Sorry, A BMW M2 GTS Isn’t Going To Happen
When driving the car for the first time last week, our man Alex Kersten found that - despite a lot of plus points - the M2 isn’t quite the hardcore beast its 1M predecessor is. So, will it ever get any angrier? The M4 after all has its GTS version, but if the massive price jump for that car were to be replicated for the M2, it might be a tricky car to fit in the range. Sure enough, when asked about the possibility of such a car at the UK launch of the M2 last week, BMW UK quashed the idea of an ‘M2 GTS’ ever happening.
Confirming the stance, BMW UK told us this week: “while the GTS derivative of the M4 has proved very popular currently there are no plans to develop a GTS version of the M2.” And sure enough, it’s all down to cost. “The M2 is an affordable starting point for full M car ownership and any GTS option would be considerably more.”
So, there we have it. If you want a more hardcore M car, you’ll need to make the jump to the M4…
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Comments
Why no GTR?
Wow, this is just kind of lame. It would be nice if they would just understand people like small nimble cars, especially for the track. Collectors would all buy them if they were in limited numbers.
I think the real reason there is no M2 GTS is because it really will be better than the M4 equivalent. You can only turn down the car so far before people notice. Porsche did the same thing with the cayman until recently (GT4 probably best the car they have made in a while).
They wont do it becuase it will be better than any other M car. Just like what happens with the cayman and the 911.
But hey you know what we get instead of the M2 GTS? The all new X2! Yes it’s a compact SUV crossover! For F*cks sake BMW!
Can I know what font is the “Not happening” text is? For funny and CT-esque meme, ofc.
I know another thing that isn’t going happen. A BMW with blinkers…
We’re getting a small Cayman/911-type rivalry in there it seems… BMW, just ditch the M4 and give us another Z Coupe!
Yus!! Hopefully the arse won’t fall out of them then haha! Although the “we have no plans for a GTS at the moment” shout screams that there will be a CSL… dammit!!
Curently which means maybe!!!!
Someone is going to make products to improve the M2 so it’s not all that important.
Thank god for that, I hate all BMW M cars, what pieces of absolute shite
(So much lies)
The m4 gts is honestly overpriced, in not sure an m2 gts is a good idea