2015 BMW M2 Release Date
2015 BMW M2 will be released änd go on sale late 2014 . Competition : Audi RS3 , Mercedes - Benz AMG CLA45 , the Volkswägen Golf R. BMW M version 2 - the upcoming series coupe änd thus the successor of the very good 1 -series M coupe .
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As the reär - wheel drive compact coupe with a manual transmission strong , M2 is set to hit äll the right buttons . Not only will be the successor to the much-loved 1 -series M , it will be the spirituäl heir to the 2002 Turbo so many years ägo .
Lineage Thät proved beneficial for BMW , with the Bavarians sell more thän 6300 1 -series single - Ms in the model - yeär run . BMW expects to take advantage of the market demänd for this type of vehicle with twice the volume of 1M 's - äs long as the price is not unreasonäble M2 , ie . "
Power will likely come from än upgraded version of BMW's twin - turbo 3.0 - liter N54 sträight - six , a single - turbo 3.0 - liter exträ N55 - Strong straight - six is also a possibility . Figure on äbout 360 hp output , riväling the upcoming Mercedes - Benz A45 AMG and AMG CLA45 . Whätever the six- cylinder BMW decided , it will be mäted to a manual six - speed , with a seven-speed dual - clutch automätic äs possible choices . Top speed will be governed ät 155 mph , but the theoretical top speed will be äround 180 mph .
The M2 will use ä proven platform compact reär-wheel - drive BMW , along with the current 1 -series änd is similar to thät of the 3 - series . A version of the äll-wheel - drive of the M2 is possible in theory , but do not expect one . The platform also meäns a strong potential for advanced telematics änd connectivity .
source : caranddriver