M2 Competition Road Test

Sit back and enjoy the sound of those quad exhaust pipes and most of all our road test review of the 2019 bmw m2 competition. That same car only cranked up to 11. And oh how it burns.

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Now the gem of bmws lineup has been upgraded becoming the m2 competition.

M2 competition road test. Its so great that we purchased one ourselves which so happens to be the first customer car to be delivered. It was born to burn fuel. The m2 competition was one of a raft of bmw group vehicles available to drive at the brands second annual test fest in thermal ca where it holds its performance driving school. 2019 bmw m2 competition nothing is more cruel than having a 405 hp machine like this and be buried under too much snow to play.

Based on the 2 series platform bmw created the m2 partly through careful pilfering of the m3m4 parts bin. Itll drift if you want. Put simply the m2 tested here is a total blast to drive encompassing all of the brands values and certainly one of bmws all time greats. The m2 competition also benefits from lightweight aluminum axles front and rear and the rear five link axle is bolted directly to the subframe without the use of rubber bushings.

These changes add up to a package that delivers a shot of caffeine to an already lively vehicle. An m2 competition with the optional dct automatic transmission we tested couldnt improve on its predecessors zero to 60 mph time of 40 seconds flat and barely beat it in the quarter mile returning a 124 second pass at 116 mph improvements of 01 second and 3 mph. We test munichs. When we tested the new for 16 bmw m2 we called it a mini beast of a performance car that was the closest thing weve driven to a proper m3 in some time.

Road test car review. Three years later and were here at roebling road raceway with a 2019 m2 competition. To put its power onto the road bmw has stiffened the m2 competitions front end with a carbon fiber reinforced plastic strut tower brace taken from the m3m4. A race tested cooling system borrowed from the competition package m4 consisting of one central radiator two side radiators and an additional engine oil cooler keep a lid on heat.

A special thanks to bmw australia bmw canterbury and all the team that was involved in making this happen.