BMW has a brand new, entry-level race automotive known as the M2 Racing. It begins at €98,000 ($111,421 at immediately’s change fee), which will get you a totally kitted automotive prepared for the observe. Besides it lacks one factor the road-going M2 has—an inline-six engine. As an alternative, the brand new M2 race automotive packs a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder.
The engine, sourced from the two Collection Gan Coupe, makes 313 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque. BMW says the M2 Racing can attain speeds of over 168 miles per hour, and the one gearbox accessible is the ZF’s seven-speed computerized with BMW M Motorsport software program.
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The automotive has a mechanical differential lock with separate cooling, BMW M compound brakes, non-adjustable KW shock absorbers, and adjustable entrance and rear anti-roll bars. It options LED headlights, a entrance splitter, a rear fog gentle, and a light-weight roof. BMW finishes the outside with U300 Alpine White III.
Inside, the automotive has a DMSB-certified welded security cage that is compliant with the newest FIA rules. It additionally has a Sabelt GT-AM security seat and a hearth extinguisher. The automotive even has air-con, and it comes with the stuff you’d anticipate a race automotive to have, like BMW M Motorsport-specific drive modes and an adjustable pit velocity limiter.
Extra choices embrace a rear wing, a weight ballast field, a knowledge logger, Countless endurance brake pads, a Sabelt GT-Professional driver seat, an air jack system, a muffler with an adjustable exhaust flap, a begin quantity gentle, a passenger seat bundle, a automotive cowl, and M Motorsport decals.
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“The automotive is reasonably priced whereas providing racing groups and drivers uncompromising efficiency, sturdiness, and pure driving pleasure,” mentioned BMW M CEO Franciscus van Meel. BMW calls out the automotive’s decrease working prices on account of how intently associated it’s to the manufacturing automotive as a optimistic.
Improvement for the automotive started in November 2023, testing a powertrain growth automotive, a automotive dynamics growth automotive, and an endurance check automotive, the latter of which accomplished 18,4641 miles. The M2 Racing will hit the observe beginning in 2026. Gross sales start in June.
