The M2 CS is scheduled to arrive in South Africa next year in “very limited numbers” so in the meantime we can watch the hottest 2 Series ever going sideways in the official launch film.
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Production is limited to 2,200 units with an unknown number confirmed for South Africa
This, of course, means that there is no M2 Gran Coupe planned as the 2 Series Gran Coupe shares the same front-drive platform as the 1 Series hatchback.
Flasch added that the leaked images we have seen did not leak on purpose but the images we have seen is a pre-production car.
It is not certain when the M5 CS will be unveiled however it will not be too far away.
Now that we have seen the first BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe, we are pretty certain that there will never be a full M2 variant in this form.
Not only will this successor be RWD but it will keep the straight-six engine choice alive as well.
Cosmetically it looks like a shrunken, stubby version of the very elegant 8 Series Gran Coupe and the views online are polarizing at best. We will hold judgement until seeing it in person but it does look a little bit awkward.
The combination between luxury sedan and performance machine simply boggles the mind, all the more with a few mods from specialists such as AC Schnitzer.