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Due to emissions standard: This BMW is no longer allowed to be sold in Europe

2020-08-14T15:49:11.450Z


Anyone who wants to buy one of the best driving machines currently on the market has to be pretty quick. The BMW M2 Competition will be discontinued at least in Europe due to stricter EU emissions standards. What a shame!


Anyone who wants to buy one of the best driving machines currently on the market has to be pretty quick. The BMW M2 Competition will be discontinued at least in Europe due to stricter EU emissions standards. What a shame!

  • Bye, bye driving fun - farewell to a white and blue rocket from BMW *.
  • The M2 shines with rear-wheel drive and six-speed manual switch.
  • 6 cylinders, 410 hp, top speed of 280 km / h - these are dream dimensions for car fans.

The end of September is over. The white-blue rocket called the M2 Competition will be retired two years earlier than expected. In order to meet the increasingly stringent EU pollutant requirements, the six-cylinder in-line cylinder, which was also used in the already set M3, would have had to be extensively revised. Doesn't pay off, after all, the successor to the M2 will be on the market as early as 2022. Fans would have liked to use the gallows period of more than one and a half years. And so it's time to say goodbye - at least in Europe. The catapult on four wheels can still be bought diligently in all other markets.

BMW M2 Competition: Full speed ahead, 3,000 revs

What a fine machine that is! A three-liter - petrol engine with dual turbo - charging . Hearty, easy to turn, tasty. The torque is 550 Newton meters. That's a stunner. But accelerating is really fun because the torque is available over the long period from 2,350 to 5,230 revolutions (rpm). It's like a 100-meter sprinter can hold full power even in a 1,000-meter run. With the M2 from BMW M GmbH, you can feel the power of each cylinder, six in number - and that is a completely different feeling than when you are on the road with four pots and the same number of horsepower. 

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Forged rims make almost every car more beautiful, the M2 in any case.

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Why you can't give a damn about the automatic in the BMW M2 Competition

The gearbox is also a real treat for purists. A six - gear - manual switch - he is one of the last of a dying breed, unfortunately Of course you can the M2 with a. Dual clutch transmission order. And that's probably more convenient for everyday life too. But if you really want to enjoy the six-cylinder, you have to change gear yourself. With the driving values ​​it costs a few tenths of a second, but what the heck? Whether the BMW sprints from 0 to 100 in 4.4 seconds or 4.2 seconds is really only important for number fetishists or the braggart next door. Turn the gears out nicely and play with the torque - what more could drivers want?

Careful rear-wheel drive - it gets dangerous!

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Rear-wheel drive and 411 hp make the M2 dance around the corners. In driver training you even learn to drift.

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A species that is also threatened fits in with this. The rear-wheel drive . For many years it was part of the DNA of the white-blue automaker. But gradually you switch to front-wheel drive, or deliver all-wheel drive straight away. With a classic rear-wheel drive you always have to be careful, of course, with the M2 even hellishly - at least when you shut down the auxiliary systems . Because the BWM rocket tends to wiggle its buttocks a little too far with a nervous accelerator. You also need good nerves and driving experience. The assistants should be switched on when the road is wet. However, those who book a driver training course at BMW can test their limits. When drifting, the M2 becomes the waltz king on asphalt.

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Red start button like a rocket

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The cockpit comes from the production car, unfortunately you can't order it more peppy. But the selling price for the M2 is right.

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It's not just the engine that you can tell that this BMW was trimmed for fun. The chassis also shines with its directness. No wonder, since the technology comes from its big brother, the M3. The steering is clean and precise . The dampers let the road feel in a pleasant way. Feels tight and tight, just like it needs to be. The car prances around the corners like a real sports car.

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Compact two-seater. Two small people can sit on the back bench without any problems. The trunk volume corresponds to the normal two-seater BMW.

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You almost forget that you are sitting in a simple, mass-produced car. Because the look in the interior of the M2 is also rather simple . Except that the upholstery can be embroidered in the M colors blue and red, only the red start button is noticeable. Like a rocket. After it has been activated, the message "Full drive power available soon" appears in the display. A pure gimmick for the mental cinema, on whose screen a huge launch pad appears. Otherwise, unfortunately, the interior of the M2 has the dreariness of an ordinary two-person BMW with the cheap plastic that has often been scourged, but not necessarily handsome.

Only the Ford Mustang has that much power for little money

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Two double exhaust pipes signal that there has to be a lot in the engine in order for so much to come out of the rear.

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But there have to be cuts somewhere in order to enable the price, which is quite reasonable for this performance class. Because, in addition to the engine and chassis, this is the M2's great strength. For 61 . 000 euros you get a purebred sports car, which otherwise and would cost about 20,000 euros more, such as the Porsche Cayman GTS with 400 hp (from 82,000 euros). Or you can get the American fun bomber Ford Mustang for around 50,000 euros. In terms of chassis and performance, however, it cannot even begin to compete with an M2. The base price of the BMW also includes quite a bit of equipment. If you want the sports brake in gray, you have to live with an additional 1,600 euros, the drivers package with driver training and activation of the top speed of 280 km / h costs 2,400 euros extra.

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Six cylinders, double turbo - this BMW engine, refined by M GmgH, is a real treat for car enthusiasts.

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What's next with the M2? 

As well as the current model has sold, the fun mobile should have a carefree future. The regular two coming in 2021 , and then following the M-good tradition it takes another year , until the sharp version hits the market . In purely speculative terms, one can assume that the successor will get the new six-cylinder that is already installed in the X3 M. Since he has 480 PS and 600 NM torque. For the M2, however, both values ​​are corrected downwards. It should be visually more eye-catching than its predecessor. The controversial giant grille would fit the M2. Big lip - and a lot behind it too.

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Double struts in the grill add the M 2 logo. If you don't look closely, you can hardly tell the sports car apart from the production car.

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Data sheet for the BMW M2 Competition

Displacement:2,979 cc
Power:411 hp at 6,250 rpm
Torque:550 Nm between 2,350 and 5,230 rpm
Engine:Six-cylinder in-line petrol engine with twin turbo
Transmission:6-speed manual switch
Drive:Rear wheel drive
Length Width Height:4.46 / 1.99 / 1.41 meters
0 to 100:0 - 100 in 4.4 seconds
Top speed:250 km / h
Consumption:10.0 l / 100 km
Co2:227 g / km
Empty weight (perm):1,625 kg / 460 kg
Trunk:390 l
Price:from 60,924.37 euros

(Rudolf Bögel) * tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.

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