BMW M is always cooking. Bavaria’s Go-Fast department is relentlessly striving to get more performance out of the M2. Although the “G87” formula has already been increased a few times, there will be more. 2026 will be a big year for the sports coupe, and not just because of a very likely xDrive version.
Until Munich confirms an all-paw M2, one thing is certain: a track package is coming next year. It has already been officially announced, but BMW M is still tight-lipped about the details. New spy photos taken at and around the Nürburgring show the same car as in the teaser images.
But there’s a twist. For the first time, the test vehicle has large front canards, also known as aero wings, also known as dive planes or aero flics. These are part of a more comprehensive aerodynamic body kit with a striking rear wing and a subtle front spoiler lip. Elsewhere, the Sao Paulo Yellow prototype rides on the familiar 827M wheels.
Although BMW already offers M Performance parts for the M2, the upgrades seen on this partially camouflaged car are not currently available. The existing catalog includes a coilover suspension that lowers the front and rear axles by 20 or 25 mm. However, it wouldn’t be surprising if a different setup was developed specifically for the Track Package.
Since the upgrades are described as a “road-legal track day package,” BMW may offer them as retrofits to existing vehicles rather than limiting the package to newly built vehicles. In any case, the use of the word “package” suggests that it is not a standalone model. Instead, it could end up as an optional kit for the regular M2. When the Track Package arrives, the sharp M2 CS will likely have completed its limited production run and only the standard car will remain.
It will be interesting to see if a non-CS M2 with the Track Package can beat the Competition Sport lap time at the Nürburgring. To do this he would have to circumnavigate the Green Hell in less than 7 minutes and 25.5 seconds, but with 50 fewer horses and a little more weight. Maybe BMW doesn’t want to upset M2 CS owners. Be that as it may, a hardcore CSL would rule them all, assuming it happens.
Meanwhile, the Track Package should be compatible with both manual and automatic M2s as the focus is on aerodynamics and suspension. For those who want to go all out and lose road legality in the process, there is the M2 Racing. It is a pure racetrack machine whose price is just under 100,000 euros. As a reminder, the racing car swaps the in-line six-cylinder engine for the smaller B48 to reduce operating costs and reduce weight.
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