Car manufacturers use prototypes to test new hardware, but not everything can do it for production. Do you remember how BMW built an M2 CSL (F87) and decided to keep it as one -off? Hopefully the G87 all -wheel drive has a different fate. According to BMW M research and development manager, Dirk Häckker recently informed us that XDrive could appear, another company official about the possibility of an all-PAW M2.
BMWblog Spoke to Sylvia Neubauer, Vice President of Customers, Brand and Sales at BMW M, about the prospects of an XDRive-equipped version of the Baby M. When he was asked whether it would make sense, her answer was directly: “Sure yes”. She added that the advantages would outweigh the additional weight added by the AWD setup: “We tested some of these cars to drive some of these cars [M2 xDrive prototypes] And they have a lot of fun. “
Just to be clear, this is not an official confirmation that an M2 XDrive comes. As mentioned at the beginning, automotive companies are constantly testing ideas. Car manufacturers transform some prototypes into production models, while others are abandoned on the bottom of the cutting space. Even if BMW is planning one, it will probably not arrive soon. Why? Because it would steal the M2 CS ‘thunder.
Logic suggests that the S58 engine only supplies the front wheels with electricity when BMW completes the production of competitive sports. The M2-CS rear-wheel drive meets the assembly line in August and is expected to have a one-year run. In a best scenario, the San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico was able to set up all-wheel drive in the next autumn, with deliveries starting closer to the end of the year. In an earlier report it was claimed that the XDRIVE version will enter series production in August 2026, which matches this timeline.
Consider the M240i with and without AWD, which would add to XDrive. The two -wheeler model, which was unfortunately discontinued in Europe last year, weighs £ 3,748 in the United States (700 kilograms). Its XDrive counter has a weight penalty of 56 kg (56 kg).
We have learned that an M2 XDrive does not replace the “pure” version. BMW would hold both back and all-wheel drive variants, including the manual gearbox for the RWD model. This would reflect the existing strategy for the larger M3 and M4.
