cars that we’ve driven last year. And at no point, did we stop and think: hey, this tiny little feisty coupe could do with a few more horses. Nada. But here we are, because BMW has given us exactly that for the 2024 BMW M2 refresh, less than two years after the model first made its debut.
It’s still the same S58 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged inline-six engine as before, but it now makes 480 hp, instead of the 460 hp from before. There’s now more torque too, but only if you opt for the eight-speed automatic gearbox, which gets 600 Nm. If you prefer to row your own gears, which is fortunately still an option here, you’ll have to make do with 550 Nm – but believe us, it’s already more than enough.
With more firepower, the new 2024 BMW M2 can now sprint from 0-100 km/h in 4 seconds flat (4.2s for the manual), and 0-200 km/h in 12.9 seconds (13.7s for the manual) – that’s 0.1s faster for the former, and 0.6s on the latter. BMW says they’ve also enhanced the M2’s accelerator mapping and response across all drive modes, leading to “noticeably more rapid reactions to the driver’s requests for acceleration”.
Like before, top speed is still capped at 250 km/h, and you can unlock a further 35 km/h with the optional M Driver’s Package. We’d go for it, since it makes it harder for others to gawk and chide at how your car looks.
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The 2024 update is not a mid lifecycle facelift (or lifecycle impulse, in BMW speak), so there are no changes in how it looks. BMW is still offering a handful of new colours, though, and several more flashier ones through the BMW Individual customisation programme. There’s also a new option to paint your wheels silver, if that’s more your cup of tea.
Inside, there’s now a new flat-bottomed steering wheel with the usual M appendages, including a red centre marker and the two signature M buttons for quick access to your custom drive settings. The BMW Curved Display screens now run on the latest Operating System 8.5 software, moving more controls into the screens, and as a result, the dashboard has also been slightly redesigned with even fewer buttons.
Most of these changes will also be applied to the BMW 2 Series Coupe, which has similarly been updated for 2024. Well, save for the M-specific stuff, of course.
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