BMW Expands the M2's Repertoire with New All-Wheel-Drive Model
Key takeaways
- The M2 with M x Drive still makes 473 horsepower, but the extra traction from the front wheels helps it shave three-tenths off the sprint to 60 mph.
- We first heard rumors last spring that BMW's compact sports car could get an all-wheel-drive option, and now it's here.
- The twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six engine is unchanged, continuing to produce a healthy 473 horsepower.
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The M2 with M x Drive still makes 473 horsepower, but the extra traction from the front wheels helps it shave three-tenths off the sprint to 60 mph.
BMWBMW has revealed the M2 with M x Drive, a new all-wheel-drive variant of the compact sports car.The twin-turbo inline-six now sends its 473 horsepower to all four wheels, but the all-wheel-drive system retains a rearward bias.BMW says the M2 with M x Drive will hit 60 mph in 3.3 seconds, three-tenths quicker than the rear-wheel-drive M2.The BMW M2 has historically always sent its power exclusively to the rear wheels, but that is about to change. We first heard rumors last spring that BMW's compact sports car could get an all-wheel-drive option, and now it's here. The BMW M2 with M xDrive arrives for the 2027 model year, taking the already excellent, 10Best-winning M2 and distributing power to all four wheels.
The twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six engine is unchanged, continuing to produce a healthy 473 horsepower. Now, however, that power gets sent to both the front and rear axles via an electronically controlled multiplate clutch in the transfer case, with a bias toward the rear. In normal driving, power goes exclusively to the rear wheels, with the front wheels only coming into play when needed for traction.